Egypt’s First Female Presidential Candidate

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Buthanya Kamel, the first female presidential candidate in the history of Egypt. Kamel, a 49-year-old Egyptian talk show host, announced her candidacy in April. Download MP3

Violence marks Nigeria’s election results

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The results of presidential elections in Nigeria have been met with deadly rioting. The BBC’s Dan Isaacs tells anchor Lisa Mullins most of violence is in the mainly Muslim north where residents say it is their turn to hold Nigeria’s presidency. Download MP3

UN presence in Ivory Coast

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Washington Post correspondent Colum Lynch about the dilemma facing U-N security forces on the ground in Ivory Coast. Download MP3

The situation in embattled Abidjan

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Marco Werman talks to Ba Coulibay, an English teacher and translator living in Abidjan, about the conditions in his neighborhood in the embattled city. Download MP3

Tweet map: End game for Laurent Gbagbo?

Haiti waits for election results

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Haiti is awaiting preliminary results of its presidential runoff. They’ve been postponed until next week. It has been a long electoral season, marked by complaints of fraud and irregularities. The World’s Amy Bracken reports from the capital, Port-au-Prince. Download MP3

Slideshow: Presidential elections in Haiti

Presidential elections in Haiti

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Amy Bracken in Haiti about the return of former leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide and about the second round of presidential elections that takes place there Sunday. Download MP3

Still no resolution in Ivory Coast

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s John James in Abidjan about the latest developments in Ivory Coast’s ongoing post-election crisis. Download MP3

Regional delegation demands Gbagbo step down

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Another day, another attempt to end the tense standoff in Ivory Coast. This time, a delegation of West African leaders traveled to the country’s main city, Abidjan. They told Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo to step down “without delay” or face a regional military intervention. Gbagbo came out the loser in an internationally-certified presidential election but has refused to accept that result. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer. Download MP3

Ethnic rivalries shape Afghan vote

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Fresh violence has erupted in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on the eve of the country’s presidential election. Explosions and gunfire were heard as troops battled and killed three attackers who raided a bank close to the presidential compound. The World’s Jeb Sharp will have a pre-election update. Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images. >>> View a graphic on Afghanistan’s ethnicities.

Iran’s rollicking presidential debate

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Borzou Daragahi, Middle East correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, about reaction in Iran to President Obama’s speech, and about last night’s presidential debate in Tehran between the incumbent and his main challenger. Listen