Thousands in massive Sudanese protests call for downfall of dictatorship as violence kills scores
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Major Protests Against Sudan Dictatorship Meets Violence
Largest protest in years in Sudan dictatorship meets violence after fuel price turns political
Rare Protest Dispersed by Angola Dictatorship
Oil rich nation has desperate rate of poverty as wealth is stolen by corrupt dictatorship as democracy protests dispersed by Angola dictatorship
Angola Youth Groups to Protest Dictatorship
Coalition of Angola youth groups plan to protest for democracy capital despite violence threat
Tunisia Journalists March to Mark Strike
Tunisia journalists march in protests after detention and harassment of free press escalates
VIDEO: Ethiopia Hamar People Battle Development
Neglected Ethiopia Hamar people struggle against land development and modernity in 21st century tale of modern Africa
New Play About Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe Long Life
New political off-Broadway show in New York seeks to delve into the mind and life of freedom fighter turned dictator in play about Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe
Turning Weapons Into Art in Liberia
Art in Liberia: after tragic violence in Liberia, new generation seek rewards of peace including one artist turning weapons of civil war into new objects of art
Angola Dictatorship in New Crackdown on Citizens
Angola dictatorship continues slide as crackdown targets activists, street vendors and protests
New President Faces Monumental Mali Challenge
Winning first post-war election, President faces monumental Mali challenge of unifying country