It will be interesting to see exactly which customs the Vatican is going to allow from the past rich five centuries of Anglican worship, life and thought.
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A new assessment illuminates the roots of conflict in Africa's most complex region
The international community cannot afford to turn away from a cycle of silence and killings
The gap between South Africans’ life-chances undermines their dream of an inclusive future
A worldwide, grassroots view suggests that democracy is being reinvented from below
The conflict in Somalia continues to devour lives. The search for a political solution goes on
Behind the transport of elephants in southern Malawi is injustice, conflict, and lost opportunity
Rwanda's genocide tribunal ends its life with a cloud over its honourable reputation
The political leader of Africa's youngest state has transformed hope into nightmare
An exposure of corruption in Kenya is outfoxing an unofficial ban to find its way to the country
The experience of poor farmers in Kenya is a lesson in the need for an anti-corruption revolution
A nation once respected for its independence struggle is now crushed by repressive leadership
As Somali pirates make headlines, some 270,000 Somali refugees make do in camps (photoessay)
The ANC and Zuma emerge victorious, although a credible opposition shows some signs of developing
Anti-piracy resources should be devoted to helping Somalia more than policing the waves
The ANC will win a fourth triumph - yet its political dominance is ending
Ethiopia's desire to project an image of a dynamic country led to callous denial of the reality of famine
The post-election violence leaves a bitter
legacy. But the official inquiry is a resource for justice
A desperate people deserve better than another pro-Mugabe political fix. Here it is
A military offensive against Uganda's rebels has undone two years of gains and cautious progress
The Somali conflict is entering a new phase. After two locust years, three possible outcomes
Zimbabweans' very bodies are imprinted with the logic of their rulers' violence
The infamous mercenary firm considers joining the battle against Somalia's pirates, while Ayaan Hirsi Ali laments Africa's aid habit.
The hijacking of international vessels off the Horn of Africa reflects the world's neglect of Somalia
An eruption of war is rooted in the complex recent politics of an unsettled region
South Africa's former president is seen differently at home and abroad. A key to understanding him?
More drug-trafficking networks in west Africa plus state corrosion equal the region’s first narco-state
The failure of power-sharing in Zimbabwe is the result of South Africa's own "regime change"
The clear victory of Angola's ruling party is a story of history, politics, power - and oil
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