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Kenyan presidential candidate alleges vote-riggingAs a hand recount of votes from Monday's election continued Thursday, candidate Raila Odinga cried foul, saying the emerging tallies were not accurate.
Tense wait in Kenya as electronic vote tally failsThe expensive new counting system was designed to avoid the vote rigging allegations that led to violence after the country's 2007 election. But when it failed Wednesday, a hand count began.
#Kony2012: The viral video a year after the headlinesA controversial 30-minute documentary about central African warlord Joseph Kony scored 100 million YouTube hits last March. What was its impact?
On Kenyan election day, limited violence and high turnoutAlthough 16 died in militant attacks before polls opened Monday morning, for most Kenyans the biggest barriers to voting were long lines and overcrowded polling stations.- Harnessing 'pester power' to avoid violence in Kenya's electionKenya, where the polls open Monday, has been mobilizing children in their voter education efforts in hopes of increasing turnout, and avoiding a repeat of violence-marred 2007 elections.
Kenyans vow no repeat of 2007 violence ahead of Monday's electionPolls show a tight race ahead of Kenya's election tomorrow. Across the country, average Kenyans are vowing there will not be a return to the ethnic clashes that marred the country's controversial 2007 vote.
South Africa police face scrutiny after video of dragging goes viralWhile the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius has focused renewed global attention on South Africa鈥檚 epidemic of violence, for many the death of a young cab driver highlights a more familiar story.- Ethiopia makes help difficult for world donors advocating civil society, rightsA well-known German foundation decamps from Ethiopia. Other long-time donors find new official agency and law restrictive and confusing.
In eastern Congo, a new peace deal brings halting optimismEleven countries signed a deal this week to bring troops and support to the conflict-ridden region, but stability is still a long way off, writes Tom Murphy.聽
Pistorius tragedy, characters, prove a never-ending soap opera in South AfricaOne longtime columnist, Max du Preez, says the Pistorius drama is turning out to be a bigger shock for the nation than the release of Nelson Mandela.聽
Drones in Niger: What they could mean for US foreign policy in AfricaPresident Obama recently announced that 100 US troops have been deployed to the poor West African country to run a new surveillance drone base. Is this the beginning of a wider intervention against Al Qaeda allies in the region?
FocusCan Kenya's March election avoid killings, catastrophe, of last national vote?Kenya prized its strategic and symbolic importance as one of Africa's leading democracies. But bloody post-election riots in 2007 has the world now watching.
FocusWill Twitter make an impact in Kenya's elections next week?Smart phones now affordable for the first time and can carry messages of reconciliation as well as hate.聽
Sugar Man: Did the Oscar-winning documentary mislead viewers?The film tells the story of an unknown American musician who struck it big in apartheid South Africa 鈥� but critics says it omitted crucial facts about the life of Sixto Rodriguez.
Are Chinese immigrants undermining African progress?There are now 1 million Chinese living and working on the African continent, but while some are investing in聽employing and training locals, others have hauled most of their profits back to China, writes Henry Hall.
Pistorius lived in elite, gated, alternate South AfricaOscar Pistorius, who killed his girlfriend last week, was granted $113,000 bail today but told he can't live in his posh Silver Woods estate ahead of a June 4 trial date.聽
Is a new peace process starting in eastern Congo?Eleven heads of state will soon gather to sign an agreement meant to help end the latest wave of violence in the eastern Congo. But will it have the teeth to change the situation on the ground?聽- Briefing: How violent is South Africa?The prosecution say Oscar Pistorius murdered his girlfriend. He says he shot her in mistaken self-defense, taking her for a burglar. Whatever the truth, the case has put a spotlight on crime in South Africa.
How many immigrants does South Africa have? That depends who you ask.Immigration is a hot-button issue in South African politics, but one of the most important questions about migrants remains the most basic: How many are there?
Oscar Pistorius trial: Is it South Africa's version of the OJ Simpson trial?Since Oscar Pistorius was taken into custody on Valentine's Day, accused of murdering his girlfriend, South Africa has seemed to have spoken of little else.
