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S Africa defends handling of Eskom crisis
The public enterprise minister says plans for the state-owned power utility to secure extra funding for much-needed new generation capacity are under consideration
Nigerian leader in hospital
Umaru Yar’Adua is suffering from acute pericarditis and his condition is prompting questions from opposition groups over whether he is fit enough to remain in office
S African farmers dismayed by Zimbabwe deal
South Africa and Zimbabwe are set to sign a bilateral trade agreement that the Zimbabwe government sees as a step towards rebuilding investor confidence but which has dismayed farmers in both countries
Hutu diaspora fuels war crimes in Congo
UN investigators argue for member states to take more stringent measures to dismantle extremist networks in Europe that provide financial and operational support to Rwandan Hutu militias
Commonwealth leaders accused on Zimbabwe
Commonwealth leaders gathering in Trinidad for a summit next Friday have surrendered their “moral leadership” by failing to act on the crisis in Zimbabwe, according to a report
Pretoria probes Guinea mercenary reports
Investigation follows allegations South Africans are illegally training and equipping militias loyal to the military junta
Ghana pledges tough curbs on spending
Ghana has pledged tough new checks on spending as it wrestles with a record budget deficit inherited from the former administration
Spanish opposition questions pirate ransom
Spain’s decision to pay up to $4m to Somali pirates to secure the release of a fishing ship and its crew is fuelling a controversy over how best to deal with kidnapping
UN to regulate farmland grab deals
The United Nations is developing a voluntary code of conduct for investors in agricultural land overseas, the first attempt to control a growing international trend
Hutu leaders arrested in Germany
German police have arrested two exiled leaders of the Rwandan Hutu militia alleged to have been behind a long campaign of atrocities in eastern Congo
