Senegal: as protestors die, President Wade pays US law firm to help keep him in power
The latest demonstration against President Abdoulaye Wade in the Place de l’ Obelisque ended in a split opposition, chaos and death. Now it emerges…
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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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Tshisekedi & Congo
Planning for disaster
With presidential election results expected to be violently contested, international support has been inadequate. As the citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo await…
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Alesh: Reveil- The Awakening On November 28, 2011, Congolese voters go to the polls to vote for the country’s next president and legislative representatives…
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