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| Kenya's main opposition party will resume mass protests after last month's disputed elections, its spokesman says. | Kenya's main opposition party will resume mass protests after last month's disputed elections, its spokesman says. |
| The announcement follows the failure of efforts to mediate in the crisis by Ghana's President John Kufuor, who is the African Union chairman. | The announcement follows the failure of efforts to mediate in the crisis by Ghana's President John Kufuor, who is the African Union chairman. |
| He has left Kenya, unable to persuade opposition leader Raila Odinga to meet President Mwai Kibaki. | He has left Kenya, unable to persuade opposition leader Raila Odinga to meet President Mwai Kibaki. |
| Violent protests over alleged election fraud have left some 600 people dead and the police have banned all rallies. | |
| Opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) members will march to a Nairobi police station to notify the authorities of their plan to hold nationwide protests next Wednesday, an ODM source has told Reuters news agency. | |
| ODM spokesman Salim Lone said further details would be announced later. | |
| The ODM called off a planned rally on Tuesday, saying it would give international mediation efforts a chance to succeed. | The ODM called off a planned rally on Tuesday, saying it would give international mediation efforts a chance to succeed. |
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| Top US Africa official Jendayi Frazer and four African ex-presidents have been in Kenya trying to end the crisis in what has been seen as a relative beacon of stability in East Africa. | |
| Before he left, Mr Kufuor sounded upbeat, saying that former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan would lead further mediation attempts, along with a panel of eminent African personalities. | |
| Mr Odinga claims he was robbed of victory and insists that Mr Kibaki steps down. | |
| European Union observers said they had concerns about the way the votes were added up, which could have affected the official results. | |
| But Mr Kibaki has sworn in most of his key ministers and says the election is "finished". |