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Southern Africa: Zuma Team Back in Zimbabwe
South African President Jacob Zuma has dispatched his facilitation team back to Zimbabwe to revive the stalled power sharing talks amid evidence of a fierce battle for the control of the unity government between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
Sudan: Monitoring Peace in the Border Badlands
Thick dust clouds obscure the horizon as the convoy of UN military observers sets off to patrol the oil-rich, yet desperately underdeveloped Unity State in Southern Sudan.
Zimbabwe: Zuma Announces Progress in Talks
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma says Zimbabwe’s leaders have agreed on “a package of measures” which could bring about “substantial” progress in implementing the agreement setting up their unity government.
South Africa: Opposition Party Brings No-Confidence Motion Against Zuma
The African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament will today allow the Congress of the People (COPE) to bring a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma to the floor of the National Assembly, but has warned it would mount a counter motion of full confidence in the president.
South Africa: Country’s Borders ‘Vulnerable’ for World Cup
SA WILL have to rely on intelligence to detect any security threats during the Fifa World Cup because it has no capacity to monitor all movement across its borders, defence analyst Helmoed Heitman says.
Zimbabwe: Zuma Urged to Arrange Early Elections
South African President Jacob Zuma has been urged to organise early elections in Zimbabwe, because of the failure of the unity government to implement critical reforms in the country.
Zimbabwe: Talks in Feuding Unity Govt Show Progress
SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma’s facilitation team will return tomorrow following indications that the feuding parties in the unity government are making progress towards the resolution of outstanding issues in the Global Political Agreement (GPA).
Liberia: President Sirleaf’s Party Dissects Defeat in By-Elections
The Unity Party has attributed its defeat in the recent Montserrado County by-election to many factors, amongst them importing officials with fabulous salaries, but warns that should the Congress for Democratic Change of football star George Weah emerge victorious in 2011, there will be disaster.
Somalia: Abductors Free Two Foreign Journalists
Two foreign journalists, held for more than 15 months in the restive Somali capital Mogadishu, have been released, reports say