Mbeki in Harare for crisis talks South Africa's Thabo Mbeki has held talks in Harare with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and members of a breakaway opposition faction.
S African named UN rights chief South African judge Navanethem Pillay has been nominated as the new UN high commissioner for human rights.
Libya 'halts Swiss oil shipments' Libya's state shipping company says it has halted oil shipments to Switzerland in protest at the brief arrest of leader Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son.
Africa’s labour movement kicks against al-Bashir indictment The Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU), which represents 25 million organized African Workers of all trade union tendencies, said on Thursday that it was shocked at arrest warrant sought by Mr Luis Moreno Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, for Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir for his alleged crimes in Darfur.
Muntari set for 12.7m Inter move Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari is expected to complete a £12.7m move to Inter Milan on Thursday.
Nigeria oil giant 'paid rebels' The head of Nigeria's national oil company has said it paid millions of dollars to militants to protect the country's oil infrastructure.
