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Botswana

Botswana came in as the best ranked African country in the newly released Transparency International league table of 2008 corruption perceptions, sitting in 36th place out of 180... 2008-09-26


Zimbabwe

President Robert Mugabe frequently refers to his land reforms as his greatest achievement during 28 years in office. Most independent commentators regard the seizures of productive... 2008-09-25


Mauritius

Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has nominated Mauritian President Anerood Jugnauth for a second term as the ceremonial head of state, a move unanimously confirmed by the national assembly... 2008-09-24


Namibia

The seizure and auctioning of houses by Windhoek municipality in a move to reclaim widespread non-payment of municipal bills has aroused public discontent. Residents of Katutura,... 2008-09-24


South Africa

In our view, Thabo Mbeki's early resignation on September 20 will significantly accelerate the transformation of South Africa's political landscape over the coming year, with rising... 2008-09-24


Mozambique

The Central Committee of the ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) has selected by secret ballot current president and party chair, Armando Guebuza, to be the party's... 2008-09-23


Madagascar

Madagascar has a relatively favourable political backdrop, with President Marc Ravolomanana's Tiako I Madagasikara (TIM) party holding a majority of seats in the National Assembly.... 2008-09-23


Angola

China International Trust and Investment Corporation has broken ground for a housing project outside Angola's capital, Luanda. The project will reportedly cost an estimated US$3.5bn,... 2008-09-23


Zambia

In Zambia, the office of president wields a very large share of political power, though a constitutional reform process is underway, and accordingly political risk remains elevated... 2008-09-22


South Africa

With no further outbreaks of xenophobic attacks over the course of July, we increased our short-term political risk rating to 65.0 from 62.5. Despite improvements in the security... 2008-07-31

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