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Mozambique votes in tense election after violent campaign
The Frelimo party, which has ruled thenation since independence in 1975, is widely expected to again beat its former civil war foe Renamo
Madagascar votes in showdown between two ex-presidents
The clash between Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina could revive instability in the country if the result is rejected by the losing candidate
Angola bets on largest-ever offshore oil investment
Angola was badly hit by the oil-price plunge in 2014
Mozambique cracks open its cashews to boost the economy
The country’s cashew nut industry, one of the world’s biggest, was dealt a body blow first by the 1977-1992 civil war
France hosts Zuma as SA finds G20 voice
Nicolas Sarkozy will on Wednesday welcome Jacob Zuma to France as a key player in Paris’s plan to use its G20 presidency to reform world finance.
Sarkozy: France made errors over Rwanda genocide
Nicolas Sarkozy admitted that France made mistakes during the 1994 genocide but stopped short of apologising during his visit to Rwanda on Thursday.
Sarkozy in Kigali for Franco-Rwandan reconciliation
French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Rwanda on Thursday for a landmark visit aimed at mending ties with Kigali.
Somali pirates end French hostage-taking peacefully
Pirates off the coast of Somalia released 30 hostages seized aboard a French yacht a week ago following negotiations that ended the stand-off peacefully, French officials said.…
Opposition slams Cameroon’s ‘fraudulent’ poll
Cameroon’s main opposition parties called on Tuesday for the Central African country’s presidential election — which veteran leader Paul Biya has been widely tipped to win — to…