Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai called on exiles to return home during a speech in London Saturday, but his words were poorly received.
Mr. Tsvangirai told a crowd of about 1,000 Zimbabwean exiles living in Britain to “come home,” prompting many in the crowd to boo and shout “Mugabe must go!”
Prime Minister Tsvangirai entered a power-sharing [...]

New public opinion polls indicate that while President Barack Obama remains personally popular, doubts are emerging about his economic policies.
Two new national surveys paint a picture of growing public concern about the U.S. budget deficit and government intervention in the economy.
A poll by The Wall Street Journal newspaper and NBC News found that 58 percent [...]

The controversial outcome of Iran’s presidential election and subsequent protests are rippling across the globe, particularly in Washington, where President Barack Obama has pledged to open a dialogue with Tehran. Analysts say that such a diplomatic opening is a touchy proposition, especially now.
Iran’s disputed presidential election has put President Obama in an awkward position. Analysts [...]

June 16, 2009, Africa observes the Day of the African Child, in memory of, thousands of black school children who were maimed and killed in 1976 Soweto uprising, as they took to the streets to protest the inferior quality of their education and to demand their right to be taught in their own language.
To honour [...]

Hard as it is to believe, almost no one in Malawi knows that Madonna has recently divorced, or been linked romantically to a Brazilian model less than half her age. They’ve never seen her documentary film “I Am Because We Are” about poverty in Malawi, nor seen the concerts where the country’s grim AIDS statistics [...]

U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai Friday in Washington. The two leaders are expected to discuss what has been described as Harare’s difficult road ahead.
Washington has said it wants to see reforms to the rule of law and human rights in Zimbabwe before it resumes financial aid. Early this year, [...]

A woman from Michigan who is a triplet has given birth to her own set of three babies. Amber Ali, 23, gave birth to three little boys last week at Sinai-Grace hospital in Detroit.
Amber said naming them proved a nightmare but eventually settled on Amir, Armann and Amari Whitaker.
Amir was 4lb 5oz at birth, Amari [...]

Lending by the International Monetary Fund (1M F) to Africa is set to double this year since the region is gripped by the global economic crisis and more countries need aid, senior IMF officials said on Monday.
The IMF has seen a sharp rise in demand for its loans from African countries this year as their [...]

The enhanced collaboration with the African Union (AU) will help to promote peace and security in Africa, members of the Security Council delegation, which recently wrapped up a week-long visit to the continent, said today.
The Council mission held talks – a follow-up to two previous gatherings in 2007 and 2008 – with their AU counterpart [...]

Participants at a day’s forum on the ECOWAS Protocol on the free movement of people and goods have criticized sub-regional border officials for harassment and extortions in contravention of the ECOWAS agenda.
This and lack of political will by regional leaders, the participants contended, are the burdens that must be off-loaded towards the realization of the [...]