Article archive for category "Africa"
Tuesday 08 July 2008
- US and Britain face opposition in Zimbabwe sanctions (Roundup)
- (eca 199) Zimbabwe bank, like people, can't cope with inflation (News Feature)
- Kenyan finance minister quits over corruption allegations
- UN says Mugabe re-election lacks legitimacy, seeks unity government
- British, South African foreign ministers differ on Zimbabwe tactics
- Port Elizabeth dropped from Confederations Cup
- Islamic insurgents attack seat of Somali parliament
- Nigerians who aim for Europe are blind to deadly risks (News Feature)
Monday 07 July 2008
- UN condemns slaying of top official in Somalia (2nd Roundup)
- Mercenary sentenced to 34 years for Africa coup plot (Roundup)
- Zimbabweans removed from South Africa embassy attacked (Roundup)
- Verdict expected in Thatcher-linked mercenary case
- UN condemns killing of top official in Somalia (Roundup)
- Gruesome photos underpin MDC demand of "no talks until violence ends"
- Top UN official slain in Somalia, say witnesses
Sunday 06 July 2008
- Reports: Top UN official slain in Somalia
- Meeting with refugees strengthens Miliband's resolve on Zimbabwe
- 2010 World Cup to cost South Africa much more than initial budgeted
- Nigerian gunmen kidnap brother of English Premier League star
Saturday 05 July 2008
- Tsvangirai skips Mbeki-Mugabe meeting with MDC faction (Roundup)
- Mbeki meets Mugabe, MDC faction leader in Harare: radio (Extra)
- Zimbabwe polls further discredited by footage of vote-rigging
Friday 04 July 2008
- Nigeria rejects Mugabe victory in Zimbabwe run-off
- Zimbabwe must look to fresh vote, EU says
- Pretoria: Zimbabwe political parties need to deal with crisis
- Zimbabwe police put seven opposition MPs on wanted list
- Zimbabwe pulls out of world Twenty20 but keeps ICC status
- South Africa police helicopter shot down by thieves: police
Thursday 03 July 2008
- UN considers arms embargo, other sanctions against Zimbabwe (Roundup)
- Belgium extradites former Congo vice president to war crimes court
- US, Britain call for arms embargo, other sanctions against Zimbabwe
- Court releases first Congolese warlord to face war crimes' charges
- Chad troops massacre over 60 of religious leader's followers
Wednesday 02 July 2008
- UN sanctions considered against Zimbabwe's Mugabe
- Fierce fighting leaves more than 50 dead in Somalia
- MDC says 'no unity government' and no talks without AU envoy (Roundup)
- Aid agencies call for urgent action in Horn of Africa
- ANALYSIS: Unity Zimbabwe government: Icing on a rotten cake?
- Tsvangirai must lead any Zimbabwe unity government, EU says
- MDC says no talks unless AU appoints envoy to Zimbabwe (Extra)
- Mugabe open to talks on unity government, Mbeki says response to Kouchner remarks (1st Lead)
- Mugabe open to talks on unity government, Mbeki says
Tuesday 01 July 2008
- Bush signs bill that officially allows Mandela to visit
- AU recommends a national unity government for Zimbabwe (Roundup)
- Neighbouring Botswana criticizes Mugabe's re-election (Extra)
- ANALYSIS: After eight years as mediator is Mbeki up to Zimbabwe task?
- Mozambique girls targeted for sex work at 2010 World Cup: police
- Election killed prospects of a negotiated settlement: MDC (Extra)
- Somali pirates demand 2 million dollars for release of Germans
- Assaulted Zimbabwe farmers forced to agree to ditch land case
- Anti-corruption body arrests former aviation ministers in Nigeria
- Report: Mugabe spokesman rules out unity government
- More attacks on Zimbabwe farmers despite SADC court protection
- Tsvangirai has left Dutch embassy and is home
- Sudan grounds Russian-made aircraft after latest crash
Monday 30 June 2008
- Report: White farmers in Zimbabwe brutally attacked
- Kenyan premier calls for Mugabe suspension
- MDC says failure by AU to act on Mugabe would be "catastrophic"
- UN Security Council may discuss sanctions against some Zimbabweans
- EU to keep diplomatic mission in Zimbabwe despite Mugabe election
- South African murder rate falls to five-year low of 50 a day
- UN urges African summit to take action on Zimbabwe
- Brown calls on AU members to press for "change" in Zimbabwe
- AU observers says Zimbabwe election not up to AU standards
- South Africa denies lobbying African Union to recognize Mugabe
- Four dead in Sudan cargo plane crash, reports say (Roundup)
- Cargo plane crashes in Sudan, reports say
- Mugabe sworn in for disputed sixth term (4th Roundup)
Sunday 29 June 2008
- Zimbabwe poll did not represent will of people: SADC (Extra)
- Mugabe sworn in for controversial sixth term (3rd Roundup)
- Mugabe sworn in for controversial sixth term (2nd Roundup)
- Mugabe sworn in as president for further five years (1st Lead)
- Mugabe: from liberation-war hero to vengeful dictator
- Mugabe sweeps uncontested polls, final results show (Urgent)
- Mugabe sweeps eight of ten provinces (Urgent)
- Mugabe prepares to be sworn in for another five years (Roundup)
- Zimbabwe election outcome delayed; results 'not adding up' (Extra)
- Kenyan premier calls for African Union troops in Zimbabwe
- Violent Zimbabwe poll not free or fair: African observers (Extra)
- Pressure on AU to get tough with Mugabe as victory claim awaited
Saturday 28 June 2008
- Bush threatens sanctions against Mugabe
- Abducted Scandinavian UN workers released by Somali gunmen (Roundup)
- Signs Mugabe to be sworn in quickly after farcical election (Roundup)
- Preparations under way for Mugabe's swearing-in ceremony (Extra)
- Somali gunmen kidnap two United Nations workers
- Zimbabwe state media reports "massive" turnout in Mugabe-only vote
- UN council "regrets" Zimbabwe elections; South Africa limits action
Friday 27 June 2008
- US weighing more sanctions against Zimbabwe
- Fear and derision in Zimbabwe one-man presidential vote (3rd Roundup)
- Fear and loathing in Zimbabwe one-man presidential vote (2nd Roundup)
- ANALYSIS: Zimbabweans' fate in Africa's hands after farcical vote
- In photos: 'Zimbabwe Elections'
- German embassy turns away displaced Zimbabweans seeking aid (Extra)
- EU dismisses "sham" Zimbabwe election
- Indonesia executes two Nigerians for drug smuggling (Roundup)
- Fearful Zimbabweans troop to polls in farcical vote (Roundup)
- CHRONOLOGY: Three months of political turmoil in Zimbabwe
- G8 refuses to accept legitimacy of Zimbabwe "sham" election (Extra)
- Tsvangirai to Zimbabweans: "if you must vote Mugabe, do so" (Extra)
- Voting starts in one-man Mugabe presidential poll (1st Lead)
- "Sham" poll expected to return Mugabe as president
- Indonesia executes two Nigerians for drug smuggling
Thursday 26 June 2008
- Opium, cocaine threaten Africa and Europe - UNODC
- Ban warns Zimbabwe not to proceed with runoff election
- Nigeria calls for postponement of run-off election in Zimbabwe
- Dutch advised not to visit Zimbabwe
- Biti released on bail a day ahead of "sham" Zimbabwe poll (Roundup)
- Liberian leader says Africa has taken stand on Mugabe
- EU backs call for postponement of Zimbabwe poll
- Uganda urges Mugabe to stop violence in Zimbabwe
- Young Zimbabwean lobbies international community over violence
- ANC also bemoans 'failed leadership' as 'sham' Zimbabwe vote looms
- Indonesia set to execute two Nigerians for drug smuggling
- Mandela adds his voice to growing criticism of Mugabe
Wednesday 25 June 2008
- US President Bush calls Zimbabwean elections a "sham" (Roundup)
- Bush meets with Security Council ambassadors
- Plan signed to help 180,000 ex-soldiers return to society in Sudan
- Mbeki stays away from crisis summit on Zimbabwe (Roundup)
- Tsvangirai urges Zimbabwe transition government talks (2nd Roundup)
- Around 300 Zimbabweans seek refuge at SAfrican embassy (Extra)
- Britain strips Mugabe of his knighthood (Extra)
- Tsvangirai urges talks on Zimbabwe transition government (Roundup)
- Tsvangirai returns to Dutch embassy in Harare (Extra)
- English cricketers suspend Zimbabwe ties over politics (Extra)
- Brown urges Zimbabwe investment review as Anglo American goes ahead
- Germany confirms abduction of two citizens in Somalia (Roundup)
- Shell's main Nigeria oil facility back online after militant attack
- Tsvangirai leaves Dutch embassy in Harare (Extra)
- ANALYSIS: Mugabe ignores the protests and steers to an election farce
- Local observer group withdraws from election (Extra)
- Abducted Maltese oil worker released
- Somali pirates release Turkish ship, German vessel still held
- Mugabe says he is "open" to talks
- South Africa's Mbeki to stay away from crisis summit on Zimbabwe
Tuesday 24 June 2008
- Mugabe: Election to proceed, despite global pressure
- Somali pirates demand ransom for German tourists (2nd Roundup)
- Intl Criminal Court unhappy with Lubanga prosecution (Roundup)
- US calls for sanctions on Zimbabwe, concerns for Tvangirai (Roundup)
- UN says peace talks to end Darfur conflict in trouble
- US calls for Zimbabwe sanctions; concern for Tsvangirai (1st Lead)
- Tsvangirai delivers withdrawal letter (Extra)
- US calls on the SADC to sanction Zimbabwe (2nd Roundup)
- US calls for SADC to sanction Zimbabwe over election violence
- German-French family seized from yacht off Somalia (Roundup)
- Zimbabwe to go ahead with run-off poll despite UN calls (Roundup)
- Situation in Zimbabwe out of control, ANC chief says (1st Lead)
- Zimbabwe police say Tsvangirai refuge is "exhibitionist antic"
- Paddy Ashdown calls on South Africa to end silence over Zimbabwe
- International Criminal Court set to rule on Lubanga trial
- Food crisis hikes pressure on G8 to deliver in Africa
- Four European tourists seized from yacht in Somali waters
- New Zealand parliament calls on Mugabe to resign
- UN Security Council condemns Zimbabwe's election violence (Roundup)
Monday 23 June 2008
- Ban urges postponement of vote until right conditions exist (Extra)
- MDC MP in "unstable condition" after Zimbabwe assault (Extra)
- UN Security Council discusses action on Zimbabwe
- 60,000 copies of independent newspaper seized in Zimbabwe (Extra)
- Free elections in Zimbabwe "impossible," Rice says
- Zimbabwe police raid opposition, 60 arrested (2nd Roundup)
- Brown says Zimbabwe regime must not be recognized (Extra)
- Tsvangirai spends the night in Dutch embassy (Extra)
- Britain says Mugabe is now a problem for the whole world
- Police raid MDC headquarters, witnesses say (Extra)
- After election, Zimbabweans wait for economic crisis
- Zimbabwe election to go ahead despite Tsvangirai withdrawal (Roundup)
- Zimbabwe election "no longer valid," EU says
- Zimbabwe election to go ahead despite Tsvangirai withdrawal
- Nigerian oil militants call unilateral ceasefire
Sunday 22 June 2008
- New Zealand leader condemns Mugabe "thuggery" (Roundup)
- Solana calls Zimbabwe political situation "parody of democracy"
- US government calls for end to violence in Zimbabwe
- ANALYSIS: Tsvangirai pulls out - and "only God" can stop Mugabe
- MDC withdraws from runoff election - rally called off (2nd Roundup)
- MDC "to withdraw from runoff election" - rally called off (Roundup)
- MDC to withdraw from runoff election (Urgent)
- Major Mugabe-MDC supporters' clash looms at Harare rally (1st Lead)
- UNHCR Mogadishu officer reported kidnapped overnight
- Major Mugabe-MDC supporters' confrontation looms at Harare rally
- Sudanese airline grounded for security reasons
- Berbers claim their rights in 'Arab' Morocco
Saturday 21 June 2008
- Zimbabwe police are ordered not to block MDC rally (Extra)
- Controversy in South Africa over youth league leader's comments
- Mugabe dismisses opposition claims of violence (Roundup)
- Mugabe dismisses opposition claims of violence
Friday 20 June 2008
- Thousands displaced in Cape Town flooding
- Election death toll in Zimbabwe now 85,say doctors
- Mugabe's power game seems set to pay off as a wider exodus looms
- Death toll in South African floods reaches 12
- Refugee agency chief calls for UN peacekeeping force in Somalia
- Tsvangirai 'may pull out of Zimbabwe election runoff' (2nd Lead)
- Tsvangirai "may pull out of Zimbabwe election runoff" (1st Lead)
- EU threatens to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe
- Britain's Prince Harry to visit Namibia
- Tsvangirai 'may pull out of Zimbabwe election runoff'
Thursday 19 June 2008
- Diplomats urge action, but no sanctions against Zimbabwe (Roundup)
- Zimbabwe opposition leader Biti charged with treason (2nd Roundup)
- Rice pushes for stronger action on Zimbabwe's political crisis
- Zimbabwe opposition leader Biti charged with treason (Roundup)
- US Ambassador: Zimbabwe sinking into an "abyss"
- Shell halts oil field production after militant attack (Roundup)
- Shell halts production at main oil field after militant attack
- Armed militia abducts member of UN peacekeeping force in Darfur
Wednesday 18 June 2008
- Mann fingers Thatcher, Spain, South Africa in Guinea coup attempt
- Kenyan prime minister calls for peacekeepers for Zimbabwe (Roundup)
- Kenyan prime minister calls for peacekeepers for Zimbabwe
- Ban says Zimbabwe's runoff elections not credible (Roundup)
- Tsvangirai holds talks with UN special envoy to Zimbabwe (Roundup)
- US calls for meeting on Zimbabwe, "a country in crisis"
- Somali President Yusuf in roadside bomb narrow miss (Roundup)
- Somali President Yusuf in roadside bomb narrow miss
- Airplane slides off runway at South African airport, no injuries
- Mbeki due to meet Mugabe in Zimbabwe
Tuesday 17 June 2008
- Zimbabwe opposition figure loses out-of-jail bid
- Actress Mia Farrow gives UN an earful over Darfur (Roundup)
- Pre-election observers confirm "horrendous" violence in Zimbabwe
- E Guinea prosecutors demand 30 years for British mercenary
- Chad accuses Sudanese army of attacking border town (Roundup)
- British mercenary with Thatcher link on trial in Equatorial Guinea
- Mugabe threatens to arrest Tsvangirai for alleged violence
- Zimbabwe's Vice President blames food shortages on "lazy farmers"
- Chad's president criticises EU troops as rebels advance on capital
Monday 16 June 2008
- Reporters Without Borders criticizes Algeria's approach to agencies
- Zimbabwean police fail again to bring MDC secretary general to court
- UN condemns renewed violence in Chad
- Zimbabwe's Mugabe: "How can a ballpoint pen fight a gun?"
- UN Security Council asks Sudan to surrender accused war criminals
- Report: Reintegration of xenophobia victims not yet possible
- International Criminal Court halts process against Congo warlord
- Six Somali refugee children die in Mogadishu flooding
Sunday 15 June 2008
- Chadian rebels attack refugee town near Sudanese border
- Rwanda genocide arrest a case of mistaken identity: Kenyan police
Saturday 14 June 2008
- Kenyan police arrest possible key suspect in Rwanda genocide
- Mugabe rules out change of power in his lifetime (Roundup)
- Zimbabwe's MDC leader Tsvangirai re-arrested, his deputy in court
Friday 13 June 2008
- MDC Secretary-General Biti's whereabouts unknown
- African dignitaries appeal for end to Zimbabwe violence (Roundup)
- Third driver with World Food Programme killed in Somalia
- Sudan, Chad relations remain tense after rebel attack
- Free and fair elections possible in Zimbabwe, minister says
- Opposition campaign buses seized in Zimbabwe
- African dignitaries call for end to violence in Zimbabwe (1st Lead)
- Tsvangirai released after second arrest in one day
- US calls for UN debate on "deterioration" in Zimbabwe
- UN relief coordinator raises alarm on Zimbabwe
Thursday 12 June 2008
- US accuses Zimbabwe of hijacking food aid
- Zimbabwe's opposition leader and deputy arrested Adds: Releads with Tsvangirai detained briefly (2nd Roundup)
- Zimbabwe's opposition MDC leader Tsvangirai re-arrested (Extra)
- Mbeki defends South Africa's soft stance on Zimbabwe
- New conflict with Ugandan rebels looms on horizon
- MDC secretary general Biti arrested on arrival in Zimbabwe (Roundup)
- West ignoring Ethiopian war crimes, says rights body
- MDC secretary-general Biti detained in Zimbabwe
- Displaced Zimbabweans concerned at South Africa integration plans
- Five dead in Somalia airport shelling as president flies out
- UN agency calls for naval escorts against Somali pirates
- South Africa sends election observers to Zimbabwe, report says
- Liberian police investigate massacre of farm workers
Wednesday 11 June 2008
- Leader of Somali aid group shot to death
- Official death toll hits 30 in Sudanese air crash infographics 5362 available (Roundup)
- Kenyans vote in by-elections seen as test for fragile coalition
- Reports: Sudanese air crash death toll may be lower than expected
Tuesday 10 June 2008
- In photos: 'Sudan Plane Crash'
- Over 100 may have died in Sudan air crash, reports say (Roundup)
- Over one hundred dead in Sudan plane crash, reports say (2nd Lead)
- Plane carrying hundreds of passengers crashes in Sudan (1st Lead)
- Plane carrying up to 180 passengers crashes in Sudan (Urgent)
- Libyan leader rejects Euromed union
- Tsvangirai confident of winning despite violence (Extra)
- Kenya's road minister among four dead in plane crash
- African panel urged to act against ethnic hatred
- Ten thousand take part in anti-crime march in Pretoria
- EU, US urge UN to probe Zimbabwe human rights abuses (Extra)
- New wave of arrests of civic groups
- Defeated candidate: Zimbabwean run-off election is not solution
- Somalia peace deal offers slim hope to end violence
- Somali government and opposition agree peace deal
Monday 09 June 2008
- Five dead after building collapse in South Africa wine region
- UN-backed Somalia peace talks break down
- Senior advisor to Somalia's parliamentary speaker gunned down
- Sudan seeks international arbitration to defuse Abyei tensions
- Witnesses report 13 dead in attack on French firm in Algeria
Sunday 08 June 2008
- Zimbabwe's medical bodies implore end to political violence
- Zimbabwe judge orders opposition MPs release after second arrest
- Shelling kills at least 15, injures 64 in Somali market
- BBC journalist shot dead in Somalia
Saturday 07 June 2008
- Protestors in Mozambique seek compensation for xenophobia victims
- MDC victory after Zimbabwe court overturns rally ban (Roundup)
- Zimbabwe opposition MP rearrested after taking case against army
Friday 06 June 2008
- UN says aid workers wait to resume work in face of ban (Roundup)
- UN calls Mugabe's ban on foreign aid workers "deplorable"
- Aid ban to have 'cruel effect': Zimbabwe NGO coalition (Extra)
- Kenya premier sees grand coalition as positive example for Africa
- Crackdown on Tsvangirai campaign continues in Zimbabwe (Roundup)
- Aid groups fear for Zimbabwe needy after ban on field work (Roundup)
- Morgan Tsvangirai released from police detention (Extra)
- Zimbabwe "using hunger as a political weapon" - says Britain (Extra)
- UN: Relief work under threat in Zimbabwe
- Morgan Tsvangirai detained again while campaigning (1st Lead)
- Morgan Tsvangirai detained again in Zimbabwe (Urgent)
- EU urges Zimbabwe to lift humanitarian aid ban
- NGOs in Zimbabwe discuss government order to suspend all field work
- Zimbabwe's opposition still open to talks on unity government: Biti
- Police claim US diplomatic vehicle "attempted to flee"
- New Zealand condemns detention of diplomats in Zimbabwe
Thursday 05 June 2008
- Zimbabwe bans all NGO field operations (Roundup)
- Report: Zimbabwe orders all NGOs to suspend operations (Urgent)
- US slams diplomats' detentions in Zimbabwe (Roundup)
- US to raise attack on diplomats at UN Security Council (2nd Roundup)
- US slams diplomats' detentions in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe police say they "rescued US diplomats from mob" (Roundup)
- Britons in Zimbabwe incident 'no longer detained' (Extra)
- US, British diplomats detained, threatened by Mugabe (2nd Lead)
- ETXRA: British government "very concerned" at reports from Zimbabwe
- UN says Sudan fails to arrest war criminals
- US, British diplomats attacked in Zimbabwe: US ambassador (1st Lead)
- US, British diplomats attacked in Zimbabwe: CNN (Urgent)
- Mbeki intervened on behalf of detained Tsvangirai, says presidency
- Zimbabwe "big embarrassment" for Africa: Kenya's Odinga (Extra)
- Mutambara says Mugabe trying to "destroy" MDC ahead of run-off
- Philippines to deploy 100 more policemen to troubled Darfur
- Congolese Army, UN to attack Ugandan guerrillas, official says
Wednesday 04 June 2008
- Tsvangirai released after brief detention (2nd Roundup)
- Tsvangirai released after brief detention (Extra)
- EU's Solana condemns Tsvangirai detention
- US calls Tsvangirai detention in Zimbabwe "deeply disturbing"
- Two dead in militia attack on MDC office: Zimbabwe witnesses (Extra)
- Tsvangirai detained again as Mugabe moves against NGOs (Roundup)
- Spain invites German Navy to join hunt for pirates
- Zimbabwe police detain Tsvangirai on campaign trail (1st Lead)
- Sudan 'on the brink' of resuming civil war, says UN official
- Brown says stripping Mugabe of knighthood not "priority"
- Zimbabwe police arrest Tsvangirai on campaign tour (Extra)
- Zimbabwe's President Mugabe halts operations of major relief agency
- Mugabe rejects Ban's UN envoy as British, US ploy: state media
- Red Cross to step up operations in crisis-hit Somalia
Tuesday 03 June 2008
- Ban to send special envoy to Zimbabwe ahead of elections
- Germany a no-show in fight against Somali pirates
- Amnesty fears torture of activists in Zimbabwe clampdown (Roundup)
- UN Security Council visits Sudan amid civil war concerns
- Three South Africans jailed over "illegal" Sky gear in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe opposition faction leader Mutambara released on bail
Monday 02 June 2008
- UN Security Council authorizes fight against Somali piracy (Roundup)
- Court freezes relocation of migrants in South Africa (2nd Roundup)
- UN plans to authorize states to fight piracy off Somali coasts
- South Africa's handling of displaced migrants under fire (Roundup)
- Mozambican "burning man" buried as South Africa relocates migrants
- Somali militants shoot dead four Kenyan soldiers, say reports
- Somali pirates threatening to kill crew of Dutch ship
Sunday 01 June 2008
- Driver arrested for extreme speeding
- Resettlement of fearful refugees fails in South Africa
- Leader of smaller MDC faction arrested in Zimbabwe
- Somali president survives insurgent attacks as peace talks commence
Saturday 31 May 2008
- Attacks on foreigners in South Africa claim 62 lives (Roundup)
- Attacks on foreigners in South Africa has claimed 62 lives: police
- Senior Zimbabwe army officer tells troops to vote for Mugabe
- Moroccan women seek their way between Islam and feminism
Friday 30 May 2008
- In photos: 'South Africa Xenophobia Refugees May 30th'
- UN rapporteur on racism condemns South African xenophobic attacks
- Symbolic MDC "parliament" meets as Tsvangirai sets out future
- Somali pirates seize another two ships (Roundup)
- UN refugee agency provides emergency tents after xenophobic attacks
- Zimbabwe sends buses, trucks to fetch nationals in South Africa
Thursday 29 May 2008
- UN peacekeeper killed in Darfur
- Somali killed as tensions rise in South Africa camps (2nd Roundup)
- "Third man" Makoni won't say if he backs Mugabe or Tsvangirai
- South Africa province announces ten camps for migrants (Roundup)
- Migrants in South Africa on hunger strike to demand UN aid: radio
- Deadly crossing kills thousands of desperate refugees
Wednesday 28 May 2008
- UN human rights chief "shocked" over Zimbabwe's murdered activists
- South Africans due in Zimbabwe court over television equipment
- South Africa denies plans for refugee camps (Roundup)
- SADC court postpones Zimbabwe farmers' hearing to July (Roundup)
- Pirate-controlled Dutch ship docks at Somali port
- A month before run-off Mugabe's government announces more state aid
- South Africa to move migrants to state camps by week's end (1st Lead)
- Case of 78 Zimbabwe farmers facing expropriation begins in Namibia
- South Africa to move displaced migrants to new state-run camps
- Report: Winnie shelters Congolese family displaced by SA xenophobia
- Guinean defence minister dismissed after mutiny
Tuesday 27 May 2008
- Death toll in Mugabe violence campaign reaches 50
- At least 28 reported killed in South Africa bus plunge (Roundup)
- At least 30 reported killed in South Africa bus plunge
- Appeal launched to help victims of xenophobic attacks
- UNHCR calls on South Africa to document illegal Zimbabwean migrants
- Somali pirates seize Dutch ship, says maritime official (Roundup)
- More "illegal" journalists arrested in Zimbabwe: state radio
- Watchdog needed to prevent peacekeeper child abuse, says charity
- Somali pirates seize Dutch ship, says maritime official
Monday 26 May 2008
- Seven civilians killed in heavy Somali fighting, witnesses say
- South Africa townships calm as focus shifts to the displaced (Roundup)
- Ethiopian court sentences exiled former dictator Mengistu to death
- Rights body sees rise in Zimbabwe abductions
- Militant Nigerian group claims attack on Shell pipeline (Roundup)
- Dispute breaks out over dealing with South Africa xenophobia victims
- Militant Nigerian group claims attack on Shell pipeline
Sunday 25 May 2008
- Xenophobia could return South Africa to violent past: Mbeki (Roundup)
- Mugabe threatens to expel US ambassador over MDC support (Roundup)
- Xenophobic attacks "absolute disgrace": Mbeki (Extra)
- Mugabe urges his party to unite in "war against foreigners"
- Congo opposition leader arrested in Belgium (Roundup)
- Outcry over Mbeki absence as death toll in South Africa reaches 50
- Congo opposition leader arrested in Belgium
Saturday 24 May 2008
- In photos: 'South Africa Xenophobia Protest'
- South Africans decry attacks; 10,000 displaced in Cape Town (Roundup)
- Former Zambian president Kaunda condemns South Africa attacks
- Tsvangirai returns, confident of beating Mugabe in run-off (Roundup)
- "We are all Zimbabweans": South Africans march against xenophobia
- Tsvangirai returns to Zimbabwe a month ahead of run-off
- German construction group alleged to pay Nigeria kickbacks
- Stuck in Morocco, African migrants face a life of hardship
Friday 23 May 2008
- South Africa xenophobia violence spreads to Cape Town (Roundup)
- In photos: 'South Africa Xenophobia - May 23rd'
- African Union peacekeepers targeted in Somali blast
- Somalia pirates release captured Jordan-flagged ship (Roundup)
- Kenya must stop forcing refugees to go home, says human rights body
- Somalia pirates release captured Jordan-flagged ship, says official
- At least 23 Mozambicans killed in South African xenophobic attacks
- Mozambique orders tens of thousands to evacuate flooding in south
- Baby Xeno born from the ashes of South Africa racist attacks (Extra)
- Nineteen arrested in Kenya after 'witch' burnings
- South Africa xenophobia violence spreads to Cape Town (1st Lead)
- South Africa xenophobia violence spreads to Capetown
Thursday 22 May 2008
- Petrol tanker collision kills 46 Nigerian soldiers (2nd Roundup)
- South Africa military begins anti-xenophobia deployment (2nd Roundup)
- In photos: 'South Africa Xenophobia - May 22nd'
- Mozambique leader: Ignore calls to retaliate against South Africa
- South Africa military begins anti-xenophobia deployment (Roundup)
- Mali says 27 dead in rebel attack on army base
- Kenyan cabinet meets amid rift over election violence amnesty
- Arab League suspends contact with Darfur rebel group
- Tsvangirai issues new pledge to return home
- Petrol tanker collision kills 43 Nigerian soldiers (Roundup)
- Revolutionary Islamists challenge the monarchy in Morocco
- Migrants flee South Africa in thousands as army prepares to deploy
- Over 40 Nigerian soldiers killed in petrol tanker collision
- Mob burns eleven 'witches' to death in Kenya
Wednesday 21 May 2008
- Army called in as South Africa death toll reaches 42 (Roundup)
- In photos: 'South Africa Unrest - May 21st'
- South Africa xenophobic attacks toll mounts to 42
- Blame game over South Africa racist attacks in full swing (Roundup)
- Two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Somalia (2nd Roundup)
- Migrants pack their bags as racist attacks spread in South Africa
- Two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Somalia (Roundup)
- Two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Somalia
Tuesday 20 May 2008
- Mob-chased migrants beg to be deported by South Africa
- UNHCR calls for international help to restore peace in Somalia
- In photos: 'South Africa Rioting and Violence'
- Mozambique urges citizens in South Africa not to flee violence
- Ethiopian drought endangers six million children, says UN
- Morocco's king pulls strings despite calls for democracy
- Students call on Tsvangirai to return to share countrymen's plight
- Five soldiers killed in attacks on Somali and Ethiopian troops
- Fresh clashes break out in disputed Sudanese oil town (Roundup)
- Traders in central Johannesburg batten down hatches as riots spread
- Fresh clashes break out in disputed Sudanese oil town
Monday 19 May 2008
- Over 22 dead in anti-immigrant violence in South Africa (Roundup)
- Uganda arrests 14 DRC soldiers on its territory, army says
- Zimbabwe court grants bail to two union leaders
- Red Cross appeals for extra 19 million dollars for Darfur refugees
- Government snipers to kill Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe opposition says
- UN: 2.6 million Somalis face food crisis
- Human rights body demands UN sanctions against Sudanese officials
- Death toll in anti-immigrant violence in South Africa rises by two
Sunday 18 May 2008
- At least 14 dead in mounting South Africa camp attacks (3rd Roundup)
- Minus Tsvangirai, MDC gets big crowd at first run-off rally
- Death toll climbs sharply in South Africa racist attacks (2nd Roundup)
- Auto crash kills 15 in Nigeria's capital
- Anti-foreigner attacks spread in South Africa; 5 more dead (Roundup)
- Five more killed in further anti-foreigner violence in South Africa
Saturday 17 May 2008
- One death, arrests reported in xenophobic attacks in South Africa
- Jordan-flagged ship believed seized by pirates off Somalia
Friday 16 May 2008
- Red Cross seeks 1.7 million dollars for food aid in Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe High Court lifts ban on Tsvangirai return rally (Extra)
- UN special envoy calls for Abyei ceasefire in Sudan (Roundup)
- UN special envoy calls for Abyei ceasefire in Sudan
- Zimbabwe braces for presidential decider in six weeks (Roundup)
- Tsvangirai ready to return to Zimbabwe to end "darkness" (Roundup)
- UN refugee agency scales down work in Chad over security concerns
- Tsvangirai: Presidential run-off date 'not on basis of law' (Extra)
- Zimbabwe presidential run-off on June 27: election chief (1st Lead)
- Zimbabwe presidential run-off on June 27 (Urgent)
- Tsvangirai meets with African leaders in Belfast on eve of return
- Election date "within 48 hours" Zimbabwe election chief says
Thursday 15 May 2008
- UN considers peacekeeping deployment to Somalia
- Pipeline fire kills at least 100 in Nigeria
- MDC demands regional summit on Zimbabwe; says 40 killed leader arrested (2nd Roundup)
- MDC calls for urgent regional summit on Zimbabwe "madness" (Roundup)
- Minister downplays xenophobia in South African township (Roundup)
- SADC official says Zimbabwe election body must ensure fair run-off
- Deadly mob attacks spread to second South African township
Wednesday 14 May 2008
- US lodges protest over detention of diplomats
- Zimbabwe government extends run-off to 90 days, says MP adds Mwanawasa remarks (Roundup)
- Zimbabwe government "extending run-off to 90 days" (Extra)
- On eve of Madonna ruling Malawians urge adoption reform
- UN warns of proxy war between Sudan and Chad
- Niger Delta militants hijack Chevron vessel
- Libya deports 163 Nigerians
- Violent clashes continue in South African township
Tuesday 13 May 2008
- UN Security Council condemns rebel attacks on Khartoum government
- Ugandan army kills two Congolese rebels
- Zimbabwe detains foreign diplomats (Roundup)
- Zimbabwe police detain briefly, threaten diplomats on rural visit
- Chad closes border with Sudan amid charges of aggression (Roundup)
- Death toll rises to 3 in South African township attacks
- Former Liberian president to testify in The Hague court
- Chad closes border with Sudan amid charges of aggression
- Nigeria to receive 314 illegal immigrants from Libya
- Nigeria wants AU observers for Zimbabwe run-off elections
Monday 12 May 2008
- US high court won't block South Africa apartheid lawsuits
- Lift sanctions or we'll bar observers, Zimbabwe tells West (Roundup)
- Tsvangirai return home delayed as he awaits security guarantees
- Sudan accuses Chad of supporting rebels
Sunday 11 May 2008
- Violence in Zimbabwe continues amid arrests
- Sudan breaks diplomatic ties with "rebel-supporter" Chad (2nd Roundup)
- Sudan breaks diplomatic ties with 'rebel-supporter' Chad (Roundup)
- Sudan breaks off diplomatic relations with "rebel-supporter" Chad
- US urges election monitors for Zimbabwe runoff
Saturday 10 May 2008
- US condemns attack by rebels near Khartoum
- Ugandan, Congolese presidents to meet over border dispute
- Tsvangirai says will take part in presidential runoff (2nd Lead)
- Three kidnapped workers released in Nigeria, China says
- Tsvangirai says will take part in presidential runoff (1st Lead)
- URGENT Zimbabwe's MDC to take part in presidential runoff
Friday 09 May 2008
- Mbeki mum on talks with Mugabe as election attacks continue (Roundup)
- China confirms kidnap of three workers in Nigeria
- Mbeki back in Zimbabwe for "round two" talks with Mugabe (1st Lead)
- Mbeki back in Zimbabwe for "round two" talks with Mugabe
Thursday 08 May 2008
- Truck heist causes deadly crash in south-west Nigeria
- Zimbabwe trade union chiefs taken into police custody (Extra)
- US calls for Mugabe to stop physical attacks on Zimbabweans
- Zimbabwe army denies attacks as MDC claims six more dead (Roundup)
- Sudanese convicted of espionage at trial in Germany
- Thousands of Zimbabwe farmworkers dispossessed by violence: union
- Another WFP aid worker killed in Somalia
Wednesday 07 May 2008
- UN condemns attacks on villages, civilians in Darfur
- Zimbabwe election body says runoff "within 12 months" - observer
- Pledges of 4.8 billion dollars at Sudan donor conference
- Aiming high: Burglars strip wiring off President Mbeki's roof
Tuesday 06 May 2008
- UNHCR: Somali migration to Yemen doubled amid continuing conflict
- Zimbabwe's MDC says 24 killed as South Africa probes poll violence
- Former US President Jimmy Carter "ready to mediate on Niger Delta"
- Norway makes 500-million-dollar pledge at Sudan donor conference
Monday 05 May 2008
- Nigerian leader calls for global networking to fight terrorism
- Demonstrations over food price rise in Mogadishu
- Report: Arrested "pirates of Ponant" related to Somali president
- New Zealand urges UN monitoring of Zimbabwe vote
Sunday 04 May 2008
- Zimbabwean police violently disperse religious group in Harare
- PREVIEW: As Oslo talks open, Darfur is more desperate than ever
Saturday 03 May 2008
- Zimbabwe's MDC repeats its win claim, no need for run-off (Roundup)
- Engine failure caused southern Sudan plane crash, says president
- Now Mugabe's party challenges 52 parliamentary seats won by MDC
- Zimbabwe's opposition to decide on weekend about run-off (3rd Roundup)
Friday 02 May 2008
- South Africa to send team to Zimbabwe (Extra)
- Militants issue veiled threat as MEND leader to be tried in secret
- Election figures in Zimbabwe akin to "grand theft": MDC (2nd Roundup)
- US says Zimbabwe election results lack credibility
- Zimbabwe presidential run-off needed as commission rules (Roundup)
- Minister among 26 killed in plane crash in southern Sudan (Roundup)
- Britain says Zimbabwe results "lack credibility"
- Zimbabwe presidential run-off needed as commission rules (1st Lead)
- Zimbabwe presidential run-off vote needed, commission rules (Urgent)
- Minister among 26 killed in plane crash in southern Sudan
- US sharpens criticism of Mugabe, demands end to Zimbabwe violence
- US sharpens criticism of Mugabe - demands end to Zimbabwe violence
- UN: Aid operations in Chad halted for a day
- Zimbabwe's election verification process enters second day
Thursday 01 May 2008
- US to Mugabe: Call off the dogs in Zimbabwe</