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MADAGASCAR
Opposition leader says he has gone into hiding
Madagascar opposition leader Andry Rajoelina (file photo), who is locked in a bitter power struggle with President Marc Ravalomanana, said he had gone into hiding after security forces tried to arrest him, according to the AFP.
GUINEA-BISSAU
Investigations start into leaders' murders
Guinea-Bissau's state prosecutor has been appointed to head an investigation into the murder of the country's president, while the military is busy searching for who may have betrayed their chief of staff.
GUINEA-BISSAU
Uneasy calm prevails ahead of new elections
After the assassination of his predecessor on Monday, Guinea Bissau’s interim president, Raimundo Pereira (pictured), must maintain order and plan new elections in one of Africa’s least stable nations. FRANCE 24 reports from Bissau.
MADAGASCAR
Opposition leader threatens new strike action
Former mayor and opposition leader Andry Rajoelina, encouraged his supporters to continue their protests as thousands rallied in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo on Saturday. He called for a general strike to start up again on Monday.
MADAGASCAR
Opposition leader will oversee transition, say supporters
Supporters of Madagascar's opposition leader, Andry Rajoelina, have proclaimed him the leader of a "transition high authority" that seeks to remove President Marc Ravalomana. Rajoelina was ousted as the capital's mayor on Wednesday.
BELGIUM
Van Rompuy named new prime minister
Christian Democrat Herman Van Rompuy was named new prime minister of Belgium by King Albert II after the former speaker of the lower house of parliament reached agreement on a new coalition government, according to media reports.
BELGIUM
Few expect new coalition to last the course
Belgium's new Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy has started talks with the divided country's friction-ridden parties in the hope of forming a coalition government, 10 days after the resignation of Prime Minister Yves Leterme.
BELGIUM
Lower house speaker Van Rompuy to form new government
King Albert II of Belgium has called on the speaker of the lower house of parliament, Herman Van Rompuy, a Christian Democrat, to form a new government to replace that of the former prime minister, Yves Leterme.
SOMALIA - POLITICS
President sacks PM in power struggle
As a fragile government battles Islamist rebels poised on the outskirts of the capitol, Mogadishu, the president of largely ungoverned Somalia announced he was sacking the prime minister in a row over the composition of a new cabinet.
08/12/2008 - TOP STORY

Political crisis in Canada

The Canadian government is facing an unprecedented political crisis, just two months after its re-election. Accused by opposition parties of inefficient measures against the financial crisis, PM Stephen Harper is trying hard to regain the ground.
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