Africa

R u texting for democracy?

Citizen journalists are using SMS technology to monitor elections in Africa [more]

R u texting for democracy?

Another coup d'etat in Mali?

Military spokesman says no after soldiers arrest civilian prime minister ...

Exploring the natural wonders of Africa

Tour the continent's most beautiful places and vote for its 'natural wonders' ...

Election fever – in an African democracy that works

The incumbent president has been declared the winner, but the opposition protests ...

Two HIV-positive men are taking on Zambia's prison system

Zambia's horrific prison system is forced into the spotlight by a groundbreaking case ...

Sudan's opposition grows more active, 'hopeful'

Cracks are beginning to show after 23 years of Omar al-Bashir's bloody autocratic rule ...

Congo rebels start limited withdrawal

But the extent of the M23 militia's deal with the government is uncertain ...

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