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By the time Muammar Gaddaffi came to power in 1969, I was a third year university student at Dar-es-Salaam. We welcomed him because he was in the tradition of Colonel Gamal Abdul Nasser of...
There is a threat of a domino effect in other North African Arab countries following the relative success of the popular uprisings in both Egypt and Tunisia. Libya was soon to follow, but the...
The South African Reserve Bank left its repo rate unchanged on Thursday at 5,5% but raised its inflation forecast and struck a bullish tone on growth, The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation said it...
In recent weeks Egypt has seen perhaps the greatest destabilisation of its political, economic, and social order since the end of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty in 1952. The ouster of President Hosni...
he uprisings that have swept across the Arab countries will not happen in South Africa, President Jacob Zuma said. He was speaking during the launch of the African Ombudsman Research Centre at the...
Following 30 years of autocratic rule, the Egyptian people, inspired by the successful ouster of former Tunisian President Ben Ali, carried out a popular revolt in the name of greater rights and...
February 2011 has been a rather significant month in terms of Sudan’s evolution. This year, hopes for lasting peace in Sudan are firmly back on the global agenda, most importantly due to the...
January 2011: Tunisian President Zine-el-Abidine Ben Ali steps down as President following weeks of protests; February 2011: Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak steps down due to protests, ending his...