Critical biographical notes on Thabo Mbeki, excerpted from a contribution to the New York Review of Books by the anti-Stalinist historian of the ANC Paul Trewhela in 2000. In terms of background, ...

In 1997, Thabo Mbeki, then 54, succeeded Nelson Mandela as leader of the African National Congress (ANC). Two years later, he followed Mandela again when he was elected in a landslide as President of ...

A transition to democracy in Sudan will be difficult and needs robust support from the United States and African leaders. By Alex de Waal He governed as a man distorted by the violence and oppression ...