Vol 50 No 23 | NAMIBIA The race for second place 20th November 2009 No change is expected for the governing party but the opposition may look different after this month's polls President Hifikepunye Pohamba's governing South West Africa People's Organisation will almost certainly win again, and comfortably, at the elections on 27-28 November. The main opposition parties claim they...
Vol 50 No 23 | MALAWI The rise and rise of ethnic politics 20th November 2009 The predominance of Lhomwe people in the government hierarchy raises doubts about Mutharika's nationalism The star attraction of the Lhomwe cultural festival last month was President Bingu wa Mutharika: his presence reflects his growing use of his own ethnic identity to mobilise...
Vol 50 No 23 | SOUTH AFRICA Jackie Selebi on trial 20th November 2009 Nothing is going according to plan with the prosecution for corruption of former police chief and former Interpol director Jackie Selebi (AC Vol 50 No 16). As he...
Vol 50 No 22 | ANGOLACONGO-KINSHASA Throwing out the neighbours 6th November 2009 A spree of mutual expulsions disguises long-standing economic disputes The two big neighbours have been busily expelling each others' nationals and the resulting tension hides their disagreements about oil, diamonds and the hoped-for electric power from a...
Vol 50 No 22 | MOZAMBIQUE A dominant party – not a one-party state 6th November 2009 Accusations of bias and irregularities tarnish the success of Frelimo in national elections and may prompt cuts in investment and aid The decisive re-election of President Armando Guebuza on 27 October delivered all that the governing Frente de Libertação de Moçambique wanted: victory with over 75% of the vote...
Vol 50 No 22 | MOZAMBIQUE Brand new MDM will challenge Frelimo 6th November 2009 Established just six months before the elections, the Movimento Democrático de Moçambique has come further than any other third party in Mozambique's history and will be well placed...
Vol 50 No 22 | ZIMBABWE 'Too many enemies' 6th November 2009 When arms disappeared from Pomona Barracks, north of Harare, last month, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front barons again blamed the Movement for Democratic Change but military intelligence...
Vol 50 No 22 | BOTSWANA Khama control 6th November 2009 Delivery 'to the expectations of Batswana' is to be top priority of the new government, President Seretse Khama Ian Khama announced at his inauguration on 21 October following...
Vol 50 No 21 | ZIMBABWE Tsvangirai's walkout puts Mugabe on the backfoot 23rd October 2009 The MDC sees some success in its efforts to push a divided ZANU-PF into talks by appealing to regional leaders to pressure President Mugabe For once, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and the Movement for Democratic Change appear to have scored a palpable hit against President Robert Mugabe and his allies. Following a...
Vol 50 No 21 | BOTSWANA Khama's expected triumph 23rd October 2009 The governing party did less well than it had hoped but trounced the opposition and confirmed the President's hold on office Despite a depressed economy and disunity in its ranks, President Seretse Khama Ian Khama's Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won its eighth successive election victory on 16 October. Provisional...