Tonga’s new electoral roll due out next week, Radio New Zeland International (2010) +++ Afghan election campaign workers 'killed in air strike', BBC News (2010) +++ Tanzania: Lawyers expose weak spots in Election law, The Citizen (2010) +++ FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Guinea Reuters Africa (2010) +++ Guinea Presidential Candidate Says Local Officials Campaigning for Rival Voa.com (2010) +++ Nigeria’s Electoral Commission Set to Announce Election Timetable +++ Namibia: Opposition Alliance in Tatters, All Africa (2010) +++ Asean Should Review Burma's Election: ANFREL, The Irrawaddy (2010). +++ Burma’s Cyber Generation Boots Up for Election, The Jakarta Globe (2010). +++

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According to the Economist, African leaders are getting better at rigging elections. At the same time authoritarian leaders nowadays have to devote more to secure victory and it is increasingly difficult to take away the people’s right to vote. For this reason, the Economist optimistically states that “Even bad elections are better than none”....

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02 Sep	Tonga’s new electoral roll due out next week, Radio New Zeland International (2010)
02 Sep	Afghan election campaign workers 'killed in air strike', BBC News (2010)
02 Sep	Tanzania: Lawyers expose weak spots in Election law, The Citizen (2010)
02 Sep	FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Guinea Reuters Africa (2010)
02 Sep	Guinea Presidential Candidate Says Local Officials Campaigning for Rival Voa.com (2010)
02 Sep	Nigeria’s Electoral Commission Set to Announce Election Timetable
02 Sep	Namibia: Opposition Alliance in Tatters, All Africa (2010)
02 Sep	Asean Should Review Burma's Election: ANFREL, The Irrawaddy (2010).
02 Sep	Burma’s Cyber Generation Boots Up for Election, The Jakarta Globe (2010).