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BREAKTHROUGH FOR LIBERIA'S
ELECTIONS
AND MORE DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ETHIOPIA-ERITREA
DISPUTE
 A
major breakthrough in Liberia as presidential
and legislative elections are CONFIRMED for Tuesday
the Eleventh of October. Former Nigerian ruler
Abdulsalami Abubakar has brokered an agreement
with the disaffected candidates to pave the way
for the polls. "I am happy despite
the fact that judgment was given against NEC,
... these gentlemen, sons of Liberia, have put
the interest of their country and their countrymen
and women into heart," he said.
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Liberians
wait anxiously as the ballots from Tuesday's peaceful
and orderly elections are counted. The head of Liberia's
National Elections Commission, Madame Frances Johnson-Morris
(left) and outgoing Liberian leader, Charles Gyudeh
Bryant caution against any hasty interpretations of
partial results. "It is my hope that presidential
candidates will temper the expectation of victory with
caution. They should be prepared as much for victory
as for defeat because the outcome of elections cannot
't be determined mainly on the basis of presumption
and one expectations, " Mr Bryant said.
UN
Secretary-General Kofi Annan lends his voice and support
to the campaign against malaria, as he attends a major
concert in Geneva, aimed at raising funds and awareness.
Mr Annan is introduced by top Senegalese musician, Youssou
N'Dour.
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