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Africa: Aging Leaders Must Give Way or Face Disaster
African Arguments, 30 June 2014
Telling Africans and their leaders what to do - or not do - is not in my nature. Outsiders do not have a good record in this area. But sometimes situations and events become so… Read more »
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Zambia: Bid to Move President Sata from Israel to India - Report
Zambia Reports, 29 June 2014
An investigation has revealed that there were schemes by the government and family members to evacuate ailing president Michael Sata from Israel to India for continued medical… Read more »
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Uganda: Opposition Parties in Uganda Threaten to Use Army Against Museveni
Sudan Tribune, 25 June 2014
The main opposition leaders in Uganda have warned president Yoweri Museveni not to continue to rely on the army to intimidate his political opponents and entrench his rule in the… Read more »
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Algeria: Algerians Take Stability Over Change, and Who Can Blame Them?
Daily Maverick, 21 April 2014
Algeria's Abdelaziz Bouteflika personifies much of what is wrong with African governance: the corruption, the patronage, the sheer longevity of his time in office have all stunted… Read more »
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Algeria: Algeria's Dying Dictatorship
Addis Standard, 2 May 2014
Despite his failing health, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika won a fourth term last month, with 81% of the vote - or so the regime claimed. In fact, far from signaling… Read more »