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South Africa's opposition could alienate black voters

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SOUTH AFRICA

Previously her party’s leader (2007-15), Zille has caused an internal party crisis after tweeting that the legacy of colonialism was not all “negative”. With reports that current…

Domestic politics will drive South Sudan peace talks

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SOUTH SUDAN

The talks initially produced a declaration of commitment, signed on May 16, but have yet to produce a wider agreement, amid ongoing differences between the participants.

Foreign lobbyists will have limited African success

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AFRICA

Western lobbying.

Sudan’s partial peace deal builds positive momentum

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SUDAN

The deal represents a significant milestone in both the peace process and the wider transition. However, it remains only a partial peace, given the absence of the main armed…

South Africa's opposition will struggle to regroup

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SOUTH AFRICA

Both Maimane and Mashaba had decried a seeming rightward shift in the formerly white-dominated DA, which struggled to make significant inroads in the May 2019 general election…

South Africa’s main opposition faces major poll test

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SOUTH AFRICA

As the general election approaches on May 8, the DA is struggling to build on momentum it sustained during former President Jacob Zuma’s tenure (2009-18). While the DA officially…

Juba's intractability prevents South Sudan's recovery

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SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan's war-blighted economy is expected to contract by 3.5% in 2017, compared with 13.8% last year, thanks to modest increases in oil prices. Persistent reports of…

Post-election shifts will test Uganda opposition unity

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UGANDA

The move has attracted fierce criticism from supporters of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi (better known as ‘Bobi Wine’), who accuse Besigye of trying to cling to the…

Benin’s president will tighten his grip on power

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BENIN

Yet only five political parties are allowed to take part: the number of recognised political parties has been dramatically reduced following electoral changes in recent years that…

Ethnic fractures may intensify in Sudan’s ‘Two Areas’

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SUDAN

However, talks subsequently collapsed after the SPLM-N accused SAF of seeking air bridges for its beleaguered garrison towns in Kadugli and Babanusa.