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Africa: With a deal reached between Kenya's two political rivals, and Kofi Annan -- one of the key players in the negotiations -- now departed from the damaged nation, residual strife continues in the form of land disputes. A former finance minister gains support in his bid to unseat Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe's presidential vote. More information on the candidate, Simba Makoni, from the Sokwanele website.

Asia: Demitry Medvedev, to no one's surprise, wins the Russian election, which was widely understood to be a farce. (Bonus reading: Sean's Russia blog looks at the Western media's lack of understanding of the Russian political scene.)

Further reading: An opinion and response on the legitimacy of Kosovo's independence.