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Emboldened generals are realising they are likely to face little effective resistance to putsch attempts
President Biya intervenes in bloody linguistic conflict — but is criticised for speaking only in French
Veteran ruler grabs 71% of vote in election marred by violence and disruption
Bold international action is needed to halt civil war in Cameroon
Opposition leader declares victory over President Paul Biya ahead of official result
English-speaking militants clash with security forces in the francophone-led country
Popular Kampala singer challenges his country’s ageing leader in song and parliament
Witnesses report violent house raids in English-speaking regions
Upheaval, Zimbabwe-style, could still be averted
While loyalists pray for ‘continuity’, more young people vent frustration
Muhammadu Buhari is on a mission to put his country back on a straighter path
Term limits in African constitutions are in danger of being unravelled
The choicest bits of the west’s great cities belong, in part, to foreign dictators
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