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zimbabwe opposition a let down
You would imagine that with a president like one Robert Mugabe the Zimabwean opposition would do anything in their capacity to have him out of power. But you would be wrong. This power hungry lot (yes,...
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another joke from the Continent
If you thought the election of Libya’s life President, Muamar Gaddafi, as president of the African Union was a joke wait till you hear who was elected chairman of COMESA, a regional trading block that...
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southern adventurism?
Charles Onyango-Obbo, in Africa Review, has a piece documenting the cases of infidelity in Southern Africa involving the wives of heads of state. From Swaziland to South Africa to Zambia heads of state...
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zimbabwe is more than just afloat these days
As this piece in the Economist reports, Zimbabwe is slowly emerging from the hole that Mugabe and his men run it into. The pragmatic Tsvangirai and his MDC supporters appear to have decided that...
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from the archives…
Robert Mugabe might have pulled off the biggest prank of all time. When he came to power in Zim in 1980 (up until things started falling apart in the southern African country in the mid 90s) many saw...
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Fascinating Bird Nests
Because it is Monday and you need a break from Kenyan politics: Awesome bird nests brought to you by the sociable weaver bird in the Kalahari. Simply amazing (h/t @vkwhatt). More here.Filed under:...
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Can African states eliminate malaria?
Southern Africa has an ambitious plan to eliminate malaria by 2030. According to the FT: Under the Elimination8 plan, the idea is to end malaria by 2020 in four so-called frontline states where...
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