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Shillings, prayers and votes: democracy in a very religious country

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and Apostolic Bishop Margaret Wanjiru in September 2010.
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and Apostolic Bishop Margaret Wanjiru in September 2010. © STR/EPA/MaxPPP

Kenya's top clerics are key pieces on the political chessboard as the country heads for the polls. Both presidential front-runners, are desperate to win the large Pentecostal vote. We delve behind-the-scenes of political preaching and fundraising to explore the role of religion in the campaign.

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Central Africa

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West Africa

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

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Southern Africa and islands

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North Africa

Egypt
Egpyt tries to adapt to drop in Russian cereal supplies and Indian embargo

Workers collect wheat at the Banha grain silos, in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, 25 May 2022.
Workers collect wheat at the Banha grain silos, in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, 25 May 2022. © Khaled Elfiqi/EPA/MaxPPP

Egypt is having great difficulty importing large quantities of Russian wheat, which represented nearly 60% of its purchases prior to the war in Ukraine. Cairo is now trying to negotiate with New Delhi in the hope of ensuring a partial lifting of the embargo on Indian wheat.

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