A transition to democracy in Sudan will be difficult and needs robust support from the United States and African leaders. By Alex de Waal He governed as a man distorted by the violence and oppression ...

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has turned down an invitation to an informal dialogue on the DRC’s future hosted by South Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki. Here’s why. Since 1994, South ...

Other Facts:In the past has publicly questioned the connection between HIV and AIDS, minimized the seriousness of the AIDS epidemic and did not support widespread treatment or testing for AIDS.

Kinshasa says the former South African president is not a neutral broker and will stick to talks in Washington and Doha. The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has turned down an ...

With the glowing tributes paid to Nelson Mandela by various world leaders during his memorial and his stature being compared to godlike figures like Martin Luther King Junior and Mahatma Gandhi, the ...

(Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC said on Saturday it had decided to recall President Thabo Mbeki before the end of his term next year. Here are some key facts about him: * The son of one of an ...

South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki fires his second in command — a man once tapped as his successor. Deputy President Jacob Zuma's future had looked shaky ever since his financial advisor was ...

In the past has publicly questioned the connection between HIV and AIDS, minimized the seriousness of the AIDS epidemic and did not support widespread treatment or testing for AIDS. Was expelled from ...