Tag Archives: Joaquim Chissano

Africa and the succession trap

January 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Tim Kelsall Mozambique’s Samora Machel built a strong consensual party with a succession tradition. Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni has not. 2012 was a tough year for African leaders: one resigned, one was sacked, two were overthrown in coups, two were … read more »

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Virgin Zimbabwe… Secret cable shows how Sir Richard Branson ‘led plot to remove Mugabe’

October 12, 2011 by benim

Sir Richard Branson funded a secret project to try to secure the end of Robert Mugabe’s regime in Zimbabwe, leaked diplomatic cables have revealed. An international initiative founded by the 61-year-old Virgin boss apparently launched a plot to persuade the … read more »

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Mediators meet over Madagascar

June 7, 2011 by benim

Gaborone – Madagascar’s feuding political leaders were gathering on Monday for a meeting in Botswana that regional mediators are describing as the last chance to find a solution to the country’s two-year-old deadlock. The two-day meeting of 11 political parties … read more »

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Ousted Madagascar president barred from returning

February 19, 2011 by benim

Madagascar’s ousted president has been barred by officials in his homeland from returning from exile in South Africa Saturday, the politician told reporters at Johannesburg’s airport. Marc Ravalomanana said aviation authorities in Madagascar had written to South African Airways to … read more »

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Wikileaks Madagascar: Deposed President ‘Recruited Mercenaries’ – Diplomatic Cable

December 6, 2010 by benim

Cape Town — The American embassy in Paris reported to Washington three months after Malagasy president Marc Ravalomanana was deposed in 2009 that he was recruiting mercenaries in France, according to a diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks. The cable, sent … read more »

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Facts about Mozambique

October 22, 2010 by benim

Since independence from Portugal in 1975, Mozambique has been battered by civil war, economic mismanagement and famine. A peace deal in 1992 ended 16 years of civil war, and the country has made much progress in economic development and political … read more »

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