July 21, 2008
Zimbabwe: Parties to Sign Talks Deal, Says South Africa
Zimbabwean political parties are on the verge of signing an agreement which establishes a framework for substantive negotiations to end the country's political crisis. Read more »
July 18, 2008
Zimbabwe: African Union, UN to Monitor Talks
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki, under fire for the handling of the Zimbabwean crisis, has won African Union and United Nations backing for his plans to facilitate a solution… Read more »
July 12, 2008
Zimbabwe: Russia, China Veto UN Sanctions on Mugabe
Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Friday which would have imposed an arms embargo against Zimbabwe and financial and travel sanctions on… Read more »
July 11, 2008
South Africa: 'Freedom Church' Brings Alive Apartheid Struggle
South Africa's "mother city" of Cape Town is renowned as the country's most beautiful for tourists, but there's no escaping the destruction of apartheid when you visit. Read more »
July 10, 2008
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Lays Down Talks Conditions
Zimbabwean political leader Morgan Tsvangirai has characterised Thursday's meeting between representatives of his party and the ruling Zanu-PF as talks about talks. Read more »
July 09, 2008
Zimbabwe: Russia Opposes U.S.-Led Sanctions Drive
Russia is opposing efforts by the United States to get the United Nations Security Council to impose targeted sanctions against Zimbabwean leaders responsible for political… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Crisis Threatens Peace, Says U.S.
The United States has characterized the situation in Zimbabwe as a threat to peace which justifies the imposition of sanctions on the country under Chapter VII of the Charter of… Read more »
July 08, 2008
Zimbabwe: G8 Nations Promise Sanctions
The leaders of the world's most powerful nations have declared they will impose financial and other sanctions on leaders they describe as "those individuals responsible for… Read more »
July 07, 2008
Zimbabwe: African Leaders Oppose Sanctions
A number of African leaders who had talks with the leaders of the G8 group of industrialized nations on Monday disagreed with the West's drive at the United Nations for sanctions… Read more »
July 04, 2008
Zimbabwe: UN Security Council Debates Sanctions
The United Nations Security Council is discussing what the United States calls "targeted sanctions" aimed at the Zimbabwe government and its top officials. Read more »
July 03, 2008
Zambia: Mwanawasa Still Alive, Say Officials
Top Zambian officials are denying reports that President Levy Mwanawasa has died, news agencies reported Thursday. Read more »
July 02, 2008
Zimbabwe: African Leaders Call for Democracy
Africa's heads of government have called on Zimbabwe's political parties to initiate a dialogue aimed at setting up a government of national unity. Read more »
July 01, 2008
Zimbabwe: African Union Calls for Unity Government
The African Union (AU) has called on Zimbabwe's political parties to enter talks aimed at establishing a government of national unity, news agencies reported late Tuesday. Read more »
June 30, 2008
Zimbabwe: Election Not Free and Fair, Say African Observers
African election observers have attacked the credibility of Zimbabwe's presidential run-off on Friday. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Consensus Grows on Negotiated End to Crisis
Whatever rhetoric on Zimbabwe's political crisis emerges from the African Union heads of state meeting in Egypt on Monday and Tuesday, reports on the meeting indicate a growing… Read more »
June 26, 2008
Zimbabwe: African Union Has Power to Sanction Mugabe
The African Union has the legal power to condemn the conduct of Zimbabwe's elections, to suspend the country from membership and to require new elections, writes AllAfrica guest… Read more »
June 25, 2008
Zimbabwe: Peace Advocates Deserve Support
With Zimbabwean leader Morgan Tsvangirai's brave decision Sunday to pull out of Friday's presidential run-off election, no one in the world can say the race was ever anything more… Read more »
June 24, 2008
Zimbabwe: UN Security Council Condemns Govt Violence
In its first statement publicly condemning the conduct of Zimbabwe's presidential election, the United Nations Security Council has placed the blame for violence, intimidation and… Read more »
June 22, 2008
Zimbabwe: Opposition Pulls Out of Election
Oppostion leader Morgan Tsvangirai has pulled out of Zimbabwe's presidential run-off election. Read more »
June 13, 2008
Africa: No Room For Error in Soccer Qualifiers
Many of the continent’s national soccer teams have no room for error as they enter this weekend’s round of combined qualifiers for the 2010 Cup of Nations and World Cup… Read more »
June 12, 2008
Zimbabwe: Continent's Top Leaders Call for Free Polls
Fourteen former African presidents, two former heads of the United Nations, African Nobel laureates and some of the continent's top artists and business leaders have called for an… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Police Hold Tsvangirai - Again
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was held by police for the third time in a week while campaigning for the June 27 presidential run-off election. Read more »
June 07, 2008
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Using Food as Political Tool, Says U.S.
The American ambassador to Harare has lashed out at the Zimbabwean government, accusing it of using food as a political tool. Read more »
June 06, 2008
Zimbabwe: Opposition Leaders Gloomy on Run-off Election
Zimbabwean opposition leaders have expressed deep pessimism over the potential of the June 27 presidential election run-off to end the country's political crisis. Read more »
June 05, 2008
Africa: Things Go Worse With Oppression, Says Coke
Economies can grow in countries which do not meet Western standards for democracy, says Neville Isdell, the world-wide head of The Coca-Cola Company. But once they are growing,… Read more »