Civil and human rights of homosexuals will be restored in Malawi, President Joyce Banda has said only six weeks after she was propelled to the helm of affairs in the southern African country, following the death of former president Mutharika.

Competition for the leadership and calls for fairer distributions of national resources are shaking up the party that has ruled Mozambique since it gained independence in 1975.

In western Zambia, the shine of President Michael Sata's election victory last September has rubbed right off.

While the National Transitional Council government heads to elections, local militias threaten to launch secessionist movements and others refuse to demobilize.

Top judges and lawyers are squaring up to the government over its plans to reform the judicial system and even the highly praised post-apartheid Constitution

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Jonathan's chosen few have serious political boulders to move, while allegations of sycophancy easily stick. Among Nigeria's formidable female ministers and the new men in charge of state governance, forceful personalities may well get things done.

Victory for Dr Nkosozana Dlamini-Zuma's candidature in next month's African Union Commission chairperson election will be a victory for gender equality and a fresh awakening to pan African sentiments, the Pan African Business Forum has stated.