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Featured News Politics

  • Voters make their mark

    04:49 GMT 26th April 2012

    Wade's controversial attempt to rule for a third term was resoundingly rejected at the ballot box. By Desmond Davies
     
  • Sleaze claim revived

    04:43 GMT 26th April 2012

    Corruption allegations continue to haunt Zuma as opposition asks for case to be reviewed three years on. By Bill Corcoran in Cape Town
     
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  • A Can of Worms

    05:17 GMT 26th April 2012

    Once considered untouchable, Nigerian politician James Lbori now faces at least 10 years in jail after pleading guilty to corruption charges in a UK court. In an in depth report, Angela Cobbinah looks back on the case and examines what it has to say about Nigerian government and judicial system.
     
  • The rise and fall of James lbori

    05:00 GMT 26th April 2012

    From petty thief to the president's office, lbori's story lifts the lid on the web of intrigue that lies at the heart of Nigeria's political establishment
     
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Business & Economics

  • 'Road to Ruin'

    04:33 GMT 26th April 2012

    A project connecting three countries in East Africa has upset the local communities it goes through. By Tago Odher, Nairobi
     
  • A taste of things to come

    04:25 GMT 26th April 2012

    Implats caved in but many dismiss Zimbabwe's indigenisation drive as populist vote catching. By Bill Corcoran, Cape Town
     
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Back of the Book

  • Outlook 'Cloudy'

    04:16 GMT 26th April 2012

    Africa is slowly embracing cloud computing, the buzz word in information technology. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
     
  • The Akpabio Legacy

    04:02 GMT 26th April 2012

    Once a sleepy economic backwater, Akwa lbom State in south east Nigeria is developing by leaps and bounds
     
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  • Jakaya Kikwete

    Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (born October 7, 1950) is a Tanzanian politician, the fourth and current President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Kikwete was born in Msoga, Bagamoyo District, Tanganyika in present day Tanzania. Kikwete was also the Chairperson of the African Union from 31 January 2008 to 2 February 2009.
  • Atta Mills

    John Evans Atta Mills (born 21 July 1944[1]) is the current President of Ghana. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the ruling party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo by 50.23% - 49.77% in the 2008 election. He was Vice President from 1997 to 2001 under President Jerry Rawlings, and he stood unsuccessfully in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections as the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
  • Jacob Zuma

    Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born 12 April 1942) is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party\'s victory in the 2009 general election.
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