With the world’s focus on Zimbabwe, Cameroon’s Paul Biya took a step closer to becoming Cameroon’s President for life as the national Assembly abolishes Presidential term limits. 
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The long running but low intensity conflict between the Malian government and ethnic Tuaregs flared up last week with fighting reported from the town of Kidal. 
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It is looking grim for President Mugabe as his ruling ZANU-PF party loses it long held parliamentary majority in the recently concluded elections. 
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It is looking grim for President Mugabe as his ruling ZANU-PF party loses it long held parliamentary majority in the recently concluded elections. 
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Elections in Africa haven’t often commanded the world’s attention but this year has been markedly different. First Kenya and now Zimbabwe have captured front page headlines in the way that has rarely been seen before. 
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The joint African Union (AU) and Comoros military mission have begun mopping up pockets of resistance from rebel forces on Anjouan and launched a search mission for rebel leader Mohamed Bacar. 
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Comoros Federal troops supported by soldiers from the African Union (AU) have seized control of the island of Anjouan from rebels after an amphibious landing earlier today 
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Clashes erupted between Ugandan security service and guards of Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi at the commissioning of Kampala new completed central Mosque built with Libyan funds.
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Ahmed Sambi, the President of the Comoros Island Union has given the go ahead for a joint mission of AU and Comoran troops to retake the rebel island of Anjouan. 
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The Malawian Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has announced plans to go after former Malawian President Bakili Muluzi over monies alleged to have been siphoned off from donor money.
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The US military launched a bombing raid on southern Somalia today. The raid was said to be against a “known al Qaeda terrorist” but reports are coming out that 4 civilians were killed. 
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The landmark agreement between President Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga has been acclaimed as historic but will the power divide herald a more stable government? 
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Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan negotiates a power sharing agreement between President Kibaki and opposition leader Odinga which signals the end of months of conflict. 
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The US President George Bush ended his six day visit to Africa in Liberia. The visit had also taken him to Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ghana 
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He flew just under 9000 kilometres, spending at least 11 hours in flight and touched down in a country no American President had previously visited but left after 3hrs. So why did George Bush go to Benin? 
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As the Kenyan crisis rolls on attempts at mediation have hit a number of stumbling blocks. South African newspapers are reporting that listening devices were planted in the Kofi Annan’s room. 
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With over three hundred people dead and ethnic violence erupting around the country, a plan put forward by the Kenyan Attorney-General may lay the foundation of a peaceful resolution. 
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As Kenya plunges into its worse crisis since independence the country needs political rivals Odinga and Kibaki to show real leadership qualities and prevent the current crisis from worsening. 
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Zuma triumphs, unseats Thabo Mbeki as leader of the South Africa’s ruling party the African National Congress (ANC). 
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South Africa’s ruling party the African National Congress (ANC) faces moment of truth as Mbeki and Zuma vie for leadership. 
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