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Fresh Protests Threaten Election in Senegal
The opposition is planning new protests, ahead of the presidential polls next Sunday, in the wake of clashes on the streets of several cities.
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Sudan, South Sudan Agree to Start Border Process
(file photo) Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to demarcate their shared border in an attempt to settle pending issues that they had begun to discuss prior to the South's independence.
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Zimbabwe: More NGO 'Bannings' Feared
Protesters march the streets of Bulawayo. The government has suspended 29 non-governmental organisations accused of pushing regime change and operating ilegally.
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Congo-Kinshasa: On the Move But Where is it Going?
Security forces in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo recently used tear gas to prevent protests against alleged fraud in recent elections. (Photo courtesy John Bompengo)
Somalia: Thousands Displaced by Fresh Clashes
The UN is calling on armed groups to ensure the safety of civilians as fresh violence in Somalia's Afgooye corridor has forced over 7,200 to flee to Mogadishu. (Photo courtesy Kate Holt)
Malawi: Sliding Away From Democracy and Towards a Police State
(file photo) Rights groups have expressed growing alarm at Malawi's apparent slide away from established principles of democracy and rule of law. (Photo courtesy Mathews Malata/RNW)
Angola: Is the Unita Party Sinking?
Luanda, Angola's capital. It is now nine years since Jonas Savimbi was killed by Angolan government troops, but the Unita movement he founded and led is still struggling to find its feet (Photo courtesy oneVillage Initiative)
Nigeria Military Shake Up
After the recent Boko Haram attacks, the army high command yesterday did a major stock take and redeployed several high ranking officials. (Photo courtesy Aliyu Adekunle/Vanguard)
Equatorial Guinea: Opposition Leader Held
President Teodoro Obiang. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are calling for the immediate release of a human rights defender and opposition member who has been detained. (Photo courtesy Pablo Manriquez/ Flicker)
Kenya: Court Jails Former President's Son
A Nairobi high court has issued an order for the arrest and detention of former President Daniel arap Moi's son Philip Moi for failing to pay the maintenance of his estranged wife Rossana Pluda Moi. (Photo courtesy Nation)
Liberia: Will Sirleaf Appoint Opponents to Cabinet?
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf appointing her first set of cabinet officials. Expectations that Liberia's president will include opposition members in her cabinet are fading. (Photo courtesy Abbas Dulleh/New Democrat)
Somalia: Women Call for Greater Role in Politics
Women politicians are calling for a greater role in government. Only 41 members out of the 550-member Somali parliament are women. (Photo courtesy Kate Holt/IRIN)
Nigeria: Fake Projects in Budget
A Senate committee has discovered that some government ministries, departments and agencies secretly smuggled in projects worth a vast amount into the budget. (Photo courtesy Vanguard)
Is Poverty Central to Nigeria's Woes?
Poverty levels in the country are rising despite strong economic growth in the country, the National Bureau of Statistics says. (Photo courtesy Tiggy Ridley/IRIN)
Kenya: Prime Minister and Deputy at Loggerheads
Prime Minister Raila Odinga (second left) and his deputy Musalia Mudavadi (third left). The Kenyan PM appears to be facing a challenge from Mudavadi for his position. (Photo courtesy Gideon Maundu)
Nigeria: Corruption-Buster Appointed for Oil Sector
(File photo) Nigerian oil. At the height of his powers at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu struck fear into many a state governor or briefcase contractor. (Photo courtesy Elaine Gilligan/Friends of the Earth)
Congo-Kinshasa: NGOs Call for Urgent Action
(File photo) Seven non-governmental organizations have urged the international community to take urgent action in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Photo courtesy John Bompengo/Radio Okapi)
Congo-Kinshasa: Kabila Adviser Killed in Air Crash
The private jet that transported Augustin Katumba Mwanke and Finance Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon. (Photo courtesy Radio Okapi)
Congo-Kinshasa: Stance on Kabila Queried
Child holding a voting card. Observers are questioning the UN and United States as neither called for action despite announcing that the country's recent elections were not credible. (Photo courtesy MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani)
Lesotho Parties Face Elections in Disarray
Women collect water from a communal tap in the village of Ha Rantismane. An election is due in Lesotho within a few months, but its political parties are unprepared to face it. (Photo courtesy Mujahid Safodien/IRIN)
Sudan, South Sudan Urged to Compromise
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meeting with Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir. The UN is concerned by the lack of progress in talks between Sudan and South Sudan. (Photo courtesy UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)
Kenya: Polls Body Calls for December Vote
Electoral commissioners will petition President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to dissolve the coalition government in October as a precursor to a general election. (Photo courtesy Daily Nation)
Senegal: Day of Reckoning - Opinion
In 2000, the Senegalese people elected Abdoulaye Wade as their president but Wade's shortcomings have hurt the country's economy. (Photo courtesy L.Blevennec/Elysée)
DRC: UN Calls for More Peacekeepers
The top UN official in the Democratic Republic of Congo recently highlighted the need to 'boost' resources in the country in order to facilitate the next phase of the nation's elections. (Photo courtesy Marie Frechon/UN)
The Scramble for Oil, Gas and Minerals
An ArcelorMittal train transporting iron ore in Liberia. A recent report shows the need for more transparency in Africa's natural resource extraction industries. (Photo courtesy Boakai Fofana/allAfrica.com)
Rwanda: Opposition Leader Back on Trial
The trial against Rwandan opposition politician Victoire Ingabire will resume this month in Kigali, Rwanda's capital. (Photo courtesy http://www.rnw.nl/)
South Africa: Zuma Sheds Light on Nation's Challenges
President Jacob Zuma has shed light on infrastructure and health challenges, education, the slow progress of land reform and other serious challenges facing the nation state. More » (Photo courtesy The Presidency of the RSA)
Zimbabwe: Sanctions Standoff
President Robert Mugabe. The Southern African Development Community has called for the removal of European and U.S. sanctions against Zimbabwe, claiming they are a serious impediment to political reform. (Photo courtesy The Standard)
Former President Scolds African Govts
Former Ghanian president John Agyekum Kufour has blamed the poor performance of farmers and the consequent devastating food deficit in Africa on successive African governments. (Photo courtesy Marco Castro/UN Photo)
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