09/03/2013

KENYA: KENYATTA WINS


The BBC confirms the morning what Kenyan medias have been reporting since the early morning, Uhuru Kenyatta leads in the presidential election results aand should be declared Kenya's next President:
Kenya's electoral commission, the IEBC, has announced that Uhuru Kenyatta won the presidential election with 50.07 % of the vote.
 
Meanwhile the CORD's side has declared they would contest the results earlier this morning, see in the Nation:
 
Presidential candidate Raila has said he will contest his challenger Kenyatta's win in court
 
Let's wait and confirm. 
 
 

08/03/2013

Kenya: ICC on Kenyatta / Ruto trial

Ruto and Sang case: The trial opening is postponed to 28 May 2013

Situation: Kenya
Case: The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang

Today, 8 March 2013, Trial Chamber V of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to grant the Defence teams’ requests, to which the Prosecutor did not oppose, and to postpone the opening of the trial in the case The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang. The Chamber vacated the trial commencement date of 10 April and set the new date for 28 May 2013.

The Chamber considers that it is important to ensure that the accused have adequate time for the preparation of the defence, hence it grants the Defence additional time to continue its investigations and prepare for trial. However, the Chamber is of the view that the postponement need not be as long as requested by the Defence. The Chamber considers it sufficient to vacate the trial date until 28 May 2013, which should give the Defence adequate additional time to prepare for trial.

Yesterday, the same Chamber postponed the opening of the trial in the case The Prosecutor v. Francis Kirimi Muthaura and Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and set the new date provisionally for 9 July 2013.

Decision concerning the start date of trial

CAUCASUS MEMORIES


I have been in a Caucasus mood lately, plunged in discoveries from Azerbaidjan. Azerbaidjan is the one of three Caucasus countries I still need and want to visit.

Here a a few pictures from my previous trips to Georgia and Armenia (2009-10).


GEORGIA

A window on Tbilisi, by night


 Algeti National Park





Streets of Tbilisi










Azeri border: David Gareja monastery









Kazbegi / Stepantsminda




Russian border...






ARMENIA

Ledjap




 Central Armenia - Gavar - Lake Sevan




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Some day, I'll see Baku...

To be continued.


Kenya results: tonight but maybe late tonight...




says will complete tallying of final results today.

From the record:
  • For a candidate to be declared president, he or she must garner 50 per cent plus one vote of the total votes cast.
  • Further, the candidate must get 25 per cent of the votes cast in at least half of the 47 counties.

Kenya: IEBC press briefing coming shortly



Coming up: IEBC press briefing.
keep here for high quality livestream.

Chairman Isaack Hassan to give an update on the tallying process at the Bomas of Kenya shortly 

Kenya results - so far


Latest number from the newspaper Daily Nation:
‎15:36 Kenyatta 5,115,704 against Odinga 4,513,223. 
238/291 constituencies reporting. 
Rejected 98,110
So 53 constituencies remain.
 

Kenya: Elections results today?


This is what the French daily Le Monde states today, as well as AFP:

Le Kenya dans l'attente des résultats de la présidentielle


http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2013/03/08/le-kenya-dans-l-attente-des-resultats-de-la-presidentielle_1844988_3212.html

"Uhuru Kenyatta dispose d'une légère avance qui pourrait lui assurer une victoire dès le premier tour de l'élection présidentielle au Kenya, dont les résultats définitifs sont attendus dans la journée de vendredi".

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Follow live statements on Kenya NTV here:

http://www.ntv.co.ke/live/ 

 

07/03/2013

L'Azerbaidjan sous l'objectif - Expo


L'Azerbaidjan sous l'objectif



L’exposition L’Azerbaïdjan sous l’objectif a d'abord été présentée à Londres en Novembre 2012, rassemblant des photos sélectionnées lors du concours photo du même nom organisé par TEAS, l’exposition continue sa tournée européenne en faisant escale à Paris.

Désormais à Paris, cette exposition donne "l’occasion d’apprécier les multiples facettes de ce pays, ses paysages, sa culture et son architecture", dixit les organisateurs.
Le vernissage a eu lieu hier soir, 6 mars, en présence des trois gagnants du concours et de M. Henry Dallal, membre du jury du concours.

J'y étais, un peu par hasard, beaucoup grâce à une chère amie. Voici un aperçu.

Les infos:

Espace Beaurepaire
Rue Beaurepaire, justement, Paris 10e
du 7 au 17 mars 2013
















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L’Azerbaïdjan, c'est pour moi un rendez-vous à venir. Après un voyage extraordinaire en Géorgie en octobre 2009, et un séjour inoubliable en Arménie en juillet 2010, il reste ce troisième pays du trio du Caucase que je souhaite découvrir.

L’idée de l'exposition est d'offrir "un nouveau regard sur ce pays méconnu, situé entre le Caucase et la mer Caspienne, aux confins de l'orient et de l'occident", décrivent les organisateurs.

Personnellement, je rêve déjà de Bakou....

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Le site de la galerie :
http://www.espacebeaurepaire.com/

06/03/2013

KENYA - RESULTS IN PROGRESS - WED. - SLOW COUNTINGS


For last elements on Kenya election results, you can read the following articles:


Kenya elections: Electronic system slows count


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21682269



The accidental run-off: Kenya left in limbo by confusion at the polls


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/the-accidental-runoff-kenya-left-in-limbo-by--confusion-at-the-polls-8521708.html

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And also on the ICC and Kenyatta case:


Kenyatta bids for Kenyan presidency despite ICC 'crimes against humanity'

Kenyatta faces charges at the International Criminal Court for engineering ethnic violence that killed 1,100 after last elections


Amexica (d'Ed Vulliamy)... à Paris

Excellente nouvelle!

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Ed Vulliamy, actuellement en Colombie et au Mexique pour des reportages qui donneront une suite à Amexica – en librairie jeudi 7 mars – sera à Paris les 19 et 20 mars prochains.
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