Southern African leaders will begin an emergency summit in Johannesburg on Friday to discuss the deadlock in talks to end the political crisis in Madagascar.

Southern African leaders have responded to the deadlock in talks over Madagascar's future by appointing former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano as a mediator to lead an all-party dialogue for the ...

THE overheated suite in Johannesburg's northern suburbs had an artificial, fully furnished rental feel, the only homely touches the national flag behind the president's chair and the children's pram ...

Comesa has expressed concern over the deepening crisis in Madagascar and Somalia and called for immediate intervention by member states.

Deposed Malagasy president Marc Ravalomanana will return to the country this month, his supporters have said.

The multilateral negotiations seeking to establish a neutral, peaceful and consensual transition in Madagascar resumed on Wednesday 20 May 2009 under the auspices of international mediators from the ...

1. The Extraordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government met in Sandton, Republic of South Africa, on 20 June 2009 to consider the political and security situation in Madagascar.

A statement by Ian Kelly, Department Spokesman,  Office of the Spokesman, Bureau of Public Affairs, Washington, DC, June 17, 2009: