4:47pm

Counting begins in Kenya’s election

A voter puts a ballot paper into the senatorial box as voting kicked off in Kenya on March 4 2013 in the country's western province in Kakamega. ©Getty

Polling stations kept open beyond official closing time

Ordinga ©Anna Gordon 7:38am

Turnout holds key to Kenya election

Kenyatta neck and neck with Odinga amid fears of voter intimidation

9:30pm

South Africa in good health, says Zuma

Comparisons between mine killings and apartheid crackdowns are dismissed

Jacob Zuma, South African president ©AFP 9:30pm

Zuma warns west’s ‘colonial’ corporates

Change attitude or risk losing business to China, says SA president

From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 7:34pm

SA minister lobbies UAE in doctor case

South African doctor held over child’s death 10 years ago

An undated grab from a video shows former Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar speaking at an undisclosed location ©AFP Mar 3, 2013

Chad says leader of Algeria attack killed

Al-Qaeda’s Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed in Mali strike, says military

Mar 1, 2013

Kisumu gangs square up for action

Kenya poll tension grows as youth groups organise

Ordinga ©Anna Gordon Mar 1, 2013

Odinga warns of potential unrest if poll is not fair

Rigging consequences could be ‘worse than last time’ in Kenya

A still from a video made available by The Daily sun, Johannesburg shows Mido Macia, 27, a taxi driver and Mozambican national, as he is dragged behind a police van in Johannesburg, South Africa, 01 March 2013. Macia was tied to the back of a police van and dragged along the street in Daveyton, on the East Rand, while eyewitness filmed the assault. Macia died in the local police station's cells yesterday ©EPA Mar 1, 2013

S Africa police arrested over drag death

Outrage over images of man tied to van and dragged along street

a man with his hands tethered to the back of a police vehicle being dragged behind as police hold his legs up and the vehicle apparently drives off, east of Johannesburg ©AP Feb 28, 2013

S African police watchdog probes death

Officers investigated for dragging man tied to back of police van

Feb 28, 2013

Kenyan separatist raises poll stakes

Boycott called for next week’s presidential election

The World Feb 28, 2013

In the Picture: Kenya’s 2013 election

The World Feb 28, 2013

In the Picture: Kenya’s 2013 election

Feb 27, 2013

S Africa forecasts slower growth in 2013

Budget deficit for financial year predicted to rise to 5.2%

Global Insight Feb 27, 2013

Top court caught up in Kenya poll drama

The ICC prosecution team’s revelation on the eve of polls has provided a fillip for Kenyatta

Feb 26, 2013

ICC prosecution delays Kenyatta trial

Hold-up could have impact on Kenya elections

Feb 26, 2013

South African economy stays sluggish

Country’s growth below some African peers

From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA Feb 26, 2013

Tunisia arrests four over Belaid’s murder

Suspected involvement in killing of opposition leader

Feb 26, 2013

Islamists threaten to kill French family

Gunmen demand release of militants held in Nigeria and Cameroon

Feb 25, 2013

Kenyatta case casts shadow on Kenya poll

Presidential candidate accused of crimes against humanity

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