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Mugabe's Imminent Exit Will Leave Zimbabwe in Chaos

Mugabe's Imminent Exit Will Leave Zimbabwe in Chaos

Ngalula Beatrice Kabutakapua in Africa 1 year ago

Robert Mugabe’s days are over, both from a health prospective and a political one. But the various post-Mugabe scenarios could bring a period of instability, violence, and chaos.

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Algeria Mourns Death of First President Ahmed Ben Bella, a Charismatic Independence Hero

Algeria Mourns Death of First President Ahmed Ben Bella, a Charismatic Independence Hero

Yassine Imrani in Africa 1 year ago

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has announced an eight-day national mourning starting Thursday after the death of Ahmed Ben Bella.

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Robert Mugabe Should Be Replaced By Joyce Mujuru as President of Zimbabwe

Robert Mugabe Should Be Replaced By Joyce Mujuru as President of Zimbabwe

Mutale Pamela Kapekele in Africa 1 year ago

Zimbabwe's vice president Joyce Mujuru is the only person who can heal Zimbabwe and cure the ruling Zanu-PF of its blood thirst.

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Was Kony 2012 the Most Successful Viral Campaign Ever?

Was Kony 2012 the Most Successful Viral Campaign Ever?

Jake Horowitz in Africa 1 year ago

Read my interview with the CEO of Invisible Children's fundraising platform. Among other highlights, he reveals that Invisible Children's website got 1.7 million visitors in the first week.

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Boko Haram Easter Bombing Shows That Nigeria Needs Strong Leadership

Boko Haram Easter Bombing Shows That Nigeria Needs Strong Leadership

Kwaku Osei in Africa 1 year ago

To be able to move past the tragedy of the Easter Sunday bombing in Kaduna, Nigeria will need, now more than ever, brave and visionary leadership.

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Revealing Interview Gives Behind-the-Scenes at Kony 2012 Part II

Revealing Interview Gives Behind-the-Scenes at Kony 2012 Part II

Jake Horowitz in Africa 1 year ago

After Kony 2012 Part II was released, I interviewed Javan Van Gronigen, the founder of the website that manages the Kony website on the aims and challenges of producing a new video.

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What Kony 2012 Part II Still Doesn't Address: The West Cannot 'Save' Africa

What Kony 2012 Part II Still Doesn't Address: The West Cannot 'Save' Africa

Meenal Vamburkar in Africa 1 year ago

Invisible Children's follow-up video is much more grounded in facts. But it’s still problematic, by insisting that Western outside saviors will solve the problems in Uganda.

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New Al-Shabaab Terrorist Attack in Mogadishu Won't Derail Somalia's Recovery

New Al-Shabaab Terrorist Attack in Mogadishu Won't Derail Somalia's Recovery

Laura Hughes in Africa 1 year ago

Al-Shabaab's recent attack at the National Theater should not dispel the hope that Mogadishu is making an impressive comeback in the face of continued challenges.

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