Senegal: protests after court rules President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a 3rd term
Senegal was swept by a night of protest and violence after the Constitutional Court confirmed that President Abdoulaye Wade could run for a…
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DR Congo opposition leader Tshisekedi under ‘virtual house arrest’
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo have today blocked access to the house of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, and dispersed his supporters with…
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The mystery of Alexis Sinduhije
What is going on with with Burundian former journalist and opposition politician Alexis Sinduhije? Two weeks ago he was arrested in Dar es Salaam,…
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Writing Rwanda: cognitive dissidents
Writing about Rwanda is a perilous exercise, tweeting about it more so. Does the reporting of the Trevidic investigation signify the triumph of PR…
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