http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/region/africa/The latest news, analysis and reporting about Africa from the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and its Web site, the feed is updated periodically with interviews, background reports and updates to put the news in a larger context.en-usCopyright ©2006 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpghttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/july-dec08/powertalks_07-21.htmlMon, 21 July 2008 18:40:00 ESTZimbabwe's political crisis took a new turn Monday when President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai met for the first time in years to discuss building a power-sharing government. A regional expert discusses what the agreement may signal for the troubled country.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/africa/july-dec08/zimbabwe_07-21.htmlMon, 21 July 2008 11:30:00 ESTAfter months of a bitter and violent political dispute, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai signed an agreement Monday outlining terms for formal talks on a power-sharing government.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec08/aidsafrica_07-17.htmlThu, 17 July 2008 18:30:00 ESTIn Malawi, where some 83,000 children are infected with HIV, a new program brings U.S. doctors to the East African country and encourages African doctors to set up practices in their hometowns, instead of leaving for more prosperous countries.