Thabo Mbeki is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Bashir Pending Arrest Too Close for Cairo's Comfort
CAIRO -- A request by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an arrest warrant to be issued against Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has left Egypt, its northern neighbor, in a quandary, prompting the Cairo leadership to reiterate that Bashir's arrest on war crimes charges should be delayed.
EDITORIAL: Bush's African safari
If only U.S. President George W. Bush had mistaken the Middle East for Africa we might all be a lot happier and more secure.
Something rotten in Kenya
The current mayhem in Kenya is not only tribal but rooted in something equally insidious: greed. The country's largest ethnic group, the Kikuyu (23 percent of the population), controlled the country at the time of independence in 1963, when Jomo Kenyatta became the first president, followed by Daniel arap Moi, a Kalenjin. The Mau Mau revolt, which brought about the end of white rule and was Kikuyu instigated, may have led many Kenyans to conclude that the Kikuyus would dominate the country forever.
Presidents Mbeki, Bashir resume talks
Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir resumed talks with his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki Wednesday, the final day of a visit focused on peace efforts in the troubled east African state.
Merkel arrives in Ethiopia, first leg of Africa tour
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Ethiopia at the start of a tour of African countries that will also take in South Africa and Liberia.
S. African women protest domestic violence
Thousands of women re-enacted a famous anti-apartheid march through Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, protesting violence against women and child abuse.
African economic forum spins optimistic outlook
Encouraging economic growth, good prospects and an attractive climate for investment: that is the picture that the World Economic Forum in Africa has painted of the poorest continent as it seeks to boost a promising spurt of expansion.
TV ad tackles rape as S. African trial heads for verdict
As South Africa's former number two Jacob Zuma braces for a verdict in a sensational rape case, the major scourge bedevilling the country is being highlighted in a hard-hitting TV commercial.
Region Newspoints
ALGIERS – The GSPC Islamic extremist movement this week announced the appointment of a new leader, Abou Mossab Abdelwadoud, who replaces former chief Nabil Sahrawi, killed by the Algerian army in June.
