Kenya misses out as Obama's Africa tour plays catch-up

David Smith
As Barack Obama embarks on his first major presidential tour of Africa, David Smith looks at how the US president's ancestral homeland will miss out.

'South Africans are backward'

David Smith
Zambia's Vice-President Guy Scott wastes little time on diplomatic language as he lets loose on Africa's biggest economy, race, Mugabe and gay rights.

Who wants SA back in Bangui?

David Smith
Zuma seems to be angling for the redeployment of the defence force to the Central African Republic, writes David Smith.

Shop shelves in Bangui filled with imports

David Smith
The coup in the Central African Republic has left devastation in its wake, with production in the country almost at a standstill.

Uhuru Kenyatta and the inconvenient ICC truth

David Smith
The ICC's case against Uhuru Kenyatta, and its credibility, seem to be crumbling, which may suit the West but not the 2007 election violence victims.

Bangui is no stranger to armed revolt

David Smith
Even so, a witness to the coup says that, while South African troops stood firm, government soldiers fled.
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