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Anti Mugabe hackers bring down ANC website

By Violet Gonda SW Radio Africa 14 June 2013 The African National Congress (ANC) issued a statement in support of President Robert Mugabe, after an activist group calling themselves Anonymous Africa hacked the South African ruling party’s official website on Friday. The attack on the ANC site involved...

Zim civic groups to lobby for reforms at A.U. summit

By Tererai Karimakwenda 23 January, 2013 Delegations from Zimbabwean civic society travelled to Addis Ababa this week, hoping to lobby Heads of State on the sidelines of the African Union Summit that opened on Monday. The Zimbabwean crisis is not officially on the A.U. agenda this time, as the focus will...

African Union fails to elect new chairman

By Tererai Karimakwenda 30 January 2012 African leaders attending the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa were on Monday forced to postpone voting for a new Chairman of the continental grouping, after three rounds failed to determine a clear winner. Jean Ping of Gabon, chairman of the AU Commission...

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