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West African Election Observers Network (WAEON) has decided to hold its next academy in Liberia in an effort at help strengthen civil society capacity to engage in post-election reform and development.

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Algeria on Sunday launched the campaign for a parliamentary election that the ruling elite, in power for 50 years, hopes will soak up the pressure for change that has been building since the "Arab Spring" revolts in neighboring countries.

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Myanmar has been in the spotlight these days as a small fraction of voters went to the polls there on Sunday, in what many hoped would be free and fair parliamentary by-elections that could make opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a legitimate voice in Parliament.

And, if things continue to go smoothly, we can expect a gradual rolling back of international sanctions as the country opens itself up to the world.

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The US State Department said on Wednesday it is sending one observer each from two US-funded pro-democracy groups to monitor April 1 elections in Myanmar, citing a "positive advance" over previous polls.

It said it offered slots to the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) after the authorities in Myanmar, also known as Burma, invited Washington to send two observers.