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Mandela's wife thanks world for 'love, generosity'

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:34:38 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - In tweets, songs, telephone calls, cards and more, messages of love have come from across South Africa and the world for 94-year-old Nelson Mandela, giving the family comfort and hope as he remains hospitalized in serious condition with a lung infection, his wife said Monday.

Regional leaders urge Zimbabwe poll delay

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:55:30 -0400

MAPUTO, Mozambique - Regional presidents meeting at a special summit on Zimbabwe asked President Robert Mugabe to delay crucial elections he has set for the end of July while asking the nation to guarantee conditions for free and fair elections, officials said Saturday.

In South Africa, talk of Mandela's mortality

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:06:01 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - The desk is spotless and books neatly line the shelves in Nelson Mandela's office at a Johannesburg-based foundation that carries his name, but the former South African president and anti-apartheid leader hasn't worked there for years.

SAfrica: Mandela daughter talks about her father

Tue, 28 May 2013 11:25:41 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela, in the twilight of life, doesn't talk much anymore, his eldest daughter says. But the former South African president, who wrote of his regret at being unable to devote himself to his family during the fight against apartheid and afterward, reaches out in another way.

In Ethiopia, African Union celebrates 50 years

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:37:16 -0400

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The African Union on Saturday marked 50 years since the founding of a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which now is trying to stay relevant on a continent regularly troubled by conflict.