Tsvangirai Ends Zimbabwe Boycott
Zimbabwe's prime minister has ended his boycott of the country's unity cabinet, saying he wants to give the body time to work out its difficulties.
Morgan Tsvangirai boycotted the government three weeks ago after accusing the country's president, Robert Mugabe, of not implementing the power-sharing agreement and sanctioning the harassment of opposition MDC supporters.
Tsvangirai's decision on Thursday followed a meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, with members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/11/200911642034591486.html
Guinea: Opposition Presents Demands to Compaoré
A coalition of Guinean opposition leaders has presented President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso a set of proposals they believe will end the political crisis precipitated by a military takeover in Guinea last December, reports Sidwaya from Ouagadougou.
The newspaper’s online edition reported that opposition politicians and trade unionists are calling for the military junta which seized power to step down, and for the formation of a transitional government, free political and union activity and the release of those arrested when the military suppressed protests last September 28.
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Niger-Nigeria 'Blockade' Mystery
Nigerian customs officials are blocking Niger from importing goods, Niger's foreign affairs ministry has confirmed.
The reason for the interruption of cross-border trade, which began on Tuesday, is not known.
A BBC reporter at a border crossing says there are lines of trucks waiting to cross into Niger and only people with a few loaves of bread can pass.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8346697.stm
Africa: Africa's Media Leaders Gather in Lagos
Top executives from African media houses gather in Lagos on Thursday for two days of consultations on how to sustain the development of good journalism on the continent. Owners, publishers and editors will join panel discussions on topics ranging from the media and governance to the challenges and opportunities of digital media and the monetization of content.
The discussions will take place at the second meeting of the African Media Leadership Forum (AMLF), a group which held its inaugural meeting in Dakar, last year.
The first meeting of the forum resolved to invite African governments, the African Union Commission and regional African organizations "to take proactive steps in creating conditions conducive for promoting media as partners for achieving sustainable development on the African continent."
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