Jul 09 Seven Peacekeepers Killed in Darfur Ambush By PBS NewsHour Seven peacekeepers from a joint U.N.-African Union force were killed and 22 people were wounded when a convoy of gunmen attacked them in northern Darfur, the United Nations said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 03 U.S. Submits Sanctions Against Zimbabwe to U.N. By PBS NewsHour U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad submitted a U.S.-drafted resolution to the U.N. Security Council against Zimbabwe after a flawed election marred by violence saw President Robert Mugabe claim another term. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch African Union Leaders Urge Political Dialogue in Zimbabwe The African Union called on Zimbabwe Tuesday to create a government of national unity following last week's disputed runoff election that saw Robert Mugabe enter a sixth presidential term. Analysts examine the crisis. Continue watching
Jul 01 African Leaders Seek Common Ground on Zimbabwe Election Dispute By PBS NewsHour African leaders meeting in Egypt are debating how to handle the disputed re-election of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, as the longtime leader's spokesman told Western critics who blasted the recent vote to "go hang."… Continue reading
Jun 30 At Summit, African Leaders Call on Zimbabwe to Settle Post-election Crisis By PBS NewsHour African Union leaders gathered in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday with Zimbabwe's election top on the agenda a day after Robert Mugabe claimed the country's presidency in a disputed runoff election. Continue reading
Jun 23 Tsvangirai Withdraws from Zimbabwe Runoff, Seeks Refuge in Dutch Embassy By PBS NewsHour Police in Zimbabwe raided the opposition party's headquarters and took away about 60 people Monday, a party spokesman said. The raid came a day after the party's presidential candidate withdrew from a runoff against longtime President Robert Mugabe. Continue reading
Mar 26 Somali Islamists Capture Town; Aid Agencies Call for Action By PBS NewsHour Islamist fighters took control of the town of Jowhar, Somalia, on Wednesday in an ongoing insurgency against the Western-backed government that has gathered steam in recent months. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Kenyan Peace Talks Delayed After Death of Second Opposition Legislator Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan postponed talks between rival leaders in Kenya Thursday after an opposition lawmaker was killed -- the second in three days. L.A. Times Nairobi Bureau Chief Edmund Sanders discusses the prospects for an end to the… Continue watching
Jan 18 AU Head Calls for Peacekeepers to Stay in Somalia By PBS NewsHour African Union Commission Chairman Alpha Oumar Konare called Friday for peacekeeping troops to remain in Somalia for an additional six months amid near daily clashes in the capital, Mogadishu. Continue reading
Jan 08 Joint U.N.-AU Convoy Comes Under Attack in Darfur By PBS NewsHour Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a United Nations-African Union supply convoy in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, the first attack on the newly formed peacekeeping force, officials said Tuesday. Continue reading