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Zimbabwe: MDC fear police planted arms in Tsvangirai home raid
Police in Zimbabwe have raided Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s residency claiming they are searching for stolen dangerous weapons from the police or the...
Zimbabwe: ‘Up to SADC to rescue the situation’
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai left the country Monday on a
mini but crucial regional tour to brief African leaders on fresh political crisis in...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe too busy with soccer to bother with MDC boycott
Reacting through his spokesperson President Robert Mugabe has responded
to MDC disengagement saying he is too busy with students and soccer
to address the MDC move.
Mugabe...
Botswana: Ian Khama’s party wins 45 seats
Botsana's ruling party- Botswana Democratic Party has won the elections extending President Ian Khama's rule over the world's largest diamond producer for another five...
Roy Bennett, a Zimbabwean accused
Zimbabwe's high court late on Friday ordered the release of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's aide Roy Bennett whose detention forced the premiers MDC party...
Zimbabwe: MDC supporters slam West over lopsided Roy Bennett support
Roy Bennet, whose jailing was harshly citicised by Europe and caused the MDC to issue a statement over its decision to boycott the Zimbabwean...
Botswana: Khama set to win elections, Vows not to recognise Mugabe as Zimbabwe president
Elections are underway in Botswana for parliamentary elections as President Ian Khama faces his first election challenge after taking over from his predecessor Festus...
Zimbabwe: MDC pulls out of inclusive government with ZANU-PF
Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change has with immediate effect pulled out of the fragile inclusive government with President Mugabe’s
Zanu PF. This follows the detention...
Zambia: President Banda backs acquittal of ex-President Chiluba over corruption
Zambian leader Rupiah Banda has disclosed that the unpopular acquittal of former president Frederick Chiluba saved him from misery as he had...
Zimbabwe: MDC sends Zanu-PF strong warning over Roy Bennett imprisonment
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has today called for an emergency crisis meeting for his party to map a way forward after the imprisonment of...
Kenya: Political risks could kill inspiring local investment models
Across the continent, Africans are saving and investing more of their own money but you won’t find them at the bank. According to the...
Black politicians in Russia compete against a vile racist backdrop
The international community recently gave a particular attention to the political ambitions of a Black Russian of Guinea-Bissauan descent. Joaquim Crima ran for mayor...
Kenya: Dead upon arrival… those reforms!
The crude images of post election violence of 2007 still sticks in the memories of the Kenyan people with a morbid fear there could...
Gabon: Court confirms Ali Bongo as late President Omar Bongo’s successor
After a contentious election marathon, the election of Ali Bongo as president of the Republic of Gabon was confirmed Monday night by the country’s...
Comment on Racism in Anti-Obama Protests
As a people, a nation or a community, it is appropriate to celebrate who are and inappropriate to condemn others for who they are....
Laughter is the best medicine
Africans may be miserable and subjected to poverty but they are on the whole nice people forever thinking of the welfare of others even...
Regime change in Zimbabwe legitimate
When citizens are schooled and empowered, it is difficult to oppress them. It becomes even harder for state actors to break the fortress...
Botswana elections: President accused of using government funds
Diamond rich Botswana heads for the polls on Friday. Incumbent President Ian Khama is expected to return to power. Reports say about 700,000 people...
Zimbabwe electoral system trashed as Mugabe’s tactics come to light
Zimbabwe's discredited electoral system has received a further heavy
knock of no confidence after it showed at the weekend that 134 202
people over the age...
Madagascar: Andry Rajoelina remains president after consensus
Madagascar political leaders have agreed to continue with military backed Andry Rajoelina, as president of Madagascar, on condition that he will not run for...
Mugabe the turncoat!
President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday said he is ready for friendly relations with Western countries who have previously been critical of his leadership. Speaking...
Guinea: A macabre morning in Conakry
It is a heart-wrenching day at the Grand Mosque of Conakry. To mark the Independence day celebrations, the authorities have released the remains of...
Zimbabwe: 3 year old ex political detainee awarded, 7 others missing
The youngest political detainee in Zimbabwe who spent 76 days in jail with his parents has been awarded the democracy and Governance award by...
Gabon: Presidential election vote recount begins
Gabon's Constitutional Court Tuesday embarked on a vote re-count in the presence of opposition candidates who complained of fraud and rigging, during the August...
Niger paves the way for one party rule
Stifled by a wave of lawsuits that has become the order of the day, the Nigerien opposition has shown their strongest determination, yet, to...
Guinea military massacre: “This is only the beginning”
As announced, and despite a ban issued by the authorities Sunday, key political and civil society personalities were able to mobilize a large portion...
Gabon: United opposition leaders put pressure on Constitutional Court
The Gabonese opposition Thursday demanded the country’s Constitutional Court to annul the August 30 presidential election, alleging widespread irregularities. They also plan to take...
Can MDC toss out Zanu-PF by right?
More often than not, we commentators are desperate to bring good tidings to our fellowmen, because it is the right thing to do; political...
Zimbabwe: MDC treading on dangerous ground ahead of 2011 elections
President Robert Mugabe has told his Zanu PF party to prepare for elections in 2011 and work towards emerging victorious. Mugabe told the fifth...
Gabon: A Bongo family-run Constitutional court to rule on electoral fraud
A deadline set by the Gabonese Constitutional Court to gather electoral fraud complaints from opposition candidates, after the August 31 presidential election, ended Saturday....