The Economist (UK)
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 09:02
MANY things were in doubt when Rwanda held parliamentary elections on September 16th, but not the outcome. Paul Kagame, the president, said before votes were counted that he had “no reason to believe” in anything but overwhelming victory. His Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) won with 76%.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 13:24
In a series of moves that count as bold and radical in a place inured to politics as a hazy shadow play, Mr Bouteflika appears to have grabbed more power for his own loyalists and stripped it from potential rivals.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 00:00
Ms Rousseff is said to be considering calling off a state visit to Washington planned for next month, which was intended to highlight the growing ties between the Americas' two largest economies.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 07:08
Fear and hunger threaten to overwhelm one of Africa’s most tragic countries.
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 07:03
The leader of Boko Haram’s most violent faction may be dead, again.
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 11:48
German Ambassador to Namibia has confirmed a renewal of Germany's military aid partnership with their former colony.
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 09:55
North African governments struggle to stem the illegal flow of arms and drugs.
Friday, August 2, 2013 - 09:15
A successful election brings peace closer but more efforts are needed
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 13:15
Conspicuously absent from the meeting in an ornate dining room at the State Department were representatives from Hamas, the rival Palestinian group that controls the Gaza Strip, an enclave on the coast.
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 07:38
Once again, theories of American conspiracy abound. That America is working against them is one of the few things on which both those for and against the coup can agree.