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| Chicago Radio
29 December, 1999
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Chris Fomunyoh speaks on recent events in Cote d'Ivoire
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| Los Angeles Times
28 December, 1999 |
Junta's Reform Pledge
Lifts Hopes for Ivory Coast
Ann M. Simmons, Times Staff Writer
NAIROBI, Kenya - As life began to return to normal in Ivory Coast on
Monday after a largely bloodless Christmas Eve coup, hope grew that
there would be little domestic upheaval if the new military rulers kept
their promise to restore democratic rule. Diplomats and analysts said
the former French colony--experiencing its first-ever coup after years
in which it was among Africa's most stable countries--might follow the
example of Nigeria and Niger, where within the last year military regimes
handed power back to civilians. <<read more...>>
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| National Public Radio
26 December, 1999
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NPR, All Things Considered -
Cote D'Ivoire, interview with Chris Fomunyoh
The President of the Cote d'Ivoire, commonly known as the Ivory Coast,
today fled the country in the wake of Friday's coup, leaving questions
about the future of one of Africa's most stable countries. Chris
Fomunyoh, regional director for East and West Africa at the National
Democratic Institute (Washington DC), visited Cote d' Ivoire just last
week, and says he too was caught by surprise by the takeover led by
Gen. Robert Guie (Gay). <<text version:
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| SDF North American Convention,
Washington DC
27 November, 1999 |
Keynote
Address on "Democratization in Africa:
Prospects for the 21st century"
Chris Fomunyoh, Ph.D.
Needless to say, this convention is taking place
a few weeks before the beginning of the next millennium; and so it is
the most ideal time to take stock, to assess the past, reflect on the
present and contemplate the future. This is the ideal time to look at
our continent of Africa, to look at our cumulative struggle as small
'd' democrats, our contribution in ways big and small to the cause in
a place dear to our hearts -Cameroon - and ponder upon how far we have
come and how distant we still must travel. For this reason I felt it
would be appropriate to share with you my thoughts on democratization
in Africa and the prospects for the 21st century. <<
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| On the African Center for Strategic Studies
(ACSS),
Dakar, Senegal
12 November, 1999
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NDI's Fomunyoh
Rates ACSS Initiative as Smashing Success
Jim Fisher-Thompson Washington File Staff Correspondent
The National Democratic Institute's (NDI's) regional director for Central,
Eastern and West Africa has described the first session of the U.S.-African
Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) as "a very valuable and productive
exercise in bridge-building between two groups in Africa that have traditionally
been at odds -- the military and civilians." Chris
Fomunyoh, said, "I am rather optimistic that even the most skeptical
individuals on both sides [military and civilian] now ...."
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| NewsWatch, Nigeria
June, 1999 |
They Came, They
Observed
By Mudiaga Ofuoku
When observer groups first surfaced on the Nigerian electoral scene
to witness the presidential election of June 12, 1993, Nigerians considered
the idea an entirely novel one. Today it has grown to become an accepted
feature of the country's electoral process, with local observer groups
also taking part in it. <<read more...>>
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| National Democratic Institute funds Abuja
forum
30 April 1999 |
Nigerian Governors
Meet Courtesy of US NGO's Support
Jim Fisher-Thompson, USIA Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Newly elected state governors in Nigeria recently met
to discuss issues of importance in the ongoing democratic transition
thanks to funding from the National Democratic Institute (NDI), a non-governmental
organization (NGO) dedicated to self-governance training worldwide.
Several Americans participated in the forum, held in the federal capital
of Abuja, including: former governor of Pennsylvania Richard Thornburgh,
and Lieutenant-Governor of South Dakota Carole Hillard. NDI's Regional
Director for Central, East and West Africa Christopher
Fomunyoh helped organize the gathering. <<read
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| Washington Post Foreign Service
10 December, 1998 |
Gabon's Bongo
Latest Strongman to Maintain Grip
James Rupert
Libreville, Gabon, Dec. 9 - Today's declaration of victory for President
Omar Bongo extends a pattern in this year of presidential elections
in West Africa: After nearly a decade of creeping democratization, the
region's remaining Cold War-era strongmen are under pressure to retreat
but are finding ways to adapt and hang on.
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| Los Angeles Times
9 December, 1998
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Nigeria's Transition
elections
ANN M. SIMMONS, Times Staff Writer
BUJA, Nigeria--International and domestic monitors on Tuesday praised
the conduct of Nigeria's local elections last weekend but warned that
some problems will have to be sorted out before state and federal voting
early next year.
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| CNN Transcrpit
28 March, 1998 |
Clinton's Visit to
Africa: Hope for the Future
President Clinton's Africa trip is the first by a sitting U.S. president,
in which he has visited the prison that held Nelson Mandela for 18 years
and talked of the European slave trade on the African continent.
GUESTS: Chris Fomunyoh
BYLINE: Gene Randall <<read more...>
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Washington Post Foreign Service
25 October, 1997 |
Cameroon Election,
President's Victory Called a `Mockery of Democracy'
By James Rupert
According to the government and political party of President Paul Biya,
Cameroon's voters overwhelmingly turned out this month to applaud his
15 years in power and elect him to seven more. According to virtually
everyone else, Biya's proclaimed reelection is the Big Lie that deepens
political frustration and nudges Cameroon toward the sort of violent
upheaval seen recently across much of Central Africa.
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| Washington Post Foreign Service
29 June, 1997 |
African Coups Upset
March of Democracy
By James Rupert
The past month's street fights for power in three African capitals
underscore that this continent's saluted post-Cold War transition from
authoritarian rule toward democracy remains at an early, embattled stage.
Pillars of smoke have risen over the capitals of the Congo Republic,
Sierra Leone and the Central African Republic. Bands of men have fired
rifles and rockets in and out of government buildings, declaring their
right to rule. Westerners have rushed to pack suitcases and flee...<<read
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| The Washington Times
26 June, 1997 |
Africa Analyst
Sees Growing Gap Between Continent's Rulers and its Ruled
by Toni Marshal
Christopher Fomunyoh is regional
director for West Africa at the National Democratic Institute. He discussed
the fighting and electoral problems in the Congo with reporter Toni
Marshall... <<read more>> |
| The New York Times
January 11, 1997
ACCRA, Ghana |
Despite Setbacks,
Democracy Gains in Africa
by Howard W. French
In 1990 President Francois Mitterrand of France spoke enthusiastically
of a "wind blowing from Europe that has begun to sweep Africa." The
speech was widely credited with speeding up moves toward democracy afoot
in many countries in the continent. <<read
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| USIA
13 November1996 |
Women Playing
Increasingly Larger Share in Election: Their participation often makes
difference
by Charles W. Corey, USIA Staff Writer
Washington -- Women in the United States and Africa share many
similarities when it comes to election issues and are rapidly becoming
increasingly influential in deciding political races worldwide.
Anita Perez-Ferguson, president of the National Women's Political Caucus
and Christopher Fomunyoh, regional
director for West Africa at the National Democratic Institute (NDI),
stressed that theme in a November 7 "Africa Journal" program, broadcast
by the U.S. Information Agency. <<read
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| The New York Times
March 2, 1996
COTONOU, Benin |
African Anomaly: An
Election Up for Grabs
by Howard W. French
Wherever President Nicephore D. Soglo has gone the last few days, whether
pressing the flesh in roadside campaign stops or dancing briefly during
a festival in the coastal city of Ouidah, he has been eagerly greeted
by supporters with cries of "five more years."<<read
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