Mbeki calls for arms embargo, rebels vow to fight
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President Thabo Mbeki has urged all countries, including Ivory Coast&#39;s neighbours, to immediately enforce a United Nations arms embargo on government and rebel forces in Ivory Coast.
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Visiting South African President Thabo Mbeki Saturday called on Ivorian lawmakers to pass a constitutional change so that the country could regain its stability and prosperity.
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DR Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda urges the government to abide by a peace process, as heavy fighting continues.
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Ivory Coast rebels on Monday vowed to repel army attacks as the U.N. Security Council imposed an arms embargo on the world's top cocoa producer and vowed to punish government and rebel leaders with more sanctions next month to force them to return to the terms of a 2003 peace agreement.
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Bouake - President Thabo Mbeki left this rebel town in Ivory Coast after talks on Sunday, saying mediators would prepare proposals to end the crisis in the country.
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JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 17 -- South African President Thabo Mbeki traveled to neighboring Zimbabwe on Thursday to pressure leaders to complete negotiations that have brought the government and the opposition to the brink of a deal after years of political stalemate, officials from both countries said.
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South Africa's Thabo Mbeki is under pressure over crime but his annual speech is expected to highlight poverty.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki is engaged in political fire-fighting in the Ivory Coast, where fears of a full-scale civil war between government and rebel forces loom large.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa Â President Thabo Mbeki called for unity in South Africa's ruling African National Congress as he faced losing the party leadership to his bitter rival at a crucial party conference that began Sunday.
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Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo said  in comments broadcast Thursday that a U.N. arms embargo could  help contain rebels fighting the government, but vowed to  create a "real army" and rebuild his air force.
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South Africa's African National  Congress President Jacob Zuma has urged his supporters, angered  by corruption charges brought against him, to avoid the kind of  violence that has exploded in Kenya.
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Rebels from Ivory Coast wrapped up two days of talks with President Thabo Mbeki on Friday, pledging they would not stand in the way of peace in their war-divided West African country.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki urged members of the new Pan-African Parliament to be the &quot;fearless champions&quot; of people who are hungry for change and hope to see a &quot;humane Africa&quot; finally born.
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BOUAKE, Ivory Coast  - Rebels in the north of  Ivory Coast pledged to continue their fight to oust President  Laurent Gbagbo as African leaders scrambled on Wednesday to  find a plan to prevent all-out war in the world's top cocoa  grower.
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Six African leaders sent a tough message to Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo, supporting a proposed UN arms embargo on his country and warning him against further attacks on rebel-held cities.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki is extending by one day his mediation efforts in strife-torn Ivory Coast, after meeting with rebels in the north.
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South Africa's Thabo Mbeki has taken a lead role in peace negotiations, which are set to begin Friday.