More than 50 years after independence from the French, Guineans will cast their vote in the second round of their first democratic presidential election.
Parties aligned with Burma's military junta will claim victory in a sham election. So will the election portend more misery for the long suffering Burmese people? Maybe. But maybe not.
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf sacks her entire cabinet - except for one minister - on the eve of a national holiday and an overseas trip, only one week after her party nominated her for the 2011 presidential election.
It is fair to say that today's election is not going to turn on foreign policy. Still, the group of lawmakers voted into office today will have a set of global issues vying for their attention. So how does the slate of candidates up for election today fare on those issues?