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May 2008
- Mandela on US Terror Watch List
  
  USA Today | May 1, 08 6:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nelson Mandela may be a Nobel Peace Prize winner, former head of state, an icon of non-violence, and a symbol of the conquest of hope and endurance over oppression, but to the US federal government he's a potential terrorist. Incredibly, Mandela and all members of the African National Congress remain on terrorist watch lists, reports USA Today. More »
April 2008
- Times Reporter Recounts Time Jailed in Zimbabwe
  
  New York Times | Apr 27, 08 12:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - On April 3, Barry Bearak was arrested in Harare on charges of "committing journalism" and locked in a Zimbabwean prison. The New York Times reporter now tells the story of his imprisonment, which involved four days of negotiating the murky legal system with the help of one of the country's top human rights lawyers, and finally gaining his freedom. More »
- Madonna's Gardener Directs Her AIDS Film
  
  People | Apr 26, 08 7:52 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Madonna tapped a director whose work she knew well for her new documentary about AIDS orphans in Malawi, People reports. Nathan Rissman "was my gardener. He was my carpenter," she said. And his home videos of her kids "were amazing." More »
- Opposition Holds Gains in Zimbabwe Recount
  
  BBC | Apr 26, 08 8:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With recounts confirming results on seven more seats today, Zimbabwe’s opposition party seems less and less at risk of losing the new majority gained in parliamentary elections last month, the BBC reports. Ten seats remain in the recount, and Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF needs nine to regain power in the country’s lower house. More »
- End Malaria Deaths by 2010: UN
  
  BBC | Apr 25, 08 12:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The world must take action now to end malaria deaths—currently at 1 million per year—by 2010, UN chief Ban Ki Moon said today. "We have the resources and the know-how, but we have less than 1,000 days" to meet the goal, said Ban on the first World Malaria Day. The main push will be to provide bed nets and sprays to all of Africa, BBC reports. More »
- US Envoy: 'Tsvangirai Won'
  
  Associated Press | Apr 24, 08 1:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After more than three weeks in which Robert Mugabe has failed to hand over results from Zimbabwe’s presidential election, a top US diplomat for Africa came out in support of his challenger today, the AP reports. “Morgan Tsvangirai won, and perhaps outright,” Jendayi Frazer said in South Africa. She also expressed concern over reports of violent reprisals against opposition supporters. More »
- Zimbabwe Arms Ship Heads Back to China
  
  New York Times | Apr 24, 08 8:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Chinese ship with a cargo of arms and ammunition bound for Zimbabwe will indeed head back to China, the Chinese foreign ministry confirmed today, after Zimbabwe's neighbors refused to let the vessel dock. The decision is a victory for the coalition of trade unionists, religious leaders, and Western diplomats who united to block the armaments' delivery, reports the New York Times . More »
- Mugabe's Party Wins First Recount
  
  BBC | Apr 23, 08 8:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF has won the first of the parliamentary recounts, the BBC reports, retaining a seat challenged by the MDC opposition party. The MDC says the partial recount, which mainly targets MDC seats, is an attempt to rig the election. Zanu-PF meanwhile tried to distance itself from an editorial in the state-run newspaper calling for a power-sharing deal to resolve the presidential election crisis. More »