South Africa’s governing party, born in a township church in 1912, found it could liberate in poetry but had to govern in prose.
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/ 2 December 2011
A leading opposition challenger to DRC President Joseph Kabila called for the elections to be annulled, accusing authorities of systematic fraud.
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/ 2 December 2011
The gathering of world leaders at the International Afghanistan Conference in Bonn on December 5 is timely.
The ICC has charged ex-Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo with four counts of crimes against humanity, adding that his opponents may be similarly charged.
Côte d’Ivoire’s former leader Laurent Gbagbo has landed in Rotterdam en route to the ICC, where he faces charges of crimes against humanity.
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/ 11 November 2011
The US army provided counter-insurgency training to Nigerian troops battling a rise in attacks by Islamist militants, the Nigerian military reveals.
Prospects for a negotiated solution to the Libyan crisis receded further after the ICC issued arrest warrants for Muammar Gaddafi and his son.
While a call goes out for all fighters to lay down their arms and the UN flies in aid, analysts warn that peace will be difficult to secure.
Claims of police torture and rapid plea bargains by under-pressure crime unit raise questions over Anni Dewani murder.
Austerity in Europe is in stark contrast to the experience of footballers in South Africa, say politicians.