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/ 20 November 2008
Binyavanga Wainaina: To win an election, our political classes released the beast. This beast is exactly as bestial as something out of Revelations.
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/ 5 November 2008
Recent elections to replace deceased Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa provided an interesting case of the workings of democracy.
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/ 12 October 2008
The question should not be whether Zuma is good for Nigeria, but rather, whether a president Zuma can afford to call the bluff of the Nigerian govt.
This whole year a new virus has been spreading to countries where elections are taking place. It is called "Doing a Kibaki".
We trust them, because in our schoolbooks, in our newspapers, in all media, more space is dedicated to their ideas and lives than to anything else.
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/ 2 September 2008
The spouses of Kenya’s vice-president and prime minister will be paid R44 800 a month for showcasing the "nation’s family values.
Even before the president, who died on August 19 in Paris, is buried and his mourning period is over, the search for his successor has started.
The repressive climate in Angola casts a shadow on the coming elections.
Despite setbacks, the AU is making steady progress in bringing the continent’s conflicts to an end.
Mbeki’s widely criticised quiet diplomacy in Zimbabwe has taken almost a decade to pave the way for negotiations for democratic rule in that country.
Zimbabweans are tired of one-upmanship. What people need to hear on both sides of the political divide is a message of hope.
Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, will try to extend his rule to 30 years by winning a fourth term in 2011, state media reported this week.