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Imprisoned ex-opposition rioters become new bone of contention
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Sunday ruled out general amnesty to perpetrators of the post-election violence which rocked the country over disputed presidential elections.
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Michelle and Barack Obama resign from their church
Barack Obama has severed ties with the controversial Chicago church he attended for nearly two decades, as he seeks to protect himself against Republican...
Nigerians reprimand their President
The approval rating of Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adu a has fallen from 79% nine months ago to 48% now, according to an opinion poll...
Obama – Clinton : DNC’s fair deal for Florida and Michigan
Democratic party officials dealt a blow to Hillary Clinton on Saturday by rejecting her calls for Michigan and Florida to have their full voting...
Obama – Clinton : Settling the Michigan and Florida math
Democratic officials are meeting in Washington on Saturday in an attempt to resolve the highly-charged dispute over whether delegates from Florida and Michigan should...
Obama – Clinton : Hillary proves her divisive political prowess
Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Friday stepped up its defiance of the near-consensus view that Barack Obama has won the Democratic nomination, claiming she would...
Simba Makoni asks Tsvangirai and Mugabe to cancel run-off
Dr Simba Makoni, who come third at the inconclusive presidential elections has called for the cancellation of the presidential run...
Barack Obama to visit Iraq ?
Iraq has surged back towards the top of the presidential campaign agenda as attention shifts from the closing stages of the Democratic nomination race...
Nigeria President Yar’Adua’s chief of staff resigns
Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua has accepted the resignation of his Chief of Staff, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdullahi Mohammed, the presidency said in a statement Thursday.
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Mugabe’s failing vision and memory loss shock officials
Zimbabwe’s information minister has unwittingly disclosed that his boss Robert Mugabe's vision is so poor that he cannot read newspapers. Dr Sikhanyiso Ndlovu shocked...
Obama or McCain, who is ahead in hispanic support ?
Barack Obama is speaking a lot of Spanish nowadays. In addition last weekend to releasing the first advertisement in which a presidential candidate speaks...
The obscene act of mistaking Barack Obama for Ossama Bin Laden
Mistaking the name of a good american for an arab gone mad is not just insane and obscene, it is simply an American...
Obama – McCain : Turn on lobbyist nightmare on the campaign trail
It is an irony of the 2008 election that the long shadow of Jack Abramoff, the former Republican super-lobbyist, looms over the very man,...
Tsvangirai’s big gesture to assist victims of political violence
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday launched an initial Z$150 trillion
(approx $US300 000) welfare fund to assist victims of political violence which has seen dozens...
Distorting Michelle Obama’s words is tantamount to bigotry
Michelle Obama is a well educated woman. A former sociology and law student in Princeton and Havard, respectively. Her support has been priceless to...
Mugabe’s aide claims fiery statement was taken out or context
President Robert Mugabe’s chief election agent, Emmerson Mnangagwa sunday ruled out any likelihood that the Zanu-PF leader will refuse to vacate office in the...
Obama – McCain campaign and Israel
"Thrown under the bus" is becoming the phrase of the American presidential election. It describes the moment when a candidate disowns an embarrassing supporter...
Obama and McCain at loggerheads on big issues
Two weeks ago I expressed the naive hope that a US presidential contest between John McCain and Barack Obama might be a cut above...
Land for Votes : Mugabe’s plan for returnees
Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe yesterday promised to parcel out land to Zimbabweans living in South Africa if they return home.
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27 year old State of Emergency in Egypt to be extended
The 27-year emergency law in Egypt will be extended by ano ther year, a government official said Sunday, indicating that the anti-terror legislation which...
Hillary Clinton regrets her determined hope
Hillary Clinton on Friday voiced regret for evoking the assassination of Robert Kennedy as part of her explanation for why she was staying in...
Obama seduces Jewish and Cuban communities in Florida
For the second consecutive day, Barack Obama on Friday stood up in front of one of the toughest groups of voters in America's toughest,...
Major political party in Ghana collapses
A week- old electoral alliance between two pro-Kwame Nkrumah political parties has collapsed with one of them pulling out.
The Convention People's Party (CPP) announced...
McCain’s pastor’s Catholic insult and Hitler remarks
John McCain on Thursday rejected the endorsement of an influential evangelical Christian leader who has faced criticism for controversial remarks about the Catholic and...
Obama out to charm Florida and Clinton supporters
Barack Obama on Friday will wrap up a three-day sweep in Florida, a crucial swing state in the US presidential contest, where he has...
A new President and a coalition government for Lebanon
Opposing Lebanese leaders, Wednesday, finally reached a deal to put an end to 18 months of political conflict by virtue of the Arab league’s...
Obama Clinton and McCain battle it out for Florida
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday promised to take her dispute over the unseated delegates from Florida and Michigan to the Democratic convention in August if...
Racist monkey caricature of Barack Obama sends emotions flying
The owner of a bar in the US state of Georgia has designed a T Shirt depicting Senator Barack Obama in the form of...
Kentucky and Oregon reinforce Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s arguments
Barack Obama moved to the brink of the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday after a victory in the Oregon primary election that brought him...
Mugabe tells armed forces to fight to death
In a rare move, Robert Mugabe’s office has ordered all members of the uniformed forces based in the capital Harare to attend a pass-out...