June 11

• A City's Modern March of Hope [staff blog]

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  It begins at twilight, just as the roosters begin to crow, before the sky reclaims the overnight rain. At first there are only a few hundred - the earliest risers, the ones hoping... Read more »

June 8

• Malawi Says No to Hosting AU Summit

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  The Vice President, Khumbo Kachali, has announced that Malawi will not be hosting the African Union summit, Face of Malawi has reported. Read more »

June 4

• Death Threats As Opposition Prepares for Power

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  Lesotho's principal opposition leader appears on track to form a coalition government, setting the seal on the ousting of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili after 14 years in power. Read more »

June 1

• Obiang Seeks to Protect Son From Law [guest column]

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  If only African leaders put as much time, resources, and creativity into enforcing the law as they do trying to evade it. While politicians viewing themselves as above the law is... Read more »

May 31

• Vaccine Could Reduce Cervical Cancer Deaths

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  At age 22, all Martha Achieng' Ooko really craved was freedom and a place to call her own. She was working hard as a beautician, giving manicures and pedicures in the western... Read more »

• U.S. Congressional Inaction Threatens Jobs, Consumers [guest column]

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  The United States may jeopardize its relationship with 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa if Congress does not act urgently to extend a provision of a trade law which allows... Read more »

• Lack of Screening, Vaccines for Cervical Cancer Costs Lives

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  At age 22, all Martha Achieng' Ooko really craved was freedom and a place to call her own. She was working hard as a beautician, giving manicures and pedicures in the western... Read more »

May 30

• Taylor to Spend Rest of His Life in Prison

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  The Special Court for Sierra Leone has sentenced former Liberian president Charles Taylor to 50 years' imprisonment for aiding and abetting war crimes in Sierra Leone. Read more »

• PM Resigns in Wake of Election

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  Lesotho's Prime Minister since 1998, Pakalitha Mosisili, has resigned. Read more »

May 29

• Presidents Commit to Nurturing Africa's 'Natural Capital'

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  Until Africa's forests are valued for the oxygen they produce for the world's ecosystems, they will be worth more when they are dead than alive, said Liberian president Ellen... Read more »

• Opposition Parties Launch Bid to Form Govt

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  Lesotho's opposition parties are trying to negotiate the formation of a coalition government after the ruling Democratic Congress failed to win a clear majority of seats in... Read more »

• Election Results Force Leaders to Moot Coalition

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  Lesotho's election results were on a knife-edge on Tuesday morning, with the ruling Democratic Congress (DC) under pressure to form a coalition to retain power. Read more »

May 28

• Opposition Party in Surprise Election Surge

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  An opposition party led by a veteran Basotho politician who once served in the Cabinet of long-time Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has made an unexpectedly strong showing in the... Read more »

• Final Election Results Expected By Tuesday

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  The final results for Lesotho's general election are expected to be released on Tuesday, 29 May, AFP reports. Read more »

• Foreign Election Observers Call for Peace [document]

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  A joint press release from foreign election observers has called on the Basotho people to accept the outcome of Saturday's elections, and to await the final results in "spirit of... Read more »

May 26

• Polls Close Amid Predictions of Coalition Govt

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  Polling stations in Lesotho's hotly-contested election have closed, with experts suggesting it will lead to a hung Parliament in which no party enjoys a majority. In that event,... Read more »

May 25

• New Hague Prosecutor Defends Victims

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  The Gambian lawyer who is about to become chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has hit out at suggestions that the court has a bias against Africa. Read more »

• Contest for Lesotho Presidency a Three-Horse Race

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  Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili's 14-year rule of the country will be hotly contested when the population goes to the polls tomorrow. Mosisili faces a great deal of discontent as... Read more »

May 24

• Political Leaders 'Learn Little' From North African Uprisings

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  Spurred by popular uprisings in North Africa, pressure to respect the human rights of all Africans is growing across the continent, but political leaders are standing in the way,... Read more »

May 23

• Call for Review of South Africa-Nigeria Visa Regime

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  What does it symbolise that American and British visitors to South Africa do not need a visa, but Nigerians and many other Africans do? Read more »

May 21

• Transitional President 'Beaten by Protesters'

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  The transitional president of Mali Dioncounda Traore has been admitted to hospital after protesters reportedly burst into his office and beat him. Read more »

• Early Voting Peaceful Despite Recent Violence

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  Lesotho has seen political violence flare ahead of May 26 elections, with the opposition claiming that dirty tricks have undercut their turnouts. Read more »

• Founder Member of Ruling Party Denies Mugabe 'Tired' Comments

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  Enos Nkala, one of Zanu-PF's founding fathers and a former minister, has distanced himself from media reports that President Robert Mugabe told him he was "wanted to retire",... Read more »

May 19

• Drogba Penalty Wins Champions League Cup for Chelsea

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  With an equalizer near full time, followed by the winning goal in a penalty shoot-out, Cote d'Ivoire's Didier Drogba powered Chelsea to victory in this year's UEFA Champions League... Read more »

May 16

• Woman Dies After Mombasa Grenade Attack

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  A woman has died after a grenade attack in Mombasa, police told AFP on Wednesday - a day after armed men attacked a restaurant in the Kenyan port city. Read more »