World Nov 02 Ethiopian government, Tigray agree to end fighting after 2 years of conflict By Mogomotsi Magome, Cara Anna, Associated Press
World Jan 31 African Union suspends Burkina Faso following military coup The African Union has announced in a tweet that it has suspended Burkina Faso until constitutional order is restored in the West African country. By Sam Mednick, Associated Press
Politics Nov 02 Africa presses for more climate support at COP26 The head of the African Union, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, said the continent needs the world to contribute $12.5 billion of the $25 billion it needs to accelerate an adaptation program over the next five years. By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press
World May 11 Watch 10:50 How a nonprofit trained an army to stop Uganda’s atrocities For more than 25 years, Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army terrorized citizens in Uganda, killing tens of thousands and abducting more than 25,000 children to become soldiers and sex slaves. But one philanthropic group used nontraditional means to…
World May 20 Despite reports, Haiti not joining the African Union Rumors circulated that the Caribbean nation of Haiti would become the African Union's 55th member state. Not true, says the African Union. By Kenya Downs
Dec 09 Bush Joins Calls for Mugabe to Step Down By PBS NewsHour President Bush said in a statement Tuesday that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe should step down and called for African support to end his "tyranny" as a growing chorus of foreign leaders calls for the embattled leader to quit his post. Continue reading
Dec 05 U.S. Calls for Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to Resign as Power-sharing Deal Falters By PBS NewsHour U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice increased pressure on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to leave office after his government stalled on a power-sharing deal with the opposition party. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Zimbabwe Rivals Agree to Hold Power-Sharing Talks Zimbabwe'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… Continue watching
Jul 21 Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, Tsvangirai Agree to Hold Power-Sharing Talks By PBS NewsHour After 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. Continue reading
Jul 11 International Criminal Court to Seek Arrest of Sudanese President By PBS NewsHour The International Criminal Court will seek an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for genocide and crimes against humanity committed in the western Darfur region of his country, ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Friday. Continue reading