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Mbeki brokers meeting of Mugabe, MDC faction

South African President Thabo Mbeki met Saturday with Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and members of a breakaway opposition faction, the South African Foreign Affairs Department said.

Why few African leaders criticize Mugabe

Nigeria. Rwanda. Uganda. Ethiopia. Gabon. The list of candidates for the title "least democratic in Africa" is not confined to Zimbabwe.

Sports and tourism

Josh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).

Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Sachs

Jennifer Staple runs the Unite For Sight program which started in the U.S., but has branched out into working overseas.

Zimbabwe 'wanted' list deepens crisis

Police in Zimbabwe said Friday they have put seven opposition members of parliament on a wanted list, a development that is likely to further dampen the possibility of talks between President Robert Mugabe and his rivals.

Planet in Peril: Battle Lines- Rwanda, Cameroon Congo, Taiwan

Zimbabweans seek refuge at U.S. Embassy

About 220 Zimbabweans congregated outside the U.S. Embassy in Harare on Thursday, seeking refuge from election-related violence, embassy spokesman Mark Weinberg said.

Ex-Congo vice president faces war crimes charges

Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba was extradited from Belgium on Thursday to stand trial before an international war crimes tribunal charging him with responsibility for rape and murder, the court said.

U.S. may push U.N. sanctions on Zimbabwe

The United States may soon put forward a U.N. Security Council draft resolution that would slap U.N. sanctions on Zimbabwe's long-time president, Robert Mugabe, and 11 senior members of his government.

Namibia to auction black rhinos, other wildlife

Namibian wildlife officials say six species of rare animals, including eight black rhinos, will be sold in an auction to boost funds for conservation in the country.

Mbeki brokers meeting of Mugabe, MDC faction

South African President Thabo Mbeki met Saturday with Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and members of a breakaway opposition faction, the South African Foreign Affairs Department said.

Why few African leaders criticize Mugabe

Nigeria. Rwanda. Uganda. Ethiopia. Gabon. The list of candidates for the title "least democratic in Africa" is not confined to Zimbabwe.

Sports and tourism

Josh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).

Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Sachs

Jennifer Staple runs the Unite For Sight program which started in the U.S., but has branched out into working overseas.

Zimbabwe 'wanted' list deepens crisis

Police in Zimbabwe said Friday they have put seven opposition members of parliament on a wanted list, a development that is likely to further dampen the possibility of talks between President Robert Mugabe and his rivals.

Planet in Peril: Battle Lines- Rwanda, Cameroon Congo, Taiwan

Zimbabweans seek refuge at U.S. Embassy

About 220 Zimbabweans congregated outside the U.S. Embassy in Harare on Thursday, seeking refuge from election-related violence, embassy spokesman Mark Weinberg said.

Ex-Congo vice president faces war crimes charges

Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba was extradited from Belgium on Thursday to stand trial before an international war crimes tribunal charging him with responsibility for rape and murder, the court said.

U.S. may push U.N. sanctions on Zimbabwe

The United States may soon put forward a U.N. Security Council draft resolution that would slap U.N. sanctions on Zimbabwe's long-time president, Robert Mugabe, and 11 senior members of his government.

Namibia to auction black rhinos, other wildlife

Namibian wildlife officials say six species of rare animals, including eight black rhinos, will be sold in an auction to boost funds for conservation in the country.

British PM: Mugabe has blood on his hands

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe "has blood on his hands" after the violence leading up to last week's election and should step down, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says.

Mandela off U.S. terrorism watch list

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is to be removed from a U.S. terrorism watch list under a bill President Bush signed Tuesday.

African leaders call for unity in Zimbabwe

Officials at an African Union summit Tuesday adopted a resolution urging talks in Zimbabwe aimed at promoting peace and stability in the country, according to Egypt's official news agency.

Defiant Mugabe blasts West, tells Britain to 'hang'

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's spokesman said Tuesday that talk of Western intervention in the country's politics smacks of colonialism and that the United Kingdom "can go and hang a thousand times."

Nigeria pushes talks to halt oil attacks

Leaders in a volatile region of Nigeria have agreed to participate in government-backed talks intended to stop attacks on the country's oil industry, a government spokesman said Tuesday.

Africa comes under pressure on Mugabe

African Union leaders are huddled in Egypt to address demands they reject the results of Zimbabwe's widely discredited runoff in which President Robert Mugabe was handed a shallow victory.

Q and A: Facts behind Darfur

It's the scene of the world's worst humanitarian crisis, the biggest U.N. aid operation and the 21st century's first genocide -- yet the toxic blend of militants, rebels, bandits and government forces in Darfur is barely understood by the outside world. Here CNN answers the basic questions surrounding the violence-stricken region.

Darfur diary: No end to the killing

What surprised me the most about the aid camps is the sheer fortitude of the people. Fires burning down the flimsy straw shelters is a common occurrence here.

Darfur diary: Gearing up for war

After visiting Al Fasher, and when the airport finally opened for U.N. traffic we took the air long UNAMID flight to Al Geneina in west Darfur, about 40 minutes drive from the border with Chad.

Darfur diary: Best of a bad situation

The flight down wasn't too bad, a little bumpy, but it went up and came down just fine.

Darfur diary: Things are getting worse

Over the next few days, as we waited for the government to decide whether or not to let us into Darfur, we did the rounds of aid agencies -- UNHCR, WFP, OCHA.

Darfur diary: Unreliable testimony

It wasn't like any Western press conference. No one interrupted the minister or the senior police officers.

Darfur diary: Rattled by red tape

When we got our visas for Sudan I was excited. We'd been trying for 10 months to be let into the country. I hadn't been for two years and these days it's rare any journalist gets access to what I think is becoming one of the most under reported big stories of the decade: Darfur.

Rape is a way of life for Darfur's women

Sudan's Darfur crisis has exploded on many fronts -- violence, hunger, displacement and looting -- but United Nations peacekeepers say the biggest issue now affecting the region is the systematic rape of women and children.

Zimbabwe opposition leader calls for peacekeepers, new election

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday called for armed international peacekeepers to secure a new presidential election in Zimbabwe, which has been racked by violence ahead of a Friday runoff.

Robertson: Darfur now a living hell

Life for the millions of people in Darfur's aid camps is a living hell. Women are often raped while out collecting firewood and security is so bad aid trucks can't get through, resulting in food handouts being halved.

Tsvangirai denies peacekeepers request

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai Wednesday denied writing an editorial that appeared in a British newspaper under his name calling for armed international peacekeepers to ensure a free and fair election in Zimbabwe.

Mugabe stands firm on Zimbabwe vote

As the hours ticked down toward the opening of Friday's balloting, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe showed no indication that he would give in to demands to postpone the runoff election despite his challenger's dropping out.

Mugabe sworn in after disputed Zimbabwean election

President Robert Mugabe was sworn in Sunday after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission declared he overwhelmingly won the country's disputed runoff election.

Bush wants more penalties for Zimbabwe after 'sham' vote

Calling Zimbabwe's runoff presidential election a "sham," U.S. President George W. Bush said Saturday that he would push for additional sanctions against the country's government.

Kidnapped aid workers freed in Somalia

Two Western aid workers taken hostage by Islamist militants in a Somali town near the Ethiopian border Saturday were released within hours, according to their organization.

Opposition supporters claim torture in Zimbabwe

With polls closed for a Zimbabwe runoff that opposition politicians and international observers call a sham, alleged torture victims who support former candidate Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday that they back his decision to pull out of the race.

Opposition leader says voters forced to choose Mugabe

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said government supporters threatened Zimbabweans into voting for Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF party Friday.

Zakaria: South Africa's president 'should hang his head in shame'

Zimbabwe's main opposition party is urging the world to intervene immediately before a mounting political crisis in the country gets even worse. Analyst Fareed Zakaria gives his view of the situation.

Wife: Nelson Mandela has one regret

In a rare and candid interview, CNN's Robyn Curnow spoke to Nelson Mandela's wife of 10 years, Graca Machel, to find out more about the man from the person who arguably knows him the best. Here, Machel reveals that Mandela's courageous and eventful life has left him with only one regret.

Thousands of Somali children need urgent medical aid

Somalia needs urgent medical aid to save thousands of malnourished children and wounded adults who are trapped in one of the most violent, lawless countries in the world, an international aid group said Thursday.

Zimbabwe: Mugabe a fallen African hero

As the situation continues to deteriorate in Zimbabwe, the international community and African nations have grown more vocal in their condemnation of President Robert Mugabe's regime. However, as our indepth look at the situation explains there was once much support across the continent for him.

The world's most dangerous places for children

Kids' lives are nightmares in unstable nations, UNICEF reports

More than 50 children have been abducted in Haiti since the beginning of the year, adding to a trend of kidnappings in countries affected by violence, according to a United Nations Children's Fund report.

Profile: Nelson Mandela's long walk

Former South African President Nelson Mandela toiled for 27 years in South African prisons before gaining his freedom and leading his nation from white minority rule to full democracy. In the process, he became an international symbol of strength and hope.

Fight to free Mandela from tacky T-shirts

His is one of the most famous faces in the world -- a symbol of dignity and reconciliation for many.

Letter shows Mandela's 'million kisses' from jail

During much of Nelson Mandela's imprisonment, communication with him was limited. In the early days on Robben Island he could only receive one visitor and one letter every six months.

Mandela's life in pictures

Flirting and freak outs of reporting Mandela

What do you say when you meet one of the most iconic statesmen in the world?

'He's on first name terms with the queen'

He may be on first name terms with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, but Nelson Mandela would never let his status go to his head.

Mandela concert hails legend's life

Nelson Mandela, the indomitable anti-apartheid campaigner who emerged from decades of imprisonment to lead his country into a new era, will this week be joined audience of thousands and a star-studded guest list to mark his 90th birthday.

Mandela in his own words

Whether talking about his time in prison, his struggle against apartheid, his emergence as a global icon or cracking a joke about his career, Nelson Mandela's words often have a resonance far beyond their original context. Here are a few of his memorable quotes.

Tsvangirai reverses peacekeeper plea

The British newspaper The Guardian printed a letter Thursday from Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in which he denied writing a commentary printed in the paper a day earlier.

Mandela highlights 'tragic failure' in Zimbabwe

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has highlighted what he called the "tragic failure of leadership in Zimbabwe."

Harare woman: 'If you talk too much ... they hunt you down'

The 23-year-old woman in Harare, Zimbabwe, said she could talk, but only briefly. It was 3:30 p.m. there and she had to be home before the 6 p.m. curfew, she said.

Tutu: Mugabe is a Frankenstein for his people

Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu labeled Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "Frankenstein" and called for other countries to intervene before the country descended into bloodshed.

Kenya's leader urges peacekeepers in Zimbabwe

Kenya's prime minister Wednesday called for an international peacekeeping force to be deployed in Zimbabwe to ensure free and fair elections.

Links to Mandela's charities

Since retiring from public life, Nelson Mandela has continued to campaign for several charitable organizations. His primary interest has been the fight against HIV-AIDS, but he has also worked vigorously to alleviate poverty, promote education and strive for global peace.

Pirates take four European tourists hostage

Pirates took four European tourists hostage after their yacht ran out of fuel off the coast of northern Somalia in the Red Sea's Gulf of Aden, according to a Somaliland official.

U.N. condemns Zimbabwean violence

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously condemned the Zimbabwean government because of violence that has marred the campaign leading up to a scheduled presidential election runoff, which forced the withdrawal of the opposition candidate from the race.

Exclusive look inside Mandela photo album

Official: Mugabe wins re-election after opposition pulls out

Zimbabwe opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai said Sunday he would not participate in Friday's presidential runoff, provoking dismay from international observers and handing an apparent victory to President Robert Mugabe.

Rebels blamed for oil attacks announce truce

A Nigerian rebel movement blamed for an number of recent attacks on the African country's oil industry announced a unilateral truce Sunday after an appeal for negotiations by tribal leaders.

Chevron shuts onshore production in Nigeria

Chevron Corp. says a breached Nigerian pipeline has caused the company to shut down its onshore oil production.

Zimbabwe judge rejects decision to ban opposition rally

A judge in Zimbabwe's High Court overturned Saturday a police ban on an opposition rally scheduled for Sunday -- less than a week from the presidential runoff -- a lawyer for the opposition told CNN.

Mugabe rejects opposition claims on violence

President Robert Mugabe accused the Zimbabwe opposition of lying over political violence to justify claims that next week's presidential runoff vote will not be free and fair, the official media reported Saturday.

Opposition officials rule out Zimbabwe poll boycott

Officials in Zimbabwe's opposition party say it has rejected the idea of pulling out of next week's runoff election.

Biti treason trial ordered

A magistrate in Zimbabwe ruled Friday that Tendai Biti, the secretary-general of the opposition party, must face trial on charges that include treason.

Mercenary plays down role as trial verdict looms

British mercenary Simon Mann faced a possible verdict Friday in his trial on charges of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea -- a plot which Mann has testified was financed and planned by others.

Rehabilitation at Home

Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.

Children of South Africa

Josh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).

Zimbabwe opposition: Mayor's wife killed

Zimbabwe's opposition party said four of its activists and the wife of Harare's mayor -- an opposition member -- have been killed by supporters of President Robert Mugabe, just days ahead of next week's presidential runoff.

Mbeki meets with Zimbabwe's embattled leaders

South African President Thabo Mbeki met with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday hoping to quell bitterness over the presidential election, government and opposition party sources said.

Mercenary points finger at Thatcher in coup case

The trial of British mercenary Simon Mann continued Thursday, a day after Mann implicated former friend Mark Thatcher in the alleged plot to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea.

Zimbabwe opposition: Mayor's wife killed

Zimbabwe's opposition party said four of its activists and the wife of Harare's mayor -- an opposition member -- were found dead Thursday, just days ahead of next week's presidential runoff election.

Militant attack closes Shell oil facility

Oil production was shut down at an offshore Nigerian facility after an armed attack Thursday by a powerful militant group from the Delta region, Shell said.

British mercenary faces coup trial

A British mercenary accused of plotting to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea went on trial Tuesday in the country's capital, Malabo.

Judge tosses plea from Zimbabwe opposition

Zimbabwe's main opposition party was demanding Tuesday to know why its secretary-general has not been formally charged six days after he was arrested.

Mugabe threatens to arrest opposition leaders

President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, Zimbabwean state radio reported Tuesday.

Zimbabwe opposition leader to be charged on Tuesday

A jailed Zimbabwean opposition party official will be formally charged with treason and other offenses on Tuesday after "a lot of paperwork" delayed his court appearance on treason charges by a day, a police official said.

'Food crisis could destroy progress in Africa'

Rising global food prices threaten to destroy years of economic progress in Africa and drive 100 million people into poverty, a high-profile international panel said Monday.

Mugabe warning as political turmoil deepens

President Robert Mugabe reiterated militant warnings on Saturday as the deputy leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition party was brought to court on treason charges.

Official: Aid suspension imperils millions in Zimbabwe

Millions of Zimbabweans face starvation as a result of the government's decision to suspend the work of aid organizations last week, an aid director said Saturday.

Deadly hunt for 'witches' haunts Kenya villagers

It may be difficult for modern-day Western cultures to fathom, but in Western Kenya, beliefs in ghosts and witches are very real. And sometimes they have deadly consequences.

Mugabe: War vets ready to fight for me

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has warned that veterans he commanded in his country's liberation war will take up arms again to prevent the opposition party from taking power.

Mugabe rival's deputy facing treason case

Zimbabwean authorities put more pressure on opposition figures on Thursday, seizing a top leader and accusing him of treason.

U.N. to naval powers: Protect Somalia food aid

The U.N. food agency Thursday urged naval powers to commit to protecting aid ships from pirate attacks around Somalia, warning that if escorts cease, crucial aid might not reach 2 million people.

14 still missing after air crash blaze

Fourteen passengers are still missing after a plane burst into flames after landing in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Tuesday, killing 29 people.

Mandela's wife warns Mozambique of possible revolt

Thousands of destitute Mozambicans who fled anti-foreigner violence in South Africa may revolt against their home government if their needs are not met, according to a woman with a unique perspective on both countries.

Investigators probe Sudan air crash

Investigators examined the scorched hull of a jetliner Wednesday to determine what caused the plane to veer off a runway and burst into flames, killing at least 29 people, officials said.

Sudan air crash death toll still unknown

Investigators searched for a passenger list and examined the scorched hull of a jetliner Wednesday to determine what caused the plane to veer off a runway and burst into flames after landing in a thunderstorm in Sudan's capital.

Junta rules Zimbabwe, opposition leader says

Zimbabwe "is effectively being run by a military junta" because of election-related violence, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said Tuesday.

Plane crashes carrying Kenya minister

A plane crashed Tuesday in western Kenya, killing all four people on board, including a Cabinet minister and an assistant minister, President Mwai Kibaki said.

Plane crashes carrying Kenya minister

A small plane carrying two members of the Kenyan government crashed Tuesday, according to an official from Kenya's Civil Aviation Authority. It was not clear whether they survived.

U.N. funding shortfall threatens Darfur air aid

The U.N. World Food Program, the globe's largest humanitarian agency, is cutting back its air service in Sudan because a lack of funding has made it difficult to ferry aid workers to remote parts of Darfur and the southern part of the country, the agency said Tuesday. The cutback will affect the efforts of 14,000 aid workers, it added.

U.S. troops in Africa focus on humanitarian missions

U.S. Marines at Camp Lemonier -- the only American military base on the African continent -- spend much of their time vaccinating livestock, repairing schools and giving medical training.

Islamist rejects Somali peace deal

A leader of Somalia's ousted Islamic movement rejected a U.N.-brokered peace deal between the government and an opposition alliance, saying Tuesday that Islamic insurgents will continue to fight.

'Thousands' protest S. Africa crimewave

Organizers expect hundreds of thousands of people to converge on central Pretoria Tuesday as a part of the country's so-called Million Man March against crime.

U.N.: Somali factions sign peace deal

Somalia's government signed an agreement Monday with an opposition alliance calling to end violence and withdraw of Ethiopian troops, whose presence has stoked an increasingly bloody Islamic insurgency.

'Everyone's starving' in Ethiopia, aid worker says

Like so many other victims of Ethiopia's hunger crisis, Usheto Beriso weighs just half what he should. He is always cold and swaddled in a blanket. His limbs are stick-thin.

Report: Fair Zimbabwe election impossible

Violence and intimidation targeting Zimbabwe's opposition party -- the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) -- has "extinguished any chance of a free and fair" runoff election, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report.

Eye care for all

Jennifer Staple runs the Unite For Sight program which started in the U.S., but has branched out into working overseas.

Deadly bombings strike Algerian train station

Two bombs in quick succession rocked a train station in Algeria on Sunday, killing several people, including a French engineer and Algerian firefighters and soldiers who responded to the first blast, a security official said.

Opposition rally stopped in Zimbabwe

Opposition officials accused ruling party militants of preventing the Movement for Democratic Change from holding a rally Sunday, a day after a court lifted a ban on opposition rallies.

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