“The constitution-making process at the moment is the litmus test for whether there is any real prospect for reforms that can lay the ground for free and fair elections. If the constitution process is rejected or thrown out then there’s a real danger that an attempt will be made to fast-track an election process that won’t be credible.”
—Piers Pigou, Southern Africa Project Director, International Crisis Group
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In Focus: Before and After Japan’s Earthquake
This combination of pictures shows the view of a tsunami hit area of Ofunato, Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 (right side) and the same scene as it appears on January 15, 2012 (left side). March 11, 2012 will mark the first anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummeled Japan.
See more. [Image: Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzv2j0XYI81qcokc4o1_500.jpg)
