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Sudanese officials announced a timetable for an upcoming referendum on October 5, but have also stated that any unforeseen event could delay the long-awaited vote. The referendum, to... 2010-10-15

Ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has dismissed accusations by the opposition Chadema party that the armed forces are interfering with politics ahead of elections to be held on October... 2010-10-15

On August 4 2010, 67% of Kenyans voted in favour of a new constitution which will replace the document drawn up at independence in 1963. The approval of a new constitution is a positive... 2010-10-15

In a report published by the UN's human rights office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Congolese troops and UN peace-keepers were faulted for their failure to stop hundreds... 2010-09-27

Uganda's ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has elected President Yoweri Museveni as its candidate for the 2011 presidential elections. Museveni has been in power since... 2010-09-27

In keeping with its attempts to diversify the economy away from mining, the Zambian government has announced that it will spend ZMK71.7trn (US$14.4bn) over the coming three years (2011-2013).... 2010-09-24

According to an opinion poll conducted by Synovate , a majority of Kenyans (54%) still support the trial of perpetrators of post-election violence in 2007 at the International Criminal... 2010-09-24

The African Union has urged the United Nations (UN) to suspend the International Criminal Court's (ICC) war crimes charges against President Omar Al Bashir, arguing that they risk polarising... 2010-09-24

The Ministry of Minerals and Energy has suspended a ban on the export of raw gemstones with a weight over one gram until the middle of 2011. The ban was put in place in June 2010 in... 2010-09-24

The announcement of an upcoming KES10bn (US$123.4mn) bond issue by Kenyan mortgage company Housing Finance Ltd (HF) will help to facilitate home buying and housing construction in Kenya... 2010-09-08