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Ghana and South Africa encourage US Africa relations
Speaking at a gala reception in Washington marking the beginning of “Africa Week,” last month, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson...
Tsvangirai to visit France on first overseas trip as PM
French Minister of State for foreign trade, Anne-Marie Idrac in Harare on Friday praised Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for his bravery and invited...
Second UN position to go to second Ethiopian Woman
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed the Security Council of his intention to appoint Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia as the top United Nations official in...
Madagascar: Why is Marc Ravalomanana accusing France?
Marc Ravalomanana, the ousted president of Madagascar, Tuesday denounced France, the country’s colonial ruler, for supporting his rival, President of the transition regime, Andry...
Somalia Islamist insurgents issued strong warning
The United Nation's special envoy to Somalia Mr. Ould-Abdallah has assured Islamist rebels in Somalia that even if they destroyed the government and gained...
Obama administration commits to Muslim dialogue
President Obama and his administration are fully committed to pursuing “a deep and positive dialogue with Muslims around the world based on mutual respect...
East Africa to Somalia’s rescue, Eritrea to be sanctioned
The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have held an emergency meeting, in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, to prevent the overthrow of Somalia's...
Zimbabwe: Uranium behind N. Korean president’s visit?
Robert Mugabe has met with the rogue president of the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK), Kim Yong Nam, his military Generals and...
South Africa: Jacob Zuma and Omar Bashir to meet?
South Africa's new president, Jacob Zuma, is set to be inaugurated on Saturday amid a serious diplomatic dilemma involving the South African administration after...
South Africa: Zuma’s first ladies, a real headache !
In South Africa, the question of Zuma’s first lady is a best selling tabloid news headline and has triggered as much public interest as...
Ethiopia and Omar al-Bashir, henceforth, inseparable
International war crimes suspect and Sudanese President, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, has showed his most determined contempt against the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) warrant for...
Durban II: Thwarting Human rights for the sake of religion
The conference on racism, Durban II, began Monday at UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in a tormented atmosphere. Several Western countries have boycotted the...
Arab league summit: Drama or Summit ?
Sudan's president Mr. Omar al-Bashir was all smiles Monday after he received immense support from fellow Arab heads of states at the Qatar summit....
Omar al-Bashir at Arab summit: Arab leaders tread warily
Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s president, was given a red carpet welcome as he arrived in Qatar on Sunday, defying an international arrest warrant to attend...
Sudan: Arab states could be linked to mass deaths if…
Analysts are cautioning Arab states, who have rallied in support of Omar el-Bashir against the international arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court...
UN permanent seat: Nigeria taunts South Africa, Egypt
With the looming possibility of a permanent seat allotted to Africa in the United Nations Security Council, African countries have began to lock horns...
Sudan: Bashir’s indictment irks international community
As predicted, tensions are running high in Sudan following the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue an international arrest warrant for Sudanese president,...
Morocco – Algeria border: The tug of war continues
The land borders between Morocco and Algeria were reopened exceptionally on Sunday to allow a convoy of humanitarian aid, "Life line to the people...
Madagascar: Diplomats confused over who wields power
The crisis in Madagascar has escalated after both the president and the opposition leader claimed to be in power. Between 40 and 100 people...
AUC and Arab League want Mbeki to head Sudan talks
The African Union (AU) will press for a negotiated peace settlement in the troubled Darfur region in western Sudan, rather than back the warrants...
AU to second SADC recommendation on Zimbabwe
The African Union will adopt in total the recommendation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) aimed at resolving the current political crisis in...
Nkunda’s arrest: Diplomatic cooperation to derail rebels’ premises
A joint DR Congo-Rwanda military operation following a much lauded diplomatic accord has led to the capture Laurent Nkunda, CNDP rebel leader. A further...
AU calls for emergency Zimbabwe meeting in S.Africa
African Union's (AU) chief Jean Ping said Friday he would not consider sending troops to Zimbabwe to help deal with a health humanitarian crisis...
Bush admnistration chided for meeting with Kadhafi’s son
Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi's son Saif al-Islam is in Washington where he has been meeting this week with members of the Bush administration, the...
Mugabe “absurd” says Botswana Foreign minister
Botswana's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Internati onal Cooperation, Pandu Sekelemani, has described the Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as "ridiculous and absurd".
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Diplomatic war : France, Germany and Rwanda in a tangle
Ms. Rose Kabuye who was one of the nine senior officials wanted over the shooting down of former President Juvenal Habyarimana's plane that triggered...
Mrs Mwanawasa pays tribute to late president and chides critics
There was an outpouring of grief with sympathisers breaking down when the casket of late Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa was driven into Parliament buildings...
Ethiopian gov’t shifts position on Somalia
Ethiopia would be prepared to withdraw its troops from Somalia even if the interim government they were sent in to install 20 months ago...
Mugabe mourns archrival’s death
Despite their frosty relationship, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe Thursday mourned the late Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, saying his death was a blow to the...
Namibia and Germany : A fight for colonial skeletons
Namibia's Prime Minister Nahas Angula said Monday that Namibia would not issue an official request to the German government to bring back colonial era...