For a better future, South Africans need to unite across class, race and party political lines.

For a better future, South Africans need to unite across class, race and party political lines.

Ivory Coast has been a target since it became France’s regional base for countering terrorism in the Sahel.
![A security officer walks on the beach after an attack in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast [REUTERS]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/537ec73a8eee460d80169428400c86ec_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The lack of political will within the AU is probably due to the fear of leaders’ own skeletons being exposed.
![Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrives in Khartoum from Johannesburg [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/0f7bfa3bfdf349129cdbe756d5d1262c_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Burundians’ call for leadership change may reflect a burgeoning ‘African Spring’.
![Demonstrators celebrate what they perceive to be an attempted military coup d''etat in the capital Bujumbura, Burundi [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2f65db6b43f047048b710ae26f2c397a_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Jacob Zuma’s mealy-mouthed language and qualified statements have done little to curb the madness.
![People pray for peace and friendship in the wake of violence against foreign nationals occurring in some parts of the country in Johannesburg [Getty]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cda9c2cf57e24027b175ad367cf07525_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
This may well be the first Nigerian election where issues trump allegiances.

Young Kenyan Muslims must be given alternatives beyond a life of relative deprivation or a false dre
![Kenyan youths throw rocks at police where a slain Muslim cleric used to preach in Mombasa [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014119113354427734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Sudan’s Bashir has been careful to travel only to countries that are not ICC members.
![Bashir will claim credit for breaking the isolation of Sudan within the Arab world, writes Kajee [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/201410295175726734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The election in Mozambique exposed the divide between rich and poor thanks to a more connected society.
![Ruling party Frelimo may well find itself having to eat humble pie, writes Kajee [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/201410169439284734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)