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Uganda’s professional elites need to take a stand

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COMMENT: The protests against the Ugandan president’s 35-year rule are being led by the youth. But they cannot do it alone
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We should not ignore Guinea’s constitutional coup

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Citizens have for a year protested against the president seeking a third term in office despite a two-term limit. Many have been killed — and 90 more people died in this week’s crackdown
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Campaigning together, but on their own

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Social media is driving a new – largely anonymous – form of protest in Zimbabwe and Zambia
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DA’s policy proposals are counter-transformative

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The DA is stuck in classical liberalism when there are new ways of thinking about capitalism and the role of the state - and its denial of race as a concept is disingenuous
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How eSwatini silences opposition activists

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Activists in the Kingdom of eSwatini are routinely arrested on vague and flimsy charges
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The secrets behind the success of Malawi’s opposition coalition

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It took more than just a united front to unseat the governing party in the recent presidential elections in Malawi
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Why Uganda needs a Stella Nyanzi in Parliament

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Many Ugandans find Stella Nyanzi’s mode of protest, including vulgar insults and stripping to make a point, unsettling. But her challenge to the country’s patriarchy could bring much-needed reform
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Bobi Wine presents his presidential credentials

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The Ugandan opposition leader believes he is best-placed to lead an opposition coalition
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Tanzania’s latest clampdown takes decades of repression to new lows

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In Tanzania today, political space has shrunk to the point where protests are suppressed before they emerge
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After Mugabe, Zim opposition stumbles before vote

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​With Zim holding elections this year, the opposition had been feeling cautiously optimistic— until its arch-enemy, Mugabe, was ousted from power
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Casualties mount in Togo protests

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Opposition ire over the president’s extended term in office spilled over into the streets this week
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DA: NPA has stalled on Zuma corruption-charges case for five years

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DA leader Helen Zille says the party has filed for a review of the courts decision to drop corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma.
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Nigeria: Abubakar, Buhari possible candidates against Jonathan

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President Goodluck Jonathan bids for a second term as Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar lead race for the opposition ticket.
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​No apology or comfort as another Marikana mother dies without justice

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Nomawethu Ma’Bhengu Sompeta, whose funeral will be held this weekend, was unequivocal in calling out the government for its response to the Marikana massacre

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