What next for Zimbabwe’s troubled opposition?

Andrew Harding looks at Zimbabwe opposition splits

>Infighting in Zimbabwe’s main opposition party intensified on Saturday, with a splinter group announcing it has suspended leader Morgan Tsvangirai for violence and violating the party’s constitution.

Sudan is still failing to embrace its ethnic and religious diversity

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Tanzania: a history of troubled elections
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Tanzanians celebrate after the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) candidate John Magufuli was named president-elect by the National Electoral Commission in Dar es Salaam, on Thursday. AFP Photo ...
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BG Group sank into the red in the fourth quarter, hit by a vast writedown on its activities in Egypt and the United States, the British energy firm said yesterday. Losses after taxation stood at $1.079 billion (800 million euros) in the three months to December, BG said in a results statement.

The minister for Home Affairs, Mr Mathias Chikawe, has asked residents of the seven villages that surround Barrick North Mara Gold mine to be patient while the government is working on long lasting solution for the problems they are facing.

I am here to stay, boasts troubled Bukoba mayor
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Former Bukoba municipality mayor Dr Anatoli Amani who was last week reported to have resigned over allegations of signing dubious contracts, declared that he is still in charge. Resurfacing in Mwanza on Tuesday, he told reporters that he was shocked by ...

Troubled spots need special attention during polls - Call
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CONFLICTS ridden hotspots in the country deserve special attention during the campaign and polling exercises for the forthcoming October 25 general elections, whose political crusading events are supposed to take off on August 22. This was stated by ...

I received an SMS from a long time friend in Brazil.“Boss! Get out of Europe, those fanatics will kill you. It is no longer safe. Come to Brazil...”