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By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on April 17th, 2011
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As the uprising in Libya continues, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on April 16th, 2011
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As the uprising in Libya continues, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on April 15th, 2011
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As the uprising in Libya continues, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe. Al Jazeera is not responsible for content derived from external sites.

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By Evan Hill in Africa on April 15th, 2011
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Down the dusty, bumpy road from Tobruk, along which every few miles upended chairs and thick ropes strung across the pavement stand as mute checkpoints – many of them abandoned by their one-time rebel guards – lies Benghazi, the seat of the Libyan uprising, still brave, still mad, incredulous of the predictions of its own demise.

Nearly a month after the onset of foreign air strikes – and my first abrupt departure from free east Libya –the rebel stronghold still stands, logic be damned.

By Barnaby Phillips in Africa on April 15th, 2011
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No Nigerian president has ever been removed from office in an election. This, sadly, does not mean that Nigeria has been blessed with unusually competent or popular leaders these past 50 years.

It is more a consequence of the country's history of shaky democracy, punctuated by military coups and rigged elections.

Nigeria is now on the eve of another presidential election. History suggests that whether or not the incumbent, Goodluck Johnathan, is the best man for the job, his rivals face an uphill battle to unseat him.

Ideally, Nigerians would be making their choice in a free and fair election. Again, past experience will lead many Nigerians to conclude that is not likely.

Let's see what happens in the coming days.

It's true that last week's parliamentary vote was a big improvement on the 2003 and 2007 Nigerian election.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on April 14th, 2011
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As the uprising in Libya continues, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe. Al Jazeera is not responsible for content derived from external sites.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on April 13th, 2011
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As the uprising in Libya continues, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe. Al Jazeera is not responsible for content derived from external sites.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on April 13th, 2011
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As the uprising in Libya continues, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe. Al Jazeera is not responsible for content derived from external sites.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on April 12th, 2011
Anti-Gaddafi fighters pause on the front line outside Ajdabiya to let a caravan of camels pass [Photo: Reuters]

As the uprising in Libya continues, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe. Al Jazeera is not responsible for content derived from external sites.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on April 10th, 2011
A Libyan government tank sits, burnt-out, beside the coastal highway outside Ajdabiya [Photo: Reuters]

As the uprising in Libya continues, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe. Al Jazeera is not responsible for content derived from external sites.

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