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South Africa at 16 - Too many are still angry with the rainbow nation.
 
As SA celebrated 16 years of freedom on April 27, a first time visitor to the country would get two first impressions on listening to callers to some radio programme: i) that this is a country which loves to beat herself up thoroughly, ii) that this is generally a nation of very angry people.  The general mood of the country on the 27th was in such sharp contrast to the ongoing celebratory spirit of the oncoming world cup games that for a moment SA cut a picture of

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(RIP Umaru Yar'Adua).  The run up to the Nigerian elections next year is heating up with the ruling party, the PDP, torn by internal conflicts, the emergence of a new mega party, while flirtations with parties by the politicians seeking ‘potential greener pastures’ are in full swing.  To date, the most visible presidential candidates are all old faces and even though Nigerians desperately want credible elections and good leadership,

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No one was certain the elections would hold.  Many vowed that Sudan’s first elections in more than 20 years would be a farce and marred by violence.  With ongoing violent skirmishes in western Darfur, an arrest warrant on President Omar Al-Bashir issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), and the pull out by the opposition form contesting elections in northern Sudan, what seemed most probable in Sudan was the self-perpetration of President Bashir

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On Sunday, the 18th of April, Zimbabwe celebrated 30 years of independence and opinions among Zimbabweans in particular about their country’s future could be summarized as one of cautious optimism.  Zimbabweans in the diaspora who have had the privilege of visiting home annually in the past four years see light in the country’s horizon.  For one thing they argue, there’s been a commendable economic improvement from the dire situations of the past

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A 49m (160ft) ‘gigantic, multi-million dollar bronze statue rising over the skyline of the Senegalese capital, depicting three figures - a man holding a woman behind him and a child aloft and pointing out to sea’ was unveiled last Saturday as part of ceremonies marking Senegal’s 50th independence celebration.  ‘The inauguration ceremony was attended by 19 African heads of state, North Korean officials, and a delegation of 100 African-Americans including the Rev

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