United States President George Bush’s South African visit clearly pleased the Pretoria government on Wednesday, while scores of protesters condemned his presence in the country.
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has suspended its international coordinator for alleged fraud and sexual harassment, its electronic newsletter said on Wednesday.
Three hundred thirty Jewish immigrants from the US and Canada arrived in Israel on Wednesday, and were told by an enthusiastic Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that ”we always needed you…and now we need you much more than ever ”.
Heads of state opening talks at the African Union (AU) summit on Wednesday night will focus on ways to implement an ambitious plan for the economic recovery of Africa.
Representatives of civil society organisations from all over the African continent are lobbying for greater participation in decision-making processes in the African Union.
US President George Bush said on Wednesday he would not overstretch US forces already on manpower-intensive missions in Iraq, the former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan, with a major deployment in Liberia.
With an eye on the start of the African Union (AU) summit in Maputo on Thursday, Amnesty International said on Wednesday African governments should cooperate fully with the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
United States President George Bush gave his blessing on Wednesday to South Africa’s efforts to resolve the crisis in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday accused President Thabo Mbeki of misrepresenting the country to US President George Bush, while the Zanu-PF hailed Mbeki as an exemplary leader.