The governing party will call off political activities in areas of KwaZulu-Natal where threats are detected ahead of time
On the eve of voting, authorities said they had disrupted a plot to carry out "targeted attacks" in the capital Bamako
Activists have erected barricades in several neighbourhoods in the capital, Conakry
Two locals who have voted in every election since 1992 can recall the bad old days
The UN has warned that human rights violations in the DRC ahead of the country’s elections later in November could harm the democratic process.
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/ 26 February 2009
ANC supporters plan to form a car convoy and drive to Nongoma on Friday to visit party members who were shot during a rally in the area last month.
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/ 22 February 2009
There was a heavy police presence in KwaZulu-Natal’s Nseleni area on Sunday to prevent clashes between ANC and IFP supporters.
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/ 16 February 2009
A UN official began investigations on Monday into alleged brutality by Kenyan security forces, including accusations of summary executions by police.
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/ 12 February 2009
The Democratic Alliance will not be intimidated by political thugs, party leader Helen Zille said on Thursday.
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/ 13 January 2009
Tens of thousands of Kenyans have chosen to live in camps and rely on humanitarian aid rather than return home.
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/ 2 December 2008
Nigeria’s religious fault line was in the spotlight on Tuesday after riots in the central city of Jos claimed hundreds of lives.
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/ 6 September 2008
The army was accused of leading militia loyal to Robert Mugabe in a brutal election campaign that the MDC says left more than 100 people dead.
In many rural areas displaced villagers are returning to what remains of their homes, while in the townships police are dismantling militia bases.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday accused Britain of trying to seize control of resources in the devastated African nation.
About 600 000 people fled their homes to escape the ethnic violence that erupted after Kenya’s disputed election results were made public.
Zimbabwe’s ruling party and the opposition MDC will on Thursday begin preliminary talks on ending the political crisis, an opposition source says.
A call by the G8 to send a UN envoy to Zimbabwe and to press for new sanctions is a stinging humiliation for mediator Thabo Mbeki, analysts say.
SA President Thabo Mbeki has been given a grilling by G8 leaders at a private meeting over his mediation efforts in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe’s opposition on Monday accused militias loyal to Robert Mugabe of stepping up deadly attacks against its followers.
British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband on Monday called for ”tough” sanctions against Zimbabwe.
Robert Mugabe’s regime has warned the West to ”stop meddling” in Zimbabwe as the veteran leader faces pressure to cut a deal with the opposition.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe arrives home to a hero’s welcome after avoiding censure at an AU summit over his controversial one-man election.
Zimbabwe’s opposition has accused the government of a campaign to wipe out its newly won majority in Parliament.
The AU crossed a watershed by handing an unprecedented rebuff to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, but the move could remain largely symbolic.
South Africa is close to brokering a deal that would see a unity government negotiated in Zimbabwe, it was reported on Tuesday.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has pledged to work to mediate the crisis in Zimbabwe, saying the election had implications for all of Africa.
African leaders on Monday pushed Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to open talks with the opposition after his controversial re-election.
African Union observers on Monday condemned Zimbabwe’s one-man election as undemocratic, intensifying pressure on Robert Mugabe.
Early turnout was low in Zimbabwe’s one-candidate election on Friday after President Robert Mugabe went ahead with the vote despite condemnation.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe held final campaign rallies on Thursday on the eve of a one-man election denounced as a sham by the West.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai issued a 24-hour deadline to President Robert Mugabe on Thursday to negotiate or face being shunned.
African pressure mounted on Wednesday to postpone Zimbabwe’s presidential run-off election set for Friday, but authorities said it would go ahead.