August 03

• AU Chief Adresses International Conference On Maternal, Newborn and Child Health [document]

  African Union

  STATEMENT BY H.E. Dr. Nkosazana C. Dlamini Zuma Chairperson of the African Union Commission to the Read more »

August 02

• Labour Union Calls on Govt to Resign

  allAfrica

  Tunisia's General Labour Union (UGTT) has given the government one week to resign or the group will be "forced to consider other options", news agencies are reporting. The labour... Read more »

• Israeli Agents Rig Results

  Zimbabwe Independent

  IN a dramatic move which consolidates reports Wednesday's general elections results were largely rigged, shadowy Israeli security company Nikuv International Projects Ltd (NIP)'s... Read more »

• Sahel Set to See Rise in 'Climate Refugees' - Report

  AlertNet

  Erratic weather linked to climate change is forcing people to flee their homes in West Africa's Sahel region, a trend that could worsen dramatically as temperatures rise, a rights... Read more »

• Mass Rallies Planned to Defy Govt Warning

  Aswat Masriya

  Islamists plan to holds mass rallies in Egypt's on Friday squares in response to the Interior Ministry's warning to protesters at Rabaa al-Adaweya and Nahda Squares. Read more »

• Presidential Election Goes to Second Round

  RFI

  Mali's presidential election will go to a second round on 11 August 11, the government said Friday. Former prime minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was in the lead with 39.2 per cent... Read more »

• Regional Leaders Need New Plan to Handle Zimbabwe's Impasse [analysis]

  SAIIA

  Even before Zimbabweans went to the polls on 31 July 2013, the Southern African Development Community's Organ on Politics, Defence and Security raised a litany of concerns about... Read more »

• Signs of 'Disunity' Within Govt

  FrontPageAfrica

  Barely 48 hours after a FrontPageAfrica revelation pointed to strains between President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Cllr. Varney Sherman, head of the ruling Unity Party, the Liberian... Read more »

• Southern Africa Pronounces on Election [document]

  SADC

  A preliminary statement by Hon. Bernard Kamillius Membe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania and head of the SADC Election... Read more »

• African Union Says Zimbabwe Poll 'Free and Credible' Despite 'Incidents'

  Deutsche Welle

  The chief of the African Union observer mission at Zimbabwe's elections says the vote was free and credible. But the opposition and critics are pointing to numerous irregularities... Read more »

• Mugabe, Zanu-PF Head for Landslide

  Zimbabwe Independent

  PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF last night appeared to be heading for a shock landslide victory in Wednesday's general elections, while outgoing Prime Minister Morgan... Read more »

• Army Gives Mugabe Leverage in Polls [analysis]

  Zimbabwe Independent

  THE military has played a crucial role in the just-ended general elections in which President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF are expecting a landslide victory, judging by the trends... Read more »

• Economy - New Leader Faces Uphill Task

  Zimbabwe Independent

  As Zimbabwe awaits the outcome of the general elections, whoever is elected president faces an onerous task of getting the economy going after years of economic malaise partly due... Read more »

• Mugabe Win Swings Spotlight to Succession

  Zimbabwe Independent

  IF President Robert Mugabe secures victory, as he looks certain to, the spotlight will shift to Zanu PF internal politics as it remains unclear whether he will finish his term or... Read more »

• Rigged... But Give Devil His Due [column]

  Zimbabwe Independent

  THAT this week's general elections results were discreetly rigged through a chaotic and flawed electoral process, before you even factor in the decisive shenanigans of the shadowy... Read more »

• Observer Teams Endorse Results

  Zimbabwe Independent

  THE Electoral Commissions Forum of Sadc countries (ECF-Sadc) has commended Zimbabwe for holding a peaceful, free, credible and efficient election, but the Zimbabwe Election Support... Read more »

• Govt Was Wrong to Host Bashir At AU Summit [opinion]

  African Arguments

  A July editorial in The Sunday Trust opined that the Nigerian government was right to host the Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir during a recent African Union (AU) summit despite... Read more »

• African Union Notes Poll Problems [document]

  African Union

  African Union Election Observation Mission to the Harmonised Elections of 31 July 2013 in the Republic of Zimbabwe Read more »

• Zanu-PF Leads With 52 Seats, MDC-T 10

  New Zimbabwe

  FIRST official results from the national assembly elections showed President Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF party storming ahead, winning 52 of 62 seats announced so far. Read more »

• Boko Haram Leader Allegedly Deposed

  Vanguard

  Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, leader of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has reportedly been shot and deposed by members of his own sect, Boko Haram. A new leader, Abu Zamira... Read more »

• Shekau Reportedly Deposed by Own Members

  Vanguard

  Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, leader of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has reportedly been shot and deposed by members of his own sect, Boko Haram. Read more »

• Chelsea Clinton Visits African Wildlife Foundation Conservation Projects in Zambia [press release]

  AWF

  On Friday, August 2, 2013, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) will host Chelsea Clinton on a visit to two of its conservation projects in Zambia. Clinton is currently touring... Read more »

• What Do Elections in Zimbabwe Really Mean? [analysis]

  ISS

  More than three decades of rule by President Robert Mugabe, recently as part of an uneasy alliance with the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), have reduced the income per person... Read more »

• Uhuru ICC Lawyers Target NGOs

  The Star

  President Uhuru Kenyatta's lawyers are likely to use data they are requesting from Safaricom and Airtel to prove that civil society activists 'bribed and coached prosecution... Read more »

• Bar-Codes Speed Up Distribution of Food in Refugee Camps [press release]

  UNHCR

  Bar code technology more commonly seen in supermarkets is enabling the UN refugee agency to greatly improve the speed at which monthly rations of food and relief items are... Read more »