Mugabe says ties with Britain could improve after Blair exit
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Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe said Harare's diplomatic impasse with former colonial ruler Britain could end after his pet hate, Prime Minister Tony Blair, steps down, a daily newspaper has reported.
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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader took his campaign against President Robert Mugabe to Britain, rallying expatriates and declaring their destitute southern African country ready for "regime change".
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will  discuss Sudan&#39;s Darfur conflict with Libyan officials and  consult South African President Thabo Mbeki about Zimbabwe  during a trip to Africa this week, an aide said on Tuesday.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro's departure opens the way for a peaceful transition to democracy on the island state, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's official spokesman said Tuesday.
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The presidents of Sierra Leone and Liberia on Wednesday praised British Prime Minister Tony Blair for sending troops to the former British colony and helping bring peace and stability to the wider region.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki travels to Zimbabwe on Thursday to meet officials of the ruling ZANU-PF and main opposition parties after reports that a deal to end a political crisis was imminent.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair left Tuesday for a three-nation trip to Africa, stressing the need for &quot;re-engagement&quot; with the continent he has championed during his decade in power.
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has been left red-faced after television cameras caught him shaking hands with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, a leader he has attacked as an international pariah.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday he fully supported South Africa's efforts to mediate in Zimbabwe's escalating political crisis, saying a solution to the stand-off must come from within Africa.
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Michael Vaughan says England will quit their tour of Zimbabwe if they are forced to meet the President John Mugabe. England are scheduled to play their first one-day international on Sunday, as part of a revised four-match itinerary.
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UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw defends his handshake with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said he shook hands with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in New York last week &quot;by mistake&quot; and because it was &quot;dark&quot;.
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Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says his treason acquittal could help heal deep political divisions.
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The political crisis in Zimbabwe needs to be resolved by fellow African governments, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday after talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki.
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President Robert Mugabe's government has amended tough security and media laws that critics say have helped him entrench his rule.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday he fully supported South Africa's efforts to mediate in Zimbabwe's escalating political crisis, saying any solution to the stand-off must come from within Africa.
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Tony Blair is due to hold talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki in Pretoria.