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Mozambican truce unlikely to prompt long-term solution

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MOZAMBIQUE

The news followed days after the leader of the opposition Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO), Afonso Dhlakama, told AFP that the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO…

Party fractures will hinder Mozambique peace talks

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MOZAMBIQUE

Talks stalled on August 22 when both sides rejected the mediators' peace proposal. Since then, government forces have overrun a RENAMO base in the central Morrumbala district.

Sierra Leone opposition boycott may end

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SIERRA LEONE

Opposition concerns are reflected internationally: the US State Department on August 31 imposed visa restrictions on officials implicated in the alleged manipulation of the…

Landmark local poll will recast South Africa politics

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SOUTH AFRICA

The party secured 54% of the vote compared to 62% in the last municipal election in 2011. The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) saw a moderate increase overall but made…

Conflict may intensify after failed Ethiopia-OLA talks

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ETHIOPIA

This was the second attempt at resolving the intractable conflict in Oromia that has killed thousands and displaced millions. Moreover, hopes of a resolution this time had been…

Liberia’s Weah may struggle to maintain public trust

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LIBERIA

President George Weah's challenges.

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…

Government may seek to soften Sierra Leone tensions

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SIERRA LEONE

However, the hearing was immediately adjourned until March 6, while Koroma travels to Nigeria, officially on medical grounds. The cases against twelve other individuals for their…

Tanzania parties bill will tighten Magufuli’s grip

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TANZANIA

Tanzania's political parties bill.

Liberia's Weah will struggle to stifle dissent

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LIBERIA

The president’s utterances mark a shift from his previous calls for a roundtable dialogue with opposition protest leaders, who on June 7 organised the largest mass protest since…