Special Report

14/6/2013

A woman’s battle to inherit land in Cote d'Ivoire

Picking up the pieces after a crisis

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Nigeria's army gunning for Boko HaramBy BBC | Monday, June 10   2013 at  12:33

Nigerian soldiers patrolling in the north of Borno state on June 5, 2013 near a deserted Boko Haram "camp." Soldiers conducting a tightly orchestrated military tour say they chased insurgents away from the nearby village of Kirenowa. PHOTO | AFP |

The military gradually reclaims territory from the Islamists

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Kikwete's big spat with RwandaBy GAAKI KIGAMBO | Sunday, June 9   2013 at  13:47

Two Rwandan Hutu rebels of the FDLR militia based in eastern DR Congo. Kigali puts responsibility for the 1994 genocide on these Hutu forces. PHOTO | FILE |

Tanzania's leader annoys Kigali for calling for talks with Hutu rebels

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The ‘mad' Kenyan woman who rattled the BritishBy FRED OLUOCH | Saturday, June 8   2013 at  13:45

A statue of Mekatilili wa Menza, a heroine of Kernya's early resistance to British colonialism. PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP |

Mekatilili wa Menza was the first woman in East Africa to fight colonilaism

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The Africa Leadership Scorecard 2012By NMG AFRICA PROJECT | Sunday, June 2   2013 at  12:03

Illustrations by John Nyaga. |

Africa Review assesses the good, the bad and the ugly of African governance in 2012

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Africa gets closer to the starsBy SANDRA CHAO | Thursday, June 6   2013 at  13:30

An artist's impression of part of the SKA project. The radio telescope is scheduled to be operational by 2024. |

Giant Square Kilometre Array radio telescope project to be operational by 2014

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