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Zimbabwean schools facing decline

Sun, Dec 13, 2009

Once the pride of Africa, Zimbabwe's education system has undergone a slow decline, with 25 per cent fewer children in school today than there were 10 years ago.

Nigeria cabinet dissolved

Nigeria cabinet dissolved

Wed, Mar 17, 2010

Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria's acting president, has dissolved the country's cabinet, just a month after assuming executive powers.

Mugabe demands UN seats for Africa

Mugabe demands UN seats for Africa

Sat, Sep 25, 2010

Zimbabwe's president calls for reform of Security Council to give the continent permanent representation.

Violence deters Zimbabwe activists

Tue, Mar 01, 2011

Munyaradzi Gwisai is a former opposition member of Zimbabwe’s parliament and the man who convened a meeting last Saturday in Harare to discuss the uprisings in North Africa. Gwisai and 45 others were arrested and allegedly tortured by Zimbabwean police. They now face a charge of treason that carries the death penalty. In neighbouring South Africa, where Zimbabweans have come to find work and safety in their many hundreds of thousands, there is fairly open talk about what events up in north Africa could mean for Zimbabwe, where Robert Mugabe's three-decade rule has been marked by repression. But with elections marred by violence in the past and so many among the youth and educated middle classes having fled, it is unclear where change will come from. And now activists meeting to discuss the recent unrest have been rounded up. Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull reports from Johannesburg in South Africa.

Obituary: Muammar Gaddafi

Obituary: Muammar Gaddafi

Thu, Oct 20, 2011

One of the world's most eccentric and unpredictable leaders, Gaddafi dominated the world stage for decades.

Libya is liberated - NTC

Mon, Oct 24, 2011

Transitional council declares end of hostilities in conflict with Gaddafi, as NTC leader vows polls within eight months.

Wiki Leaks: Assange loses appeal against extradition

Wiki Leaks: Assange loses appeal against extradition

Wed, Nov 02, 2011

London court rules WikiLeaks founder should be sent to Sweden to face questioning over sexual assault allegations.

Video: Zimbabwe 5 years on

Sun, Nov 13, 2011

Zimbabwe story: From riches to rags and where to now?