Zimbabwe Rivals Call On Supporters To Halt Political Violence
Zimbabwe's rival parties issued a joint statement Wednesday calling on their supporters to halt all political violence in a sign that power-sharing talks may have moved closer to an agreement.

S. African Judge To Rule Sept. 12 On Zuma Case
A South African judge announced Tuesday he will rule Sept. 12 whether to dismiss fraud and corruption charges against the country's strongest presidential candidate, Jacob Zuma.

Nigeria Overtakes Venezuela In Oil Exports To US
Nigeria surpassed Venezuela as the fourth largest foreign supplier of crude oil to the United States for the first five months of 2008, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.

‘South Africa Would Have Been Loser If Doha Talks Succeeded’
South Africa should be heaving a sigh of relief that the Doha Round of global trade talks in Geneva last week were stalled after India and the US failed to agree on the Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM), analysts here said. “As the proposed agreement loo

Zambia Copper Mines Strained By High Oil Price
Higher global oil prices are raising costs of production and piling pressure on sustaining Zambia's copper mines despite the demand for metals, a senior industry official said on Thursday.

Zimbabwe Over Olympics
A settlement is at hand in the Zimbabwe dispute and President Thabo Mbeki has chosen to stay at home rather than accompany his wife, Zanele, to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Bernanke's Bid To Rule Zimbabwe
Bernanke's Bid to Rule Zimbabwe; while Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson so far haven't colluded to run the country's printing presses day and night, their actions lately sure seem like they're burnishing their

Zimbabwe Drops 10 Zeros From Inflated Currency
Zimbabwe announced Wednesday that it is knocking 10 zeros off its hyper-inflated currency — a move that turns 10 billion dollars into one.

Bush Expands Sanctions Against Zimbabwe
President Bush signed an executive order on Friday to expand sanctions against what he calls the "illegitimate" regime of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and his supporters.

Robert Mugabe And Morgan Tsvangirai Meet
President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have signed a deal outlining a framework for talks on Zimbabwe's political crisis.