African Union (AU)

By Bathandwa Mbola

Abuja - Delegates at a housing conference in the Nigerian capital of Abuja are deliberating on how best to eradicate the continent's growing slums.

Housing ministers from across the continent and representatives of international aid organisations have converged as part of the second African Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development.

Nigeria's Minister of State for Environment, Housing and Urban Development, ...

By Nthambeleni Gabara

Pretoria - There is a need to look at the human rights discourse and the African belief system in a complementary light, according to the National Heritage Council (NHC).

Speaking at the two-day national debate to address African cultural practices and human rights on Thursday, NHC Chief Executive Officer, Sonwabile Mancotywa said reinforcing the message of human rights with an equal emphasis on Ubuntu is a point worth considering. ...

The Hague – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday presented evidence against Sudan’s President for alleged war crimes in the strife-torn region, including genocide.

This comes three years after the United Nations Security Council requested him to investigate atrocities committed in Darfur.

ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is seeking an arrest warrant for President Omar Al-Bashir, who he believes “bears criminal responsibility ...

By MacDonald Dzirutwe


HARARE, July 4 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, defiant despite growing African condemnation of his re-election, said on Friday the opposition must drop its claim to power and accept that he was the rightful head of state.


As Mugabe struck an intransigent stance, both Nigeria and Botswana rejected his re-election because of pre-poll violence which the opposition says killed 103 of its supporters.

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President Robert Mugabe addresses supporters at Harare Airport, 04 Jul 2008Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says the opposition must accept him as the country's leader if it wants to hold talks on ending Zimbabwe's political crisis.

Mr. Mugabe spoke at Harare airport Friday after returning from a summit of African leaders who called for Zimbabwe to form a national unity government following Mr. Mugabe's controversial re-election last week.

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