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Africa Monitor Will Zimbabwe's Morgan Tsvangirai be Africa's next fallen hero?
The 'heroic' leaders who follow notorious African dictators to power frequently fall from grace themselves. If Morgan Tsvangirai replaces Robert Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe, will he be next?
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Opinion: Nigeria's Boko Haram attacks are misunderstood as regional Islamist threat
Concern is growing that the Boko Haram militant group in Nigeria is linked to Al Qaeda and Al Shabaab as part of a coordinated Islamist terrorist threat in Africa. But most often, the reasons for the group's attacks are local.
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How dictators stash their cash 101: How can Egypt track stolen assets?
A first step is identifying where assets are held. Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi is said to have billions stashed in bank accounts from Dubai to Switzerland.
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Nigeria's 2011 presidential race tests North-South powersharing agreement
Nigeria's 2011 presidential race is squaring former president Ibrahim Babangida and former vice president Atiku Abubakar – both Muslims from the north – against incumbent Goodluck Jonathan from the Christian south.
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Nigeria ambassador: Look past negative stereotypes – and e-mail scams
Nigeria's ambassador to South Africa, Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa, speaks about his tough job.
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Cheers in Nigeria after Shell agrees to pay $15.5 million
Despite the settlement, the oil firm denies complicity in the former military government's execution of antidrilling activists in the mid-1990s. Activists say the case is 'an important first step' toward justice in the region.
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Is South Africa about to become more 'African'?
Populist Jacob Zuma's expected victory in Wednesday's presidential poll unnerves some well-to-do South Africans, but others are drawn to his commitment to the traditional value of 'ubuntu.'
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