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Tough economic times and tight votes look to be the continent's challenges for 2009, writes Africa Confidential editor Patrick Smith.
A selection of the best cartoons about Africa in 2008 by Tayo Fatunla and Jonathan Shapiro.
Alfred Brendel, one of the world's greatest pianists, is giving his final public performances this week.
A profile of Mosiuoa Lekota, who has split from South Africa's ruling ANC to form a new party.
Steve Cram explains why the Olympic 400m champion deserves to be a Sports Personality contender
Steve Cram explains why the Olympic 400m champion deserves to be a Sports Personality contender
Energised US voters are ready to decide after the longest, costliest and most inspiring campaign in living memory, says the BBC's Jamie Coomarasamy.
South Africa's ex-leader Thabo Mbeki says he will not campaign for the ANC as the ruling party has claimed.
Tzipi Livni, the leader of Israel's ruling Kadima party, has come from relative political obscurity to within sight of the prime ministership within just 10 years.
Several movies at this year's London Film Festival are based on real life events. How hard is it to make a film about a real event without distorting the truth?
South Africa's ruling party, the ANC, suspends an ex-minister after he threatened to form a breakaway political bloc.
Stephen Harper's election as Canada's prime minister in 2006 reversed more than a decade of Liberal Party rule in parliament.
South Africans share their views on the warning of an imminent split in the ruling ANC party.
It is inevitable that South Africa's ruling ANC party will split, a close ally of ex-President Thabo Mbeki tells the BBC.
The UK ambassador to Washington describes Barack Obama as "highly intelligent" but at times "aloof", reports say.
The BBC's Jonah Fisher explains why Thabo Mbeki's presidency of South Africa was destined to come to an early end.
The BBC's Martin Plaut looks back on the career of Thabo Mbeki, who led South Africa for a decade but was forced out by his own party.
No single person can embody all the qualities Americans expect from their presidents, writes Jonathan Freedland.
A profile of Jacob Zuma, elected to lead the next ANC just two years after his career seemed to be over.
A running commentary on the Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic Party convention in Denver.
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