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Since independence, the Central African Republic has experienced five coups. What chance does the country's latest strongman have of seeing out his term in office?
After a twenty year impasse, it could take a 'Sahrawi Spring' for the Western Sahara to finally gain self-determination.
Collectors may be interested in artefacts from the era, but the legacy of the Walls of Benin has largely been forgotten.
In 1975, Pinto da Costa led São Tomé & Príncipe to independence, ruled as a dictator for 15 years, then lost elections and stepped down. In 2011, he returned as president.
With Kenyatta, a Kikuyu and business behemoth, set to take over the reins of power, some of Kenya's Asian community is concerned for the future.
Mali has a history of Tuareg rebellions followed by fragile peace and return to violence. Dialogue and long-term planning are needed now to avoid repeating this cycle of conflict.
Keith Somerville's analysis of radio propaganda answers a lot of questions about what hate propaganda is, but avoids many deeper and more interesting questions.
While France responded to Mali's conflict by sending in 2,500 French soldiers, it largely ignored the Central African Republic's calls for help.
State feminism prospered under the authoritarian rule of Bourguiba and Ben Ali. What are the prospects for women's rights following the 2011 revolution?
AQIM exists not because of the Arab Spring but Algeria's military coup two decades ago and serious state-building failures in Algeria and northern Mali.
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