Nairobi - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga called for the suspension of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe from the African Union until he allows a "free and fair" election. "Mugabe should be suspended until he allows the AU to facilitate free and fair elections," Odinga told a press conference in Nairobi after talks with US Senator for Florida Bill Nelson.
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt - Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa was rushed to hospital in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday after a health emergency, Egyptian health sources and state media said.
Sydney - A man in Australia who was selling his "life" over the internet - including his home, job and the chance to meet his friends -- said on Sunday he had sold the lot for $383 230.
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa is being treated for a mild stroke in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Zambia's vice-president has said. Mr Mwanawasa's condition was described as stable. The president, 59, was rushed to hospital on Sunday with sharp chest pains ahead of an African Union summit.
Harare - Robert Mugabe poured praise on his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki at his presidential swearing-in ceremony on Sunday, hailing him as a statesman for his mediation efforts in Zimbabwe.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) must have opened the eyes of the international world to the capabilities and beauty of the Pearl of Africa commonly described as a country ‘Gifted by Nature’, reported by the Uganda Media Centre.