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Gado
2011-02-02, Issue 515
With the African Union approving Kenya's request for a one-year suspension of the International Criminal Court (ICC) trials, President Mwai Kibaki grins with impunity, says Gado.
Change in the Arab world
Gado
2011-02-02, Issue 515
Gado wonders about the depths to which Arab leaders are prepared to change.
Gbagbo and the ICC
Gado
2011-01-25, Issue 514
Côte d'Ivoire's Laurent Gbagbo receives a call from International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo.
If Jesus were to be tried in Kenya
2011-01-25, Issue 514
With the government moving to protect suspects from the International Criminal Court (ICC), Gado wonders what would happen if Jesus were to be tried in Kenya today.
Tunisia's waves of revolution
Gado
2011-01-25, Issue 514
Tunisia's waves of political change seem on the verge of drenching unsuspecting old despots across the North African region, says Gado.
Tunisia: Ben Ali chased out
Gado
2011-01-19, Issue 513
Tunisia's Zine El Abidine Ben Ali flees at the site of popular protest.
Raila, Gbagbo and the army
Gado
2011-01-20, Issue 513
Laurent Gbagbo has his 'assets' seized by the army.
Gbagbo calls a teleconference
Gado
2011-01-13, Issue 512
Seeking advice, Laurent Gbagbo's been teleconferencing with Mwai Kibaki and Robert Mugabe, Gado reckons.
WikiLeaks makes phone records public
Gado
2011-01-12, Issue 512
Gado wonders what would happen were WikiLeaks to make all phone calls and text messages public.
South Sudan votes
2011-01-12, Issue 512
South Sudan votes in the referendum.
How to win an election
Gado
2011-01-05, Issue 511
Gado shows political leaders demonstrating how to win elections…
Gbagbo, the AU and Côte d'Ivoire
Gado
2011-01-06, Issue 511
Gado captures the African Union's approach to Laurent Gbagbo and Côte d'Ivoire.
More WikiLeaks and the US
Gado
2010-12-15, Issue 510
Gado on WikiLeaks and the US…
Ireland a 'failed state'?
Gado
2010-12-08, Issue 509
While wanting to identify itself as a 'failed state', the Irish government discovers that this is a reserved phrase, suggests Gado.
Blatter and corruption in FIFA
Gado
2010-12-01, Issue 508
FIFA President Sepp Blatter's talk of cleaning up the world's governing body belies its inherent corruption, suggests Gado.
Museveni and oil discovery in Uganda
Gado
2010-11-24, Issue 507
Following the discovery of oil in his country, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will be able to keep a 'full tank', says Gado.
Pope on the use of condoms
Gado
2010-11-25, Issue 507
Gado suggests that the pope's assent to the use of condoms may encourage further demands on the Catholic Church.
Zanzibar elections and European media
Ahmed Viriyala
2010-11-17, Issue 505
The European media expresses surprise at Zanzibar's calm during elections, suggests Ahmed Viriyala.
Kikwete and the CCM horse
Gado
2010-11-17, Issue 505
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kiwete rides a tired CCM (Chama Cha Mapinduzi) horse, says Gado.
Bush and 'Decision Points'
Gado
2010-11-17, Issue 505
Gado suggests the market for George W. Bush's new book, 'Decision Points', is somewhat small.
Gender and army recruitment
Gado
2010-11-17, Issue 505
Insisting female potential recruits are pregnant is an effective army deterrent against women in the military, suggests Gado.
Royal weddings and divorces
Gado
2010-11-18, Issue 505
Why don't royal divorces attract the same media fanfare as weddings, wonders Gado.
Kikwete's level playing field
Gado
2010-11-10, Issue 504
Newly re-elected Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete receives calls to level the political playing field, suggests Gado.
Museveni's 'You want another rap' (remix)
2010-11-10, Issue 504
As Yoweri M7, Uganda's Yoweri Museveni launches a hip hop appeal to the Ugandan electorate…
Obama and the US mid-terms
Gado
2010-11-02, Issue 503
As the US goes through its mid-term elections, Barack Obama's positive presidential campaign is now being qualified with 'terms and condition apply', says Gado.
Swearing in Kikwete
Gado
2010-11-02, Issue 503
With Tanzania witnessing elections, Gado depicts the swearing-in of incumbent Jakaya Kikwete.
Calm elections in Tanzania: An anti-climax?
Gado
2010-11-02, Issue 503
Cynical observers among the international media will be disappointed by the relative calm accompanying Tanzania's elections, suggests Gado.
President Jakaya Kikwete on another begging mission
Gado
2010-10-20, Issue 501
Gado depicts Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete begging for funds.
Mubarak and Egypt: Economic progress with political paralysis
Gado
2010-10-20, Issue 501
Egypt under Hosni Mubarak is economic progress with political paralysis, says Gado.
Chilean miners freed, Hollywood swoops
Gado
2010-10-20, Issue 501
With Chile's trapped miners freed, Hollywood will be quick to capitalise on the rescue, according to Gado.
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