Kenya candidates spend Shs 26bn bribing voters

The Weekly ObserverIn a debate on Kenya in the British parliament, on December 4, parliamentary under-secretary in the Department for International Development, Baroness Vadera, said: “….a career in politics is still one of the quickest ways of accumulating wealth” in Kenya.
Lord Oakeshott spoke of “a culture of political and economic patronage as the root of widespread corruption” in Kenya."

Zimbabwe's U.S. Visit Discussion

Interview with Newton Kanhema of the Zimbabwe Independence Assistance Network talks about Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's U.S. visit.

Sudan poll boycott threatens peace

AlJazeeraEnglish — April 06, 2010 — South Sudan's main political party has announced a partial boycott of the elections scheduled for April 11. The Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has withdrawn its candidates from local and parliamentary polls in North Sudan. A History of Modern Sudan

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