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Africa Africa:  World Oil Prices Hit New Record High Above $122 A Barrel The price of crude oil hit a new record high above $122 a barrel in Tuesday's New York trading. Prices... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:26 PM Africa:  Increased Military Involvement Seen In Zimbabwe Post-Election Violence   Violence is continuing unabated in Zimbabwe's rural areas, sources said Monday, and some reports from local witnesses suggest that the... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:26 PM Africa:  Africa Struggles to Find Solutions to Rising Food Prices   The era of cheap food is over. That's the opinion of many development economists as the world grapples with the... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:26 PM Africa:  Cost of Petrol, High Demand for Grains Drive Food Prices in Africa In Africa, prices for food are skyrocketing and putting a squeeze on the urban poor. Unlike the poor in rural... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:26 PM Africa:  UN Forms Task Force to Deal With Global Food Crisis   U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has formed a high-level task force to deal with the global food crisis. From VOA's New... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:26 PM Africa:  Fuel Costs and Political Violence Contribute to Rising Food Prices   Food prices in Kenya have risen significantly since the beginning of the year. And with many farmers still displaced from... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:26 PM Africa:  Zimbabwe Rural Violence Blocks Humanitarian Access, Diverts Resources   Humanitarian organizations in Zimbabwe have been obliged to scale back operations due to the political violence is continuing to destabilize... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:25 PM Africa:  Cameroonian Government Works to Fight Rising Food Prices.   The worldwide surge in food prices has affected several countries, including some of the poorest. In some parts of Africa,... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:25 PM Africa:  Zimbabwean Women Activists Report Injuries As Police Quell Protest   Police in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, arrested 10 members of Women Of Zimbabwe Arise and allegedly beat dozens as members of the... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:25 PM Africa:  Swaziland’s Opposition Accuses Government Ahead of Parliamentary Elections   Swaziland's main opposition party, Pudermo is accusing the government of King Mswati II of making a mockery of the tenets... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:25 PM Africa:  Ghana Government Imposes Curfew After Unrests Following Ethnic Clashes   In Ghana, President John Kufuor's government has imposed an indefinite curfew in the upper West of the country after reported... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:25 PM Africa Africa:  Zimbabwe Opposition Debates Runoff and Violence   As Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) continues to debate whether to participate in a presidential runoff election,... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:25 PM Africa:  Report Says Basic Medical Care Could Save Lives of 6 Million Children a Year   A new report says the lives of millions of young children could be saved each year if basic medical care... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:24 PM Africa:  Amnesty International Accuses Ethiopian Troops of Atrocities in Somalia Amnesty International has accused Ethiopian troops of committing war atrocities during their mission to support the U.N.-backed government of Somalia.A... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:24 PM Africa:  New Life in Nigeria Yields Results for White Zimbabwean Farmers   In Nigeria, a small group of white Zimbabwean farmers have set up new commercial farming operations. The farmers lost their... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:23 PM Africa:  South African Anti-Corruption Chief Takes Job at World Bank   The head of South Africa's elite crime fighting union, the Scorpions, has been appointed to a post at the World... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:22 PM Africa:  Mugabe's ZANU-PF Launches Zimbabwe Runoff Campaign   Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party, which was outpolled by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change in the March 29... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:21 PM Africa:  UNHCR Organizes Visits to Kenya's Rift Valley The U.N. refugee agency says it is organizing a "go-and-see" visit to help internally displaced people decide whether they want... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:20 PM Africa:  Somalis Protest Food Prices for Second Straight Day Somalis demonstrate in Mogadishu against record-high inflation, 06 May 2008Residents of Somalia's capital protested for a second straight day Tuesday... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:19 PM Africa:  Nigerian Militants Pledge Cease-Fire if Former US President Carter Mediates Militants in oil-rich southern Nigeria say they will agree to a cease-fire if the government accepts former US President Jimmy... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:17 PM Africa:  Amnesty Charges all Sides in Somalia Conflict With Rights Abuses Amnesty International has released a new report describing widespread human rights abuses by all sides in the conflict in Somalia.... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:16 PM Africa Africa:  In Senegal, Varied Response to Hunger Crisis Senegal, like much of the rest of the world, has been hit hard by what international food agencies have called... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:15 PM Africa:  High Food Prices Mean Some Africans Eat Less   Food Prices are rising across Africa's market places, especially for imported foods like maize, rice and wheat. In response, many... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:13 PM Africa:  The Politics of Rising Food Prices in Africa   As food prices climb, African policymakers are considering short- and long-term ways to make food prices affordable. The measures range... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:11 PM Africa:  Thousands in Somalia Riot Against High Food Prices Somalis demonstrate against record-high inflation worsened by the devaluation of the local currency in the face of rising food prices,... Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:43 PM Africa:  South Sudan Prepares to Bury Plane Crash Dead As Investigation Continues   In South Sudan, investigation is underway to determine the cause of Friday's plane crash that killed 24 people, including two... Monday, May 5, 2008 1:06 AM Africa:  Zimbabwe Opposition Party Ponders Next Line of Action   Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) says it is considering all options before deciding what to do about... Sunday, May 4, 2008 11:06 PM Africa:  Malawi’s Finance Minister Comes Under Fire From Opposition   Malawi's finance minister has come under intense criticism for demanding that opposition members of parliament refund allowances given them as... Sunday, May 4, 2008 10:07 PM Africa:  S. Africa, Nigeria and Ethiopia Dominate African Athletic Meet South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya have dominated the African Athletics Championships, capturing a combined 30 of the 44 gold... Sunday, May 4, 2008 7:07 PM Africa:  US, Africa Business Forum Planned for Atlanta in October Hundreds of political and business leaders from Africa and the United States are scheduled to attend a three-day business and... Sunday, May 4, 2008 3:07 PM More Headlines