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Zim Parliament passes unity government law
By: Zim Online, February 5, 2009
Zimbabwe's Parliament on Thursday passed a constitutional amendment Bill, clearing the way for the formation of a power-sharing government between President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU PF party and the opposition MDC. Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Number 19 Bill, which creates the positions and powers of the prime minister and the deputy prime ministers will now be taken to the upper chamber, the Senate, for further debate after which Mugabe can sign it into law.
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Zimbabwe: Court dismisses rights activist's bail application
By: Wayne Mafaro, Zim Online, February 5, 2009
A High Court judge on Wednesday declined to grant jailed Zimbabwean human rights activist Jestina Mukoko permission to apply for bail pending the outcome of her application challenging her arrest and continued detention.
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Zimbabwe's false hope
By: The Washington Post, February 5, 2009
South Africa has won a round in its relentless campaign to preserve Robert Mugabe's hold over a dying Zimbabwe. With the help of its allies in the Southern Africa Development Community, South Africa succeeded last week in coercing opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai -- the winner of last year's presidential election -- into accepting a subordinate role in a "unity" government led by the 84-year-old strongman. The deal, which Mr. Tsvangirai bravely resisted for months, will leave Mr. Mugabe in charge of the country's last functioning institutions -- army and police forces that have been waging a campaign of murder, rape and torture against the opposition and human rights activists.
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Zimbabwe: Media caught in the political vice
By: IRIN, February 5, 2009
As the gap between the fierce political rivalries of Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) narrows, there are fears that the independent media will be squeezed even more.
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Hundreds protest Madagascar mayor's sacking
By: AFP, February 3, 2009
Hundreds of supporters of Madagascar's sacked mayor Andry Rajoelina gathered Wednesday in front of his office to protest against his dismissal in the wake of rioting that killed 68 people. Rajoelina, the new leader of the Indian Ocean island's opposition, was sacked Tuesday by the interior ministry and replaced as Antananarivo mayor by a provisional administration.
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Activists press AU for firm action on Zimbabwe
By: Michael Chebud, OneWorld, February 3, 2009
Pressure is mounting on the administration of Robert Mugabe with over 35,000 people from 190 countries fasting in solidarity with the Zimbabwean people's struggle for survival, justice, and democracy.
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Moderate Islamists take on hard-liners in battle for Somalia
By: Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, February 3, 2009
The Ethiopian peacekeepers have withdrawn from Somalia and the radical Islamist militia called Al Shabab is rapidly moving in to take control of the war-battered country. Perhaps the only thing standing in Al Shabab's way is an unlikely enemy: an army of citizens and clerics who are fighting to preserve what's left of the Somalia that they have known for generations.
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