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South Africa’s Ramaphosa will need greater branch push

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SOUTH AFRICA

A profile of Cyril Ramaphosa.

South Africa's ANC will struggle to unite before 2019

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SOUTH AFRICA

Ramaphosa received the backing of five of nine provinces, while closest rival Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma received four. However, branch nominations are no guarantee of elective…

Amhara unrest strains Ethiopia’s political faultlines

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ETHIOPIA

The protests also took aim at the Amhara branch of the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) for failing to protect Amharas.

Ethiopia's Amhara-Tigray talks may build confidence

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ETHIOPIA

The visit represents a milestone for the two regions, which have been divided by longstanding tensions that fuelled the two-year civil war in northern Ethiopia. The visit was…

East Africa's ambitious railway faces project risks

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EAST AFRICA

Outlook for East Africa's standard-gauge railway.

Kenyan MPs will assert legislative independence

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KENYA

The bill received cross-party support in parliament, illustrating its independence from the executive, which opposes the bill. The relationship between the executive and…

Ethiopia’s Oromia faces worst insecurity in decades

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ETHIOPIA

Violence in Oromia has intensified recently, involving OLA and government forces, but increasingly also 'self-help' groups of Amhara minorities, with alleged support from ‘Fano’…

Tanzanian demands for constitutional reform will grow

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TANZANIA

Tanzanian constitutional reform

Nigerian crackdown on dissent will cause growing alarm

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NIGERIA

Nigerian dissent crackdown.

South Africa's ANC factionalisation will hasten

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SOUTH AFRICA

Khoza has openly called on ANC MPs to vote against President Jacob Zuma in a parliamentary motion of no confidence scheduled for August 8. Despite many ANC members privately…