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01/27/2012

Listen to the BBC Africa Debate today at 1900GMT (2pm EST)

After the Arab Spring, is Africa ready for its own democratic leap forward?

01/27/2012

BBC Africa Debate Launches Today at 1900 GMT (2PM EST)

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Submit your comments on the potential of and your thoughts about the "African Spring" using the hashtag .

A sub-Saharan "African Spring”? This is the theme of the inaugural edition of the new BBC World Service global monthly programme, BBC Africa Debate, which will be broadcast from Accra, Ghana, on Friday 27 January.

01/27/2012

Goodluck Jonathan on considering talks with Boko Haram: "...if they clearly identify themselves then there will be a basis for dialogue."

The president of Nigeria challenges Islamist militant group Boko Haram to identify themselves and state their demands as a basis for dialogue.

04/17/2011

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03/21/2011

The Ivory Coast is on the brink of a renewed civil war. Laurent Gbagbo refuses to hand over power to Alassane Ouattara and is now enlisting thousands of young men into the Army. His forces have already shelled parts of Abidjan. What will the African Union do next?

03/20/2011

Egyptian Constitutional Referendum passes with 77% of the vote. 41% of eligible voters turned out for the referendum. The ruling Army council will issue an election timeline soon.

03/20/2011

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Egyptians are waitting to vote outside the Electoral Commission

03/20/2011

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While leaving I found even longer queue in the street from men waiting for their turn. Taken at Kowmia language school polling station at Agouza, Giza

03/20/2011

Observers are reporting high numbers of Egyptians have turned out to cast their ballots on constitutional changes. Last year's parliamentary election under the Mubarak regime saw turnout as low as 10%. We will wait to see how high turnout has been in yesterday's referendum. Some problems have been reported with the lack of officially stamped ballot papers. Stay tuned.

03/19/2011

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/19/egypt-big-numbers-vote-constitutional-change

Referendum is first major test of transition to democracy in wake of Mubarak's resignation

03/18/2011

Mohammed El-Baradei [in arabic] on the Egyptian Constitutional Referendum scheduled tomorrow.

03/18/2011

Egypt to vote on proposed constitutional amendments this weekend. Polls suggest that most of the amendments will not be ratified. In this case, the Army council will likely act unilaterally to impose various constitutional amendments needed ahead of elections.