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Published in: HomeTargeted sanctions on Mugabe - should the EU appease Jacob Zuma?
The EU must not submit to Zuma's calls for the lifting of sanctions in Zimbabwe, argues Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
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Published in: HomeSouth Africa at the Rubicon - again?
South Africa's Information Bill and proposed Media Appeals Tribunal are a dangerously wrong reaction to real...
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Published in: HomeThe politics of genocide: Rwanda & DR Congo
A revisionist reading of the Rwanda genocide of 1994 endorsed by Noam Chomsky confirms the moral blindness of the...
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Published in: openSecurityGuinea elections 'postponed' after violence, fraud and delays
Presidential run-off elections in Guinea are postponed after a weekend of violence and ongoing delays in...
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Published in: HomeSudan: prospect and lesson
The forthcoming referendum on independence in south Sudan could lead to the break-up of Africa’s biggest country....
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Published in: openSecurityKashmir rocked by intensification of violence
Kashmir rocked by intensification of violence. Israeli-Palestinian peace talks overshadowed by violence. US drone...
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Published in: openSecurityBan seeks to placate Kagame over UN report
Ban seeks to placate Kagame over UN report. China warns Japan over fishing boat incident. ‘Nigerian Taliban’ raid...
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Published in: openSecurityMozambique riots leave six dead
Riots in Mapuso highlight emerging food price crisis. Middle east peace talks kick off despite Hamas attacks. Shia...
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Published in: HomeHealing Sierra Leone: challenges facing the Commission of Inquiry
Messeh Kamara issues an emotional call for reconciliation, courage and openness as Sierra Leone reexamines its past...
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Published in: openSecurityReport implicates Rwanda in crimes against humanity committed in Congo
Rwanda responds angrily to allegations of genocide; Iran tests new generation of ballistic missile guidance system,...
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Published in: HomeMedia freedoms and the constitution in South Africa
Professor Pierre de Vos, South African constitutional law expert, in conversation with Tony Curzon Price on the...
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Published in: HomeHow serious are the assaults on press freedom in South Africa?
The proposed Information BiIl and Media Tribunals are a serious assault on press freedom in South Africa. They...
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Published in: openSecurityUN mission fails to protect civilians in the DRC
The UN mission in the DRC is failing to protect civilians, as it emerges that 200 women were raped in a systematic...
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Published in: HomeMugabe's zero sum game
Mugabe seems little constrained by the 2008 Global Political Agreement which established the coalition with the...
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Published in: openSecurityAl-Shabab renew offensive in Mogadishu
More attacks in Mogadishu, as Al-Shabab steps up its campaign against African Union troops. Convicted Islamists...
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Published in: openSecurityTwenty-first century mercenaries - Afghanistan's answer?
Contracted officers could be the future of international support for the Kabul government, argues Ray Kane.
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Published in: openSecurityTaliban propose joint committee to investigate civilian deaths
The Taliban propose a joint committee to investigate civilian deaths in Afghanistan. Pakistan has announced a...
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Published in: HomeKenya’s referendum: “in the name of God, no!”
The opposition of Kenya's Christian churches to constitutional reforms is in part rooted in a new and disturbing...
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Published in: openSecuritySouth Africa poised to boost AU troops in Somalia
South African cabinet meet to discuss the possibility of sending peacekeeping troops to Somalia. North Korea...
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Published in: openSecurityKigali grenade attack injures seven days after Kagame re-elected
Grenade attack rocks Kigali just two days after Kagame re-elected as president, while opposition groups urge...