Former South African president Thabo Mbeki looks on during the first Global Anti Apartheid Conference in Sandton last year. (Emmanuel Crosete/AFP/Getty Images) By Donald G. McNeil Jr. Donald G ...

South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki is the guest of honour at Nigeria's 40th independence anniversary bash, which kicked off with a midnight fireworks display and has been heralded by President ...

Thabo Makwakwa FORMER South African President Thabo Mbeki has called on African governments to take decisive steps to revive and emphasise the teaching of African history in schools to avoid ...