China and Russia's dual veto of a draft sanctions resolution against Zimbabwe at the United Nations Security Council on 11 July took nostalgic diplomats back to the height...
Vol 49 No 15 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The fierce struggle for the presidential nomination is going Jacob Zuma's way - fast
Supporters of Jacob Zuma, the President of the African National Congress, made their boldest effort yet to take over the government when they brought Kgalema Motlanthe into the...
Vol 49 No 15 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The battle for control of the African National Congress divides African intellectuals inside and outside the ANC, with Jacob Zuma supporters, Thabo Mbeki supporters and third-man advocates sparring...
A six-month ban on broadcasts by Radio Despertar, the voice of the opposition União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, was imposed on 8 July by the...
The government sets tough terms for a power-sharing deal that might end the crisis
The election on 27 June was Zimbabwe's worst. The opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, had formally withdrawn but his name was still on the ballot paper (AC Vol 49...
Foreign mining investors still drop cash into Zimbabwe's empty bucket. Anglo American hit the spotlight in June with its US$400 million Unki platinum project, to be run by...
With an eye to the succession, the top brass of Mugabe's
party are squabbling and squirming
Emmerson Mnangagwa was roped in by President Robert Mugabe to mastermind his bid for re-election, together with his close ally, Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa. Together, they persuaded...
The force behind Robert Mugabe's re-election campaign was former intelligence chief Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Secretary for Legal Affairs of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, along with the...
Vol 49 No 14 |
- ZAMBIA
- RUSSIA
Looking for big projects and with plenty of cash, three
Russian companies are ready to invest in Zambia's mines
Three Russian companies plan to inject over US$2 billion into Zambia's mining sector. If this project is successful, it will be the country's single biggest foreign direct investment....
Vol 49 No 14 |
- ANGOLA
- ANALYSIS
The ruling party looks set to win again at the parliamentary
elections which are due to be held in September. Strikingly, nearly
one in five Angolans belongs to the governing party, the MPLA.
Nevertheless, voters will expect it to explain why the general
public has not benefited from the vast wealth that is arriving
as Angola takes over from Nigeria as Africa's leading oil producer.
In power since 1992, the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola is at least sure of its ability to deliver peaceful polls. Even the main opposition party (the...