June 20, 2009
Madagascar: Region Appoints Chissano as Mediator
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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… Read more »
June 18, 2009
Madagascar: Regional Leaders Call Emergency Summit
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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. Read more »
South Africa: Bafana Bafana Stage a Comeback
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South Africa is back on course to qualify for the second round of the Fifa Confederations cup after a 2-0 win over New Zealand. Read more »
June 17, 2009
Gabon: Delay in Presidential Elections?
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Government and opposition parties in Gabon are discussing delaying presidential elections to enable the updating of voters' rolls, according to the Kinshasa newspaper, Le… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Is Tsvangirai's Optimism Enough? [blog]
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I gained a new appreciation for Morgan Tsvangirai’s unique position recently. I had the good fortune of attending his first on-the-record event hosted by the Council on… Read more »
Africa: Continent's Soccer Teams Put Up Good Show
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Although South Africa and Egypt, Africa's representatives at the Confederations Cup, failed to win maximum points in their first games, they are still very much in the tournament… Read more »
Egypt: Fifa Reject Egypt's Complaint Over Goal
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Fifa have rejected a complaint that the penalty which won Brazil its match against Egypt in the Confederations Cup on Monday was awarded on the basis of a video replay. Read more »
June 16, 2009
Central African Republic: International Court Charges DRC's Bemba
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has committed for trial the former vice-president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Jean-Pierre Bemba, on charges of war crimes… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Finding White Rhodesia in the American West [interview]
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The writer Alexandra Fuller is best known in southern Africa for two books which portray with vivid and – for one who grew up in the same milieu – discomforting… Read more »
June 15, 2009
South Africa: Spectre of Corruption Threatens Democracy [guest column]
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Recent events in South Africa and Britain show that despite the fact they are regarded by many as examples of good governance, political leaders in both countries are struggling to… Read more »
Malawi: Madonna's Newly-Adopted Child Prepares to Leave
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As pop star Madonna prepares to fly her newly-adopted Malawian child to New York, the child's father has reportedly given up efforts to keep her in Malawi. Read more »
June 13, 2009
Zimbabwe: Obama Boosts Tsvangirai, Cold-Shoulders Unity Govt
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President Barack Obama has welcomed Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to the Oval Office in Washington, DC, with a U.S. $73 million aid package for Zimbabwe. But he refused to give… Read more »
June 12, 2009
Malawi: Court Allows Madonna to Adopt Child
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A Malawi appeals court has given pop star Madonna the right to adopt a second Malawian child. Read more »
June 11, 2009
Africa: Campaigners Attack Italy, France Over Aid
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A global anti-poverty advocacy group attacked Italy and France on Thursday for failing to live up to their promises to help Africans improve their education and fight hunger and… Read more »
South Africa: United States Relations - The Political Dimension [document]
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The following is a paper as prepared for delivery by Moeletsi Mbeki at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC on June 10, 2009. The paper was presented as part of a conference… Read more »
June 10, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Expanding Zone of Operations, Say Navies
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Somali pirates are extending their activities further out from the Somali coast, beyond the Seychelles in the east and to the Red Sea in the north, warns an international naval… Read more »
Congo-Brazzaville: Sassou-Nguesso Heads for Re-Election
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Congo Brazzaville's voters head for the polls on July 12 to elect a new president. Read more »
Africa: Global Crisis Set to Drive Millions Into Poverty, Predicts Report
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The global financial crisis is set to drive millions more people into poverty, to slash radically capital flows to Africa and to deprive sub-Saharan Africa of at least U.S. $50… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change Threatens Instability in 37 Nations, Says Report
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Climate change threatens to spark violent conflict in 23 African countries and political instability in another 14, a top-level international review panel says in a report… Read more »
Africa: Continent Makes Unsteady But Remarkable Progress, Says Report
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The annual report of the Africa Progress Report says that despite authoritarian and corrupt leaders, wars and coups, the overall trend in Africa is towards less conflict, more… Read more »
June 09, 2009
Nigeria: Shell Settles Saro-Wiwa Case
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After more than a decade of legal battles, the Royal Dutch Shell oil company has agreed to pay an out-of-court settlement in a case in which it was accused of committing human… Read more »
June 08, 2009
Lesotho: Madonna, African Adoptions and Unnamed Sources [blog]
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A British tabloid newspaper has set off speculation that pop superstar Madonna is now looking to adopt a child from Lesotho, or even Nigeria. Read more »
Gabon: New Confusion Over Bongo
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Gabon's government has denied reports that President Omar Bongo of Gabon has died in hospital in Barcelona, Spain. Read more »
Gabon: President Bongo Confirmed Dead
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Gabon's President Omar Bongo, 73, has died in a hospital in Spain. Read more »
June 05, 2009
Africa: U.S. Abruptly Cancels New Flights
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Kenyan government officials have reacted angrily to the abrupt cancellation this week of a new direct flight from Atlanta, Georgia in the United States to Nairobi. Read more »
