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Senegal: Who will stop president Wade?
Dakar (Senegal) - Less than a month before Senegal’s elections, the country’s top court decided who was and wasn’t allowed to run for president. In was incumbent Abdoulaye Wade, term limits be damned; out was singer Youssou N’Dour. Senegalese opposition reacted furiously, but it’s going take a much more coordinated response to unseat Wade.
Gambia: The Senegalese electoral crisis, the Casamance and the Gambia's complex position
Serrekunda (Gambia) - It was on 23rd June 2011 tens of thousands of sovereign Senegalese from diverse backgrounds and political persuasions marched as one force to occupy the headquarters of the Senegalese Parliament to block attempts to amend the Senegalese Constitution. Despite the use of batons and tear gas the people's resistance could not be broken and the government had to yield to the demands of the people by abandoning its plan.
Tunisia: Controversial political rapper arrested in unclear circumstances
Tunisia (Tunisia) - Anis Mrabti, a young Tunisian rapper better known by his stage name Volcanis, was arrested at his house on January 25th.
Egypt: Bend it like Mubarak
Oxford, United Kingdom - Football is fine to a point. When all eyes are on a spherical piece of leather being chased, headed, passed, netted or bended by a Beckham, Owen or an Abou-Trika, or. But not when ball is not played or politics is turned into a ball. As on Port Said's Black Wednesday!
Nigeria: How Qaqa, Boko Haram spokesman, was arrested
Kaduna (Nigeria) - In a joint operation involving the military and officials of the Department of State Security (DSS), the spokes-man of Boko Haram, Abu Qaqa, was arrested at about 4 O'clock Wednesday morning at Kaduna, Kaduna State.
Africa: China's love of Africa (editorial)
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - The $200 Million New Headquarters of the African Union a gift from China - is another confirmation of the continent's inability to get things done by itself. Almost 50 years after the formation of the Organisation of African Unity, OAU, the AU's forebear, the continent could not afford the AU's new edifice that has cast a permanent role for China in Africa.

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Who will stop president Wade?

Dakar (Senegal) - Less than a month before Senegal’s elections, the country’s top court decided who was and wasn’t allowed to run for president. Read more >

The Daily Maverick (South Africa), by Simon Allison / 2.2.2012

The Senegalese electoral crisis, the Casamance and the Gambia's complex position

Serrekunda (Gambia) - It was on 23rd June 2011 tens of thousands of sovereign Senegalese from diverse backgrounds and political persuasions marched as one force to occupy the headquarters of the Senegalese Parliament to block attempts to amend the Senegalese Constitution. Read more >

Foroyaa Newspaper (Gambia) / 2.2.2012

Controversial political rapper arrested in unclear circumstances

Tunisia (Tunisia) - Anis Mrabti, a young Tunisian rapper better known by his stage name Volcanis, was arrested at his house on January 25th. Read more >

Tunisia Live (Tunisia) / 2.2.2012

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