KENYA’S LEADERS MEET OVER POST ELECTION COURT

Kenya said President Mwai Kibaki’s cabinet would meet again on Thursday in a third attempt to try and reach agreement on a local tribunal to deal with perpetrators of last year’s post-election violence.In a debate being closely watched by foreign donors, Kenyans and local markets alike, ministers have twice this month failed to agree [...]

GUINEA BISSAU HOLDS RUN-OFF ELECTION

Guinea-Bissau has held a run-off vote to replace President Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was assassinated in March.
The poll pits two former heads of state against each other – Malam Bacai Sanha, seen as the favourite, and Kumba Yala.
Guinea-Bissau has a history of coups and its people say they are tired of broken promises and [...]

SOUTH AFRICA SET FOR WEEK OF STRIKES

South Africa is bracing itself for a week in which bus, train and municipal workers are all set to go on strike.
The industrial action will see more than 160,000 people stop work in support of claims for higher wages.
This is the latest in a series of challenges for South Africa’s new President [...]

39 KILLED IN NIGERIA’S RELIGIOUS UNREST; VIOLENCE SPREADS

Islamist militants have attacked Nigerian police in two more northern states, after at least 39 people were killed on Sunday.
Eyewitnesses told the BBC a gun battle had raged for hours in Potiskum, Yobe State and a police station set on fire.
In neighbouring Borno State, a self-styled “Taliban” group which has staged previous attacks also [...]