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Political reporters are learning how to focus their coverage of Malawi’s next national elections on issues of health, schools and roads that will affect voters in the rural areas of the country.

Two workshops have been run by the Institute on War and Peace Reporting and are funded by the National Democratic Institute. A third will he held in April.

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Voters in Chikwawa District will have the opportunity to meet their shadow parliamentarians and ward councilors face to face in preparedness of the May 20 tripartite elections, courtesy of Centre for Children's Affairs Malawi.

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The President of Cote d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, has promised to put in place a credible electoral body to ensure a free and fair presidential election in 2015.

A government statement issued on Monday in Abidjan quoted Ouattara as making the promise at a press conference in Yamoussoukro to mark the end of his state visit to the region.

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An American organization tasked with furthering democracy in developing nations said Monday that while elections next April in Afghanistan are unlikely to be perfect, they should be better than previous polls marred by widespread fraud.

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Une mission internationale de l’Institut National Démocratique (NDI) est attendue à partir de dimanche en Côte d’Ivoire à l’invitation du Gouvernement Ivoirien, pour évaluer les préparatifs de l’élection présidentielle de 2015.

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Civil society organisations in Egypt and Tunisia are investigating quicker, more effective ways of monitoring elections using text messaging (SMS).

Tunisia is expecting an election in six months, and the Egyptian government has promised to hold a presidential election "very soon".

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