For years, much of the debate over Zimbabwe has been preoccupied with how much, and how publicly, to criticize its despotic longtime leader Robert Mugabe. In the past, the West routinely harangued the ailing 85-year-old dictator, a former liberation hero who has ruled for 29 years.
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Gender row runner Semenya in glamour shoot
Caster Semenya, the athlete at the center of a gender row, has appeared in a photo glamour shoot in her native South Africa.
350,000 displaced by floods in West Africa
At least 30 people were killed and 350,000 displaced when torrential rains soaked much of West Africa, the United Nations said Friday.
Canadian asylum ruling will foster racism, South Africa says
South Africa’s ruling party has denounced a decision by Canada to grant refugee status to a white South African man, calling it "racist."
The Battle in Uganda Over Female Condoms
On the surface, it seems like a fine idea; reproductive rights groups certainly think so.
75 African migrants feared drowned off Italy
Up to 75 migrants are missing and feared dead after a harrowing 20-day journey from northern Africa to Europe, a United Nations agency said Friday.
Somali government says it’s taken town from Islamist fighters
Somali government forces have seized control of a central town from an al Qaeda-linked Islamist militia, a spokesman for Somalia’s president said Thursday.
Vulture Restaurants: Serving Up Clean Carcasses, Free of Charge
For the small number of vulture lovers the world over, good news comes this summer from Sindh, Pakistan. In June, a new “vulture restaurant” opened to provide safe food for the endangered birds — no reservations needed, but it’s always a fierce fight for the flesh. Similar vulture ventures have already been successful in South Africa, India and Nepal, where one region in which a restaurant started to provide vultures with clean carcasses saw a doubling of nesting pairs in just two years, according to Bird Conservation Nepal
Clinton wraps up Africa tour in Cape Verde
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Cape Verde on Friday, the final stop on her seven-nation Africa tour in which she emphasized good governance and urged officials to implement reforms. Clinton is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Pedro Maria Neves before returning to the United States. The Obama administration describes the island nation on the western coast as an African success story
Al Qaeda could seek ‘foothold’ in Nigeria, Clinton warns during trip
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday visited Nigeria, warning it could be a target for al Qaeda.