Legal and Judicial Affairs
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Tshwane Unrest in Photos
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Demonstrations erupted in Tshwane after the African National Congress announced Thoko Didiza as its preferred mayoral candidate. This Photo Essay by … see more »
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Protests Against Kenya Election Body Turn Deadly
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At least 15 supporters of the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) have been arrested after police dispersed their protest against Independent … see more »
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The Battle to Stop Marijuana Crop Spraying
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Marijuana farming sustains entire communities in the rural Eastern Cape, an important cash crop in a deeply impoverished subsistence economy. For more … see more »
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Opens Permanent Home for the International Criminal Court
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the opening of the Permanent Premises of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, Netherlands. see more »
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Life Inside Libya's Detention Centres
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In this IRIN feature, journalists have gained rare access to one of Libya's detention centres where thousands of African migrants are locked up for … see more »
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African Children Bound by Violence, Freed by Dreams
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Conflict prompted by Boko Haram has led to widespread displacement, violations of human rights, protection risks and a severe humanitarian crisis. … see more »
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Surviving Aerial Bombings in Sudan's Darfur
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Many people in Darfur recognise the sound of the Antonov aircraft of the Sudanese Air Force. The converted Russian-made cargo aircraft are infamous … see more »
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The Day South Africa Students Stormed Parliament
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Police officers stood at the gates of Parliament to prevent protesting students from entering the area. see more »
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Actress Lupita Weeps Over Insecurity in Kenya
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Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o was in her native home in Ratta village in Seme for the first time since her Hollywood breakthrough. see more »
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South Africa: Miners Shot Down
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In August 2012, police gunned down striking miners in the platinum belt of South Africa, in what has been been compared to the Sharpeville massacre, … see more »
