Zimbabwe Generals? Fears of Prosecution Threaten Deal

President Robert Mugabe?s efforts to placate his generals by shielding them from prosecution is threatening to derail a power-sharing deal with the political opposition.

Iba Ndiaye, African Modernist Painter, Is Dead at 80

Mr. Ndiaye helped found a Senegalese art movement called

World Briefing | Africa: Congo: Rebels Clash With Army

Congolese Army tanks pounded rebel-held hilltops and repelled an attack on a military base in the east in the latest round of fighting, which has displaced 150,000 people, the U.N. said.

World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: A.N.C. Suspends Former Minister

The African National Congress suspended Mosiuoa Lekota, who resigned as defense minister, for saying that he might join others in forming a new political party.

World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Europe Criticizes New Government

The E.U. condemned President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe for going ahead with the formation of a new government without the agreement of the opposition.