Archive for the 'Aktuelle News - Afrika' Category

Zimbabwe?s Power-Sharing Deal Is in Jeopardy

Thabo Mbeki, South Africa?s former president, planned to visit Zimbabwe to try to rescue the power-sharing deal.

Mugabe Claims Ministries, Jeopardizing Deal

Robert Mugabe said that his party will retain ministries that control the military and the police in Zimbabwe.

Pirates Seize Tanker Off African Coast

Pirates hijacked a huge tanker off the Horn of Africa, even as world powers deployed military ships to the Somali coast to try to end a two-week standoff aboard another seized ship.

World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Inflation Rate Spirals Higher Still

Zimbabwe?s inflation rate, already one of the highest in world history, rose from an annual rate of 11 million percent in June to 231 million percent in July.

Somali Pirates Said to Be Near Arms Cargo Deal

The Somali pirates who hijacked an arms-laden Ukrainian freighter nearly two weeks ago may soon be getting their ransom.

Rift Unsettles South Africa?s Top Party

A well-known stalwart of the governing African National Congress took steps to break with the party and start another, arguing that the A.N.C. had turned its back on democracy.

World Briefing | Africa: Sudan: Fashion Police Make Arrests

More than 35 young women wearing tight trousers were arrested in South Sudan for disturbing the peace, senior police officials said.

World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Unidentified Disease Kills 3

A mysterious disease that causes internal bleeding killed three people, prompting health officials to take precautions against any further contagion.

Kenya Detains U.S. Author Critical of Obama

Jerome R. Corsi, the conservative author of ?The Obama Nation,? was being held for trying to work in Kenya without a valid work permit, according to media reports.

World Briefing | Africa: Good-Government List Released

Among the 10 best-governed countries in sub-Saharan Africa are Mauritius, Seychelles and Cape Verde, according to a newly released index.