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Putin critic Navalny’s website blocked for exposing corruption
Alexei Navalny posted a video alleging a deputy prime minister enjoyed lavish hospitality from a billionaire tycoon
17 Chad protesters sentenced as fear overtakes nation
Among those in Chad who have risked public protest, several hundred people have been arrested
Without democracy Sudan will descent into chaos
Sudan’s political crisis has reached its worst since the coup led by President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in June 1989
VIDEO: What the Boris Nemtsov story says about Russian politics
Event covers the release of a critically important new book on the life and murder that is the Boris Nemtsov story
VIDEO: India’s Democratic Journey 70 Years Since Independence
The end of the British Empire in Indian was one of the planet’s most transformational events since World War II
Cyril Ramaphosa Poised to Become South African President
African National Congress leader Ramaphosa is set to be chosen by parliament as South Africa’s new president
Egypt arrests critic and ex-presidential candidate Abul Fotouh
Egyptian police arrested on Wednesday a leading government critic and party leader Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh along with five of his aides, security officials said. The reason for the arrest of Abul Fotouh, a candidate in the 2012 presidential election, was not immediately clear. It comes after the arrest of a party deputy leader and […]
Ethiopian Blogger Nega Freed in Mass Release of Prisoners
The Ethiopian government has released Eskinder Nega and several prominent opposition figures from prison
Embattled South African President Zuma Resigns
Jacob Zuma resigned “with immediate effect” late Wednesday heeding orders by the ruling African National Congress