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Take action against church capture by cult leaders

Article Sello Ivan Phahle - 3 Oct 2019

The actions of some pastors and bishops are criminal and damage their followers

Will Tunisia continue to democratise?

Africa Caroline Nelly Perrot - 12 Sep 2019

The approach of presidential elections on September 15 has once again raised the question of whether Tunisia's nascent democracy will last

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Neoliberalism and the march of impunity in Equatorial Guinea

Africa Joseph Mangarella - 21 Aug 2019

How does the world's longest serving autocrat remain in power?

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Equatorial Guinea’s president to mark 40 years in power

Africa Agency - 1 Aug 2019

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema's 40th anniversary in power will be marked by a series of events in three main cities

Yes, victims can bring Gambia’s dictator to justice

Article Reed Brody & Comment Author - 20 Jul 2019

Gambian President Adama Barrow has said that he will await the report of the country’s truth commission before pursuing Jammeh’s possible extradition

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How democratic revolutions are being subverted in Algeria and Sudan

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 29 May 2019

One of the most misleading myths about African politics is the idea of the all-powerful leader who rules on their own through their cunning and wit

Bolsonaro’s three-month rule a disaster

Article Benjamin Fogel - 12 Apr 2019

Even the rats are jumping ship as the economy flounders amid poor governance decisions

Casualties mount in Togo protests

Africa Emile Kouton - 20 Oct 2017

Opposition ire over the president’s extended term in office spilled over into the streets this week

Zuma’s recipe: How to make an African dictator

Analysis Dineo Bendile - 13 Jul 2017

"Perhaps the only factor standing in the way of his dictatorship cake is the absence of enough heat"

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AU-backed tribunal jails Chadian dictator Hissène Habré

Article Malick Rokhy Ba - 31 May 2016

The trial and judgment on the continent has been hailed by the United Nations, Human Rights Watch and other countries and organisations.

Djibouti opposition leader vindicated

Africa Mail Guardian Correspondent - 3 Mar 2016

Weeks before President Ismaïl Guelleh stands for an unconstitutional fourth term, he has lost a “politically motivated” case against his former ally.

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‘I murdered 18 people for the Pinochet regime’

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Dec 2015

Suicidal man confesses on a live radio phone-in to participating in the deaths of opponents of the late military dictator Augusto Pinochet.

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Pinochet’s men held 29 years after burning activists alive

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jul 2015

The case of one of the most notorious torture cases of the 17-year military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet over Chili was reopened in 2013.

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Zuma: If I were a dictator …

Article Qaanitah Hunter - 25 Mar 2015

President Zuma has elaborated on what he would do differently if parliamentary democracy did not get in his way so much.

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What Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s bad art says about him

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Aug 2011

In some cases the readiness to inflict one's dearth of artistic talent on a helpless world may be a sign of far worse things to come.

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