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Elections set for October-November

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Plusieurs cas de vandalisme et de vols à main armés se sont signalés à Bangui depuis le 15 mars, suite au coup d'Etat commandité par François Bozizé , un ancien chef d’état-major, qui a renversé le Président Ange-Félix Patassé
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    The first round of presidential elections will be held in Niger on 3 October, while 14 November is the date set for the second round and general elections, the Conseil electoral national independant (CENI) announced at the weekend. The polls will be preceded by a referendum on 11 July at which Niger’s people will vote on a new constitution drawn up by a committee appointed by the military government which seized power on 9 April and approved this month by a broad-based commission. According to the Panafrican News Agency (PANA), CENI Chairman Issaka Sounna said on Saturday that the country needed some 4.11 billion CFA francs (about US $7 million) for the referendum and elections.

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