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SADC leaders convene for summit

Heads of state from the Southern African Development Community meet on Monday in the Namibian capital for a two-day summit to discuss regional integration and the political progress in Zimbabwe.

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Scientist at Work: Chameleon Fever

I feel like this expedition has been flying along at manic speed – two days of intense solid driving to reach Marojejy, followed by a 10-hour mad climb up the mountain to 1,530 meters, followed by two days of hard surveying and hiking around the summit and forests close to our camp.A So today would be a great day to take things a little slower- …

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Africa: Behind the Scenes of Gadaffi’s Failed Bid for a Second Term as AU Chairman

He flounced out of the AU summit in Addis Ababa on 1 February after failing to cajole his fellow leaders into giving him a second, unconstitutional term as Chairman.

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AU foreign ministers begin meeting

African foreign ministers opened the 16th session of the Executive Council meeting here Thursday, ahead of a weekend Heads of Sta t e and Government Summit, with African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping g i ving a mixed picture of conflicts on the continent.

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African leaders tackle Zim and Madagascar

Key southern African leaders gathered in the Mozambican capital Maputo on Thursday for a special summit on the political crises in Zimbabwe and Madagascar.

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