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
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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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05:42 GMT 30th March 2012
Ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak has a four month wait to hear the outcome of his trial for murder and corruption. By Tamam Ahmed Jama
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05:38 GMT 30th March 2012
The new government needs to do more to check inter-communal violence in Jonglei state, says a recent report. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
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01:23 GMT 30th March 2012
With relations between the UK and Zimbabwe plunging to an all time low under the Blair government, there are signs that the Conservatives will be taking a softer line. By Chofamba Sithole
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04:08 GMT 12th March 2012
As the president prepares to stand down after completing two terms, leading political figures are getting ready to fight what has been described as the mother of all battles. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
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04:04 GMT 12th March 2012
As two presidential candidates are told that their trial before the ICC is to go ahead, an argument is raging about whether they should be allowed to get within spitting distance of State House. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
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04:34 GMT 9th March 2012
The furore surrounding claims of fraud by a leading member of government has set the cat among the pigeons for both parties as they prepare for this year's election campaign. By Justice Lee Adoboe
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03:15 GMT 9th March 2012
Boko Haram's renewed bombing campaign last month indicates that it is digging in for a longterm insurgency
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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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