03:52 GMT 30th January 2012
Kabila is holding up against Tshisekedi's refusal to acknowledge defeat in last month's elections, buoyed by Sadc support. By Chofamba Sithole
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03:44 GMT 30th January 2012
Residents are up in arms as their homes are demolished as part of the war against ai-Shabaab. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
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04:55 GMT 21st December 2011
As Tunisia's post-Arab Spring poll results are declared, the country has embarked on the road to full democracy. By Taman Ahmed Jama
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04:50 GMT 21st December 2011
The road to democracy in post-Mubarak Egypt has not been a smooth one as a new wave of protest against the interim military government has resulted in violent clashes. By Tamam Ahmed Jama
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02:49 GMT 21st December 2011
The ANC youth leader Julius Malema's suspension may have scuppered his political ambitions. By Bill Corcoran in Cape Town
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02:47 GMT 21st December 2011
In the wake of mounting criticism, the president has launched an anti-corruption blitz that has already claimed two ministers' jobs. By Bill Corcoran in Cape Town
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02:45 GMT 21st December 2011
The country is being rushed into elections but with political normalcy far from being restored the prospects for a free and fair poll look slim. By Earnest Mudzengi, Harare
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02:42 GMT 21st December 2011
Mixed feelings as Kenyan troops enter Somalia in a bid to defeat ai-Shabaab militants. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
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02:28 GMT 21st December 2011
The call to boycott the election backfired and left the incumbent romping to victory but having to look behind her back at the same time. By Desmond Davies
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03:30 GMT 8th November 2011
Dos Santos is rumoured to be retiring but analysts says he will remain the power behind the throne, Putin-style. By Chofamba Sithole
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03:27 GMT 8th November 2011
It's fourth time lucky for 'King Cobra' as poor give their verdict on Banda's claims of economic good times. By Nawa Mutumweno, Lusaka
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03:25 GMT 8th November 2011
Those accused of orchestrating post-election violence appear at pre-trial hearings in The Hague. By Zachary Ochieng
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03:12 GMT 8th November 2011
The violent clash last month between supporters of the ruling and opposition parties in Sierra Leone does not augur well for next year's election. By Desmond Davies
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03:07 GMT 8th November 2011
Zimbabwe's new indigenisation drive is alarming foreign investors and could harm the fragile economic recovery, say critics. By Chofamba Sithole
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11:26 GMT 28th September 2011
Having been rebuked by his SADC colleagues earlier this year, Mugabe has found himself isolated again. By Chofamba Sithole
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