Politics

Long road to peace

01:12 GMT 15th June 2011

A recently published report exanlines the efforts to end the conflict between Tutsis and Hutus in peace talks that have lasted more than a decade. By Zachary Ochieng

Although the ANC maintained its political dominance in local government elections, the pattern of voting shows that its popularity is slipping among key sectors, especially middle class blacks. By Bill Corcoran, Cape Town

No longer at ease

11:55 GMT 20th May 2011

Violence marred last month's othelWise peaceful election to expose a nation where poverty, corruption and lack of basic amenities underpin communal divisions. By Olu Ojewale, Lagos

Drawing a line

11:50 GMT 20th May 2011

Gbagbo's surrender in the face of French military intervention may have ended the standoff but presents his rival OuaHara with the challenge of uniting the divided nation, writes Ayo Johnson

King feels the heat

11:35 GMT 20th May 2011

Cash-strapped government under pressure as thousands take to the streets calling for an end to the repressive absolute monarchy. By Bill Corcoran, Cape Town

At a disservice

11:07 GMT 20th May 2011

As the country goes to the polls this month for local government elections, the ANC is being blamed once again for the sorry state of the country's public services. By Bill Corcoran, Cape Town

Kid gloves are off

11:00 GMT 20th May 2011

As the case against those named as being behind the post-election violence opened at the ICC last month, two of the most prominent suspects have gone on the warpath. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi

Shattered hopes

11:59 GMT 12th April 2011

When Sierra Leone became independent in 1961 the future looked bright. But within a few years the high hopes had begun to unravel as personal political ambitions got in the way of good governance. As the country celebrates its 50th birthday this month, Desmond Davies finds out how it all went so horribly wrong

Nation on the brink

11:49 GMT 12th April 2011

Gaddafi has once again become an international pariah as western forces bomb Libya on the pretext of preventing a bloodbath of rebel forces. By Tamam Ahmed Jama

Once is not enough

11:43 GMT 12th April 2011

As Africa's first female president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf announces that she wants to run for another six-year term to fulfill her mission to rebuild the nation. By Jonathan Paye-Layleh, Monrovia

Attacks prompt poll security fears

11:19 GMT 12th April 2011

As security forces clear up after the latest bomb attacks, there are concerns that this month's presidential elections might be marred by violence. By Olu Ojewale, Lagos

Uprising threat

11:01 GMT 12th April 2011

The government's crackdown on an anti-government protest in Luanda last month shows that the tide is turning for Dos Santos' virtual one-party state. By Chofamba Sithole

'Criminal' states

11:45 GMT 24th March 2011

What is the nexus between political parties in West Africa and organised crime? This was the question that a roundtable discussion attempted to dissect in Lima, where Desmond Davies was one of the participants