Sudan ruling party offers opposition government posts |
Sudan’s ruling party yesterday said it would invite opposition groups to join the government if it won the country’s general elections, in an apparent bid to heal a rift over accusations of vote fraud.
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Zimbabwe unity government suspends ownership law |
Zimbabwe’s unity government has suspended and will review rules forcing foreign-owned firms in Zimbabwe to sell a majority stake to local people, a spokesman for Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Tuesday.
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EU to send monitors for Ethiopian poll after row |
The European Union has agreed to monitor Ethiopia’s elections in May, nearly five years after Addis Ababa accused the EU’s chief observer in the last poll of helping to spark violence.
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Zimbabwe bus crash kills 25, injures dozens |
At least 25 people were burnt to death and two dozen others injured when a bus collided with a truck laden with fertiliser on a highway in northwestern Zimbabwe, state radio reported yesterday.
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South Africa: Bail pullout for Terreblanche case |
A 15-year-old South African boy, one of two farm workers accused of murdering white supremacist Eugene Terreblanche, has decided not to apply for bail.
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Somali radio stations comply with insurgents’ music ban |
Most radio stations in Somalia have stopped playing music, on the orders of Hizbul-Islam insurgents who say that songs are un-Islamic. The stations said they had to comply with the ban as if they did not, they would be putting their lives at risk.
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Eight Red Cross staff seized in Congo |
Eight Red Cross staff were seized by an armed group in eastern Congo last week, and an outbreak of fighting in the area could put the hostages at greater risk, the aid group said yesterday.
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Rights group urges Angola to act on corruption |
Human Rights Watch urged the Angolan government yesterday to step up its fight against corruption and mismanagement, noting that most of the population still lived in poverty.
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S.Africa to buy cheaper AIDS drugs despite opposition |
South Africa intends buying antiretroviral (ARV) drugs at the lowest prices, even from foreign companies, despite opposition from local drugmakers, the health minister said yesterday.
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