Briefing: Nigeria's 2007 general elections: Democracy in retreat

African Affairs

Volumn 106, Issue 424, 2007, Pages 497-506

  Rawlence, Ben ^a   Albin Lackey, Chris ^b  

^a Africa Division

^b Human Rights Watch ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ELECTION;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34547913780     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: 14682621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adm039     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. 'Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions', European Union Election Observation Mission in Nigeria, www.eueom-ng.org (23 April 2007).
2. National Democratic Institute, 'Statement of the NDI International Election Observer Delegation to Nigeria's April 21 Presidential and National Assembly Elections', Abuja (23 April 2007).
3. 'Preliminary Findings of IRI's International Election Observation Mission', International Republican Institute, www.iri.org/africa/ nigeria, Abuja (22 April 2007).
4. Transition Monitoring Group, quoted in Afrol news, http://www.afrol.com/ articles/25112, (17 April 2007);
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7. Quoted in 'Yar' Adua Gets Mbeki's Backing' South Africa News 24, http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,2-11-1447_2104862,00.html (26 April 2007).
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9. Tom Casey (Deputy Spokesperson), 'Nigeria's Elections', United States State Department, Press Statement, http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/ (27 April 2007).
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11. Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the Elections in Nigeria, Press Release (27 April 2007).
12. 'Final Report on the 2003 National Assembly, Presidential, Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly Elections', European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM), http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/ humang̊hts/eueℓction_ass_observ/nigeria/rep03.pdf.