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The ANC at 100

January 9, 2012 By PW Editorial Board

Its centenary is surely a cause for celebration and hope for all who cherish freedom, civil rights and democracy.

Ugandan opposition warns of assassination plot after leader’s arrest

November 9, 2011 By Cory Collins

Uganda's largest opposition party, the Forum for Democratic Change claimed that a plot to assassinate leader Kizza Besigye was under way.

An appreciation for Wangari Maathai, the leopard of Kenya

October 19, 2011 By Nick Bart

Wangari Maathai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her leadership in Kenya's Green Belt Movement, died Sept. 25, 2011.

The new scramble for Africa

September 29, 2011 By Conn Hallinan

Is current U.S. foreign policy in Africa following a blueprint drawn up almost eight years ago by one of the most conservative think tanks in the world?

East Africa facing drought induced famine

September 1, 2011 By Brian McAfee

Expected rains have failed to arrive for successive seasons in and around Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, causing severe shortages of food and water for millions of people.