1. Zimbabwe police stop health protest

Riot police in Zimbabwe have prevented striking doctors and nurses from protesting against the country's collapsing health care system.

19/11/2008

2. Zambia opposition calls for recount

Michael Sata, the Zambian opposition leader, has launched a legal challenge, aimed at holding a recount of the presidential election results.

14/11/2008

3. Zambia's Banda sworn in

Rupiah Banda, Zambia's acting president since the death of Levy Mwanawasa in August, has been sworn in as the new president after narrowly beating his rival in a disputed election.

02/11/2008

4. Zambia opposition says polls rigged

Accusations of poll rigging in Zambia's presidential elections have led to fears of unrest when the winner is announced on Sunday.

02/11/2008

5. Zambia rival leading in vote count

Michael Sata, the Zambian opposition leader, has soared ahead of Rupiah Banda, the acting president, in the nation's presidential election, according to preliminary results.

31/10/2008

6. Zambians head to the polls

Voters in Zambia are heading to the polls in a tightly-contested election to pick a new president to lead one of the most stable and economically successful countries on the African continent.

30/10/2008

7. Zimbabwe crisis summit delayed

Regional efforts to resolve the political crisis over Zimbabwe's stalled power-sharing government after Morgan Tsvangirai, the prime minister-designate, decided against travelling to a summit in Swaziland.

22/10/2008

8. Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai misses talks

Morgan Tsvangirai, the Zimbabwean opposition leader, will not attend a regional summit on his country's political crisis, a party spokesman said, throwing the mediation process into disarray.

20/10/2008

9. Zimbabwe talks fail again

Power-sharing talks in Zimbabwe between Robert Mugabe, the president, and Morgan Tsvangirai, his rival prime minister, have ended without an agreement over the formation of a cabinet.

18/10/2008

10. Zimbabwe talks remain deadlocked

Power-sharing talks in Zimbabwe between Robert Mugabe, the president, and Morgan Tsvangirai, his rival the prime minister designate, have again become deadlocked over control of the country's ministries.

17/10/2008

11. Zimbabwe political accord in peril

The leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition group, Movement for Democratic Change, has threatened to pull out of a power-sharing deal with Robert Mugabe, the country's president.

12/10/2008

12. Zimbabwe deadlocked over cabinet

Zimbabwe's president and opposition leader have failed to break an impasse on the formation of the new cabinet in order to finalise a power-sharing agreement.

01/10/2008