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Cheetah cubs rescued in Somaliland, which is on the trafficking route from East Africa to countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are cared for at a centre in Hargeisa set up by Namibia’s Cheetah Conservation Fund.(Laura Orozco)

Somalia’s cheetah smuggling ring

Africa’s big cats are being trafficked to rich households in the Middle East who want ‘something more exotic’

Angola’s rival spy agencies on trial

Seven men are in jail for the death of two activists but no one knows who gave the order to kill them.

There are MPLA monuments and museums

Angola’s fearful culture of silence

The divided country is celebrating 40 years of independence but it has been denied the chance to confront the past and heal its wounds.

Picarra: Angola’s Zapiro

Ending a long relationship with Novo Jornal, the Angolan cartoonist is still full of provocation.

Angola’s oil wealth has spurred it to set up a sovereign wealth fund

‘Blurred lines’ on Angolan wealth fund

The IMF is worried that aspects of the alluring sovereign wealth pool are not clearly outlined.

Master manipulator: Posters depict ‘quiet’ Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos

Final act of Angola’s puppet master

News analysis: No one knows how the long-serving ‘O Chefe’ will escape the web of corruption he has woven.

Brutal crackdown fuels Angola rage

The country is on edge over the death of another activist – and the state’s apparent glee.

Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos faces an angry outcry after a leaked report claims that two missing protesters had been
murdered, ­allegedly by government agents. (AFP)

Dos Santos feels heat over ‘murder’

The disappearance of two activists is a serious challenge to Angola’s leader before he retires.

Rafael Marques de Morais. Photo: Supplied

Angolan journo recognised for anti-corruption fight

Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais has won a prestigious award recognising his efforts to fight graft and expose human rights abuse.

Swazi MPs face tough challenge

It is up to the new-look Parliament to drive through changes – which the king can veto.

Downbeat prognosis for Swazi poll

Head of Commonwealth observer mission says there are grave concerns about a political system in Swaziland.

Swaziland: Vicious cycle of poverty, hunger and death

The great majority of Swazis are living in post-conflict style emergency thanks to the greed of the country’s royal family a new report claims.

Members of the Swaziland National Association of Teachers protest against a pay freeze. (Lisa Skinner, M&G)

And – surprise – the winner is … King Mswati!

Swaziland’s polls offer little hope of change, but some candidates believe they can be agents of change, writes Louise Redvers.

Children are exposed to a minefield of labour, mercury for the sake of gold

Thousands of children are working in small-scale Tanzanian gold mines, with many using or being exposed to mercury, a new report says.

Larger than life: Angolan President José Dos Santos’s aloofness – and ruthlessness – is said to be key to his political longevity.

Dos Santos’s hollow triumph on TV

Critics have attacked Angolan president for ‘cynical’ answers he gave in his first television interview in 22 years

Animal rights activists slam Angola’s seal-culling plan

Animal rights activists have criticised proposals by Angola’s government to start culling seals in what it claims is a bid to protect fish stocks.

Luaty da Silva Beirão is prepared to take the rap

Angolan rapper refuses to be intimidated by a government that doesn’t take kindly to opposition.

Interpol quits Henry Banda case

Corruption probe into ex-Zambian president’s son has been abandoned and its records expunged from database. Louise Redvers reports.

Angola debt deal back in the spotlight

UK Corruption Watch calls for investigation to be reopened into repayment of millions to Russia.

King Mswati III with King Goodwill Zwelithini in ­Mbabane in 1986.

Swaziland – trapped by tradition

The king still holds all the power and, despite its 2005 Constitution, democracy is elusive. Louise Redvers reports.