Track-It Africa

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Madagascar's political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold power until next year's elections following a power struggle that brought months of volatility to the country, an African... Read more

BEIJING — China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an article... Read more

JOHANNESBURG — The world's diamond control body is calling on Zimbabwe to clean up a lawless field, but has stopped short of suspending the country from a process meant to keep "blood" gems off the market. Read more

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Zimbabwe's prime minister says assurances South Africa will be watching persuaded him to end his boycott of his country's troubled unity Cabinet. Read more

MAPUTO, Mozambique — Zimbabwe's prime minister ended his boycott of his country's unity Cabinet on Thursday, saying he was relenting to give southern African leaders a chance to resolve the problems besetting the coalition. Read more

NAIROBI, Kenya — The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday that Kenya's postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people was a crime against humanity and pledged to initiate proceedings that could result in top... Read more

NAIROBI, Kenya — The EU Naval Force says it has handed over 43 Somalis abandoned at sea by their human smugglers to the United Nations refugee agency in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti. Read more

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's government says it has canceled a contract to buy eight Airbus military aircraft that had set off a debate about public spending. Read more

JOHANNESBURG — A medical aid group says funding for AIDS is threatened, and that could set back "dramatic" progress in decreasing HIV illness and death. Read more

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's transport ministry says one of the national airline's planes collided with five wild pigs on the runway in the capital during takeoff. Read more