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Could unity government talks eclipse Zimbabwe runoff vote?

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was invited for talks with President Robert Mugabe, says a top official. Would the talks negate a runoff presidential election scheduled for June 27.

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Zimbabwe violence escalates

Opposition activists have been targeted and killed. South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Zimbabwe Friday for talks with President Robert Mugabe.

Regional leaders: 'What Zimbabwe crisis?'

Leaders of the southern African region met in Zambia this weekend for an emergency summit on Zimbabwe's increasingly tense electoral impasse.

Zimbabwe elections: Will the world stop Mugabe?

President Robert Mugabe is 'preparing for war,' according to the main opposition leader.

Mugabe launches crackdown ahead of runoff vote

Hundreds of war veterans – a potent force for President Mugabe – marched through Zimbabwe's capital Friday condemning the opposition for claiming it won the March 29 elections.

Mugabe era's end may be near

Zimbabwe's long-time ruler may be running out of options after Saturday's vote.

'Brand Mandela' – how to control the value of a legend

Mandela comics, coasters, and clocks aside: How does South Africa celebrate its most celebrated man on his 90th birthday?

Why Kenya is critical to Africa's future

Peace in Africa hinges on regional integration.

Vigilante justice rocks once quiet Mozambique

Lynchings of suspected thieves – and riots over lack of police protection – have shaken the southern African donor darling.

South Africa tunes in to racial harmony

'Freshlyground,' an ethnically mixed band, fuses culture, language, and sound to unite listeners weary of crime headlines.

Bush sees results of his AIDS plan in Africa

The $15 billion relief plan aims to help 1.5 million HIV patients live longer, healthier lives.

In Africa, Bush touts aid efforts, basks in popularity

Mr. Bush has been generally well-received so far on his five-country trip to Africa.

Ponte City – a South African landmark – rises again

Hijacked by gangs and buried in trash, Africa's tallest apartment building gets a new look: out with the orange shag rugs, in with "Global Fusion."

Kenya talks focus on easing violence

The country's two political rivals agreed to help ease distribution of humanitarian aid, but not to a power-sharing government.

Winds of global fashion swirl through rural Namibia

How an isolated African region became a barometer of tastes and trends in other parts of the world.

Supporting nontraditional parenting

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

Kenyans hope to avoid second round of ethnic violence

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Nairobi Tuesday for talks.

Amid Kenya clashes, growing calls for calm

International mediators are arriving in Kenya to help end the political standoff after last week's disputed vote.

Global elections watch: All eyes on U.S. race

Who would foreigners like to see at the helm of the world's superpower – a Republican or Democrat?

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