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One year on, feuds stall Zim unity govt

33 comment(s) | President Robert Mugabe's grip on power was pried open one year ago on Thursday, but mistrust and bickering are hampering Zimbabwe's recovery.

MDC wants fresh elections for Zimbabwe

15 comment(s) | Fresh elections are the only way to a lasting solution for Zimbabwe, the Movement for Democratic Change in South Africa said on Tuesday.

Sudan, Chad agree to end proxy wars

0 comment(s) | Sudan and Chad agreed on Tuesday to end their proxy wars and engage in direct talks to rebuild their war-affected border areas.

Nigerian Parliament votes to suspend ailing president

1 comment(s) | Nigeria's Parliament on Tuesday voted to suspend ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua and hand power to his deputy until he is well enough to resume.

Israel in Africa

6 comment(s) | Much of the world came to learn of Rwanda in 1994, when the majority Hutu people went on a three-month killing spree against the minority Tutsi.

Chad's Déby in Sudan amid thaw in ties

0 comment(s) | Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno on Monday arrived in Khartoum on his first visit to Sudan since 2004.

Zimbabwe strike forces Bennett trial delay

1 comment(s) | The trial of Zimbabwe opposition politician Roy Bennett was postponed indefinitely as court workers joined a wage strike by government employees.

Sands shifting for Africa's nomadic herders

0 comment(s) | Nomadic herders who move their cattle ceaselessly across some of the harshest environments in the world are vital for Africa's prosperity.

Private schools sprout in Zim as public system struggles

2 comment(s) | "No disruption to learning" touts a newspaper ad for a new private Zimbabwean school, one of many springing up in living rooms across Zimbabwe.
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Working together Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir, right receives Chadian President Idris Deby upon his arrival in Khartoum, on Monday. Deby is visiting Sudan for the first time in nearly six years to try to smooth relations strained over the troubled Darfur region. (Abd Raouf, AP Photo)

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One year of Zimbabwe's unity government and the parties are still nowhere near unified. Jason Moyo reports.

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