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In the past two weeks, we witnessed two events that provided a ray of hope for civil society organisations (CSOs) working in democracy and governance in the country. … The first of these events was a one day sensitization workshop on the National Assembly Legislative Process organised by the National Democratic Institute NDI at the NICON Luxury Hotel Abuja on March 19.

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Nouakchott, Mauritania - The regional director and program manager of the US National Democratic Institute (NDI) to the Middle East and the Maghreb, Leslie Campbell, has warned the Mauritania junta against embarking on a unilateral electoral process in the contest of the forthcoming presidential election in the African nation.

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Salvadorans headed to the polls on March 15, electing Mauricio Funes as their next president and ending the long hold on power of the ruling party. Voters had to choose between the governing Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (ARENA) party candidate Rodrigo Ávila and Funes of the opposition Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). Funes could claim over 51 percent of the vote with 90 percent of ballots counted.

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