New president of Malawi Joyce Banda has fired some members of government and parliamentarians have crossed the floor, strengthening her power base.
South Africa’s continental rival, Nigeria, has seized an opportunity that arose when Africa’s southern region suspended its own court.
A complex matrix of issues stymied Dlamini-Zuma’s bid for Africa’s top job.
It should have been a glorious celebration. Instead it had veterans wondering what they fought for.
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/ 9 December 2011
Agriculture is a big issue for the Africa Group at COP17, with many African delegates sporting "No Agriculture, No Deal" badges.
A group of ‘hippies’ is living the dream on what was a basket-case farm near Ladismith.
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/ 2 December 2011
SA’s COP17 delegation, said to be more than 100-strong, includes key figures drawn from the private sector for the Durban mega-event.
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/ 2 December 2011
The agriculture minister’s advisers are lobbying on her behalf to have "a single line about agriculture included in the final text from COP17.
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/ 25 November 2011
<b>Sean Christie</b> and <b>Lisa King</b> travelled to Malawi to find out the fate of the iconic Mount Mulanji cedar.
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/ 25 November 2011
If appropriate research-based management practices are not found, the Mount Mulanje will be without its signature tree in a few years.