TROOPS overthrew Mauritania`s president in a military coup today after he tried to sack senior army officers accused of being behind a political crisis destabilising the country
ZIMBABWE`S rival parties issued a joint statement today calling on their supporters to halt all political violence in a sign that power-sharing talks may have moved closer to an agreement
FRANCE played an active role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, a report unveiled today by the Rwandan government said, naming French political and military officials it says should be prosecuted
THOUSANDS cheered South African ruling party chief Jacob Zuma today as he left court after a judge ruled he will decide next month whether to throw out a corruption case that could sink Zuma`s presidential hopes
Telecommuting ... Dr Hugh Bradlow appearing in Adelaide as a live hologram, and right, shaking hands with an executive / AAP
