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Africa: Resettlement of Kenyan IDPs Raises Concerns
 | Kenya's effort to resettle the hundreds-of-thousands of people displaced by post-election violence entered its third day. As Derek Kilner reports... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 3:09 PM
Africa: Zimbabwean Political Parties Challenge Parliamentary Results
 | Zimbabwean state media say the country's ruling and opposition parties have each filed legal challenges to some of the results... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 3:08 PM
Africa: Former Nigerian President Summoned To Testify About Energy Spending
Nigerian lawmakers have summoned former president Olusegun Obasanjo to explain how he spent so much money on energy - and...
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 3:07 PM
Africa: Bolivia Autonomy Vote Seen as Threat to Stability
 | Voters in eastern Bolivia are casting ballots in an autonomy referendum the federal government has declared as illegal. VOA's Brian... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 2:09 PM
Africa: Bolivia's Wealthy Region Votes for Autonomy
| A woman places her vote in a ballot box during an autonomy referendum in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 04 May 2008Voters... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 2:09 PM
Africa: Bolivian State Votes for Autonomy
 | Early exit polls indicate more than 80 percent of voters in a referendum in Bolivia's eastern state of Santa Cruz... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 2:09 PM
Africa: Chilean Volcano Eruption Increases, Police Order Total Evacuation
 | Ash from the Chaiten volcano covers Futaleufu, southern Chile, 05 May 2008A volcano in southern Chile has started spewing lava again, prompting... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 2:09 PM
Africa: US Charges Russian Arms Dealer With 4 Terror Offenses
 | U.S. prosecutors have indicted an alleged Russian arms dealer, arrested earlier this year in Thailand, on four counts of terrorism.Viktor... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 2:09 PM
Africa: Bush, Torrijos Meet at White House
 | President Bush and Panama's President Martin Torrijos, left, speak to the media after their meeting in the White House, 6... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 2:08 PM
Africa: Zimbabwe Media: Top Rival Parties Contest Parliamentary Election Outcome
| Zimbabwe state media say the country's ruling and opposition parties have each filed court petitions challenging some of the parliamentary... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 12:08 PM
Africa: US Congress Debates Finally Removing Terrorist Label for Nelson Mandela
 | The US Congress is debating a bill that would finally remove former South African president Nelson Mandela from a terrorist... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 11:06 AM
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Africa: May 7th is World AIDS Orphans Day
 | Wednesday, May 7th is World AIDS Orphans Day. It's a grassroots campaign that calls on donor countries to commit at... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 8:08 AM
Africa: Jesse Jackson Sees Lessons for Africa in Democratic Primary Election
 | In U.S. presidential politics, voters in the states of North Carolina and Indiana cast ballots Tuesday in Democratic Party primary... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 2:07 AM
Africa: South Africa’s Ruling Party Urges Mbeki to Appoint ANC Deputy President to Cabinet
Partisans of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party have welcomed as a step in the right direction ongoing...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 11:09 PM
Africa: Some Zimbabweans Said to be Unhappy With Opposition MDC
Some Zimbabweans are reportedly upset with the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) for what they say is the...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 11:09 PM
Africa: WHO To Update Guidelines for Possible Flu Pandemic
 | About 150 experts from governments, the World Health Organization, and other organizations are meeting to work on new guidelines to... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 11:07 PM
Africa: Politically Motivated Attack On Zimbabwean Villagers Said To Leave 11 Dead
Post-election violence in Zimbabwe intensified late Monday as soldiers and self-styled liberation war veterans attacked four villages near Chiweshe in...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 8:09 PM
Africa: Food Price Crisis Called Global Hunger Emergency
 | The head of the United Nations World Food Program, Josette Sheeran, Tuesday said the current food price crisis is the... |
Saturday, May 10, 2008 12:05 AM
Africa: African Organizations Seek Solution To Mounting Zimbabwe Crisis
A delegation representing the Southern African Development Community arrived in Harare on Tuesday for discussions with President Robert Mugabe, opposition...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 8:07 PM
Africa: Zimbabwe Election Monitoring Group Questions Presidential Results
While the ZANU-PF party of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has launched its campaign for a presidential runoff election that has yet...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 7:07 PM
Africa: Report: West Africa Becomes Dump for Electronics Waste Disposal
 | A new report by Consumers International, the world federation of consumer watchdogs, says thousands of obsolete computers, televisions and other... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 6:10 PM
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Africa: Zimbabwe's Central Bank Prints Z$250 Million Bank Note To Relieve Cash Crunch
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe came out this week with bank notes in denominations of Z$100 million and Z$250 million...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 6:08 PM
Africa: Defense Lawyer Alleges Intimidation at Oil Rebel Trial in Nigeria
 | A lawyer for an accused rebel leader in Nigeria's oil producing region says court security arrangements are intimidating and could... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 4:09 PM
Africa: Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Somalia Famine
 | The humanitarian crisis in Somalia has been called the worst in the world; and a new assessment says the situation... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:26 PM
Africa: Reports: Sudanese Air Strike in North Darfur Kills 13 Civilians
Reports from Darfur say an air raid by the Sudanese army has killed at least 13 people and wounded others,...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:26 PM
Africa: Rebels Accuse Puntland Government of Returning Ethiopians to Face Torture
 | An Ethiopian rebel group has accused the government of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region of detaining Ethiopians and handing them over... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:26 PM
Africa: New Delay in Zimbabwe Elections
 | Concerns about a possible delay in Zimbabwe's presidential run-off election are increasing. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has warned that... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:26 PM
Africa: Nigerian Leader Say's He's Not Behind Corruption Probe Of His Predecessor
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua says he has washed his hands of the investigations of former president Olusegun Obasanjo. He says...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:26 PM
Africa: Eritrean Exile Groups Discuss Afwerki Ouster
 | A conference of Eritrean exile groups is underway in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa to discuss strategies for ousting President... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:26 PM
Africa: Zimbabwe Opposition Hangs Fire On Participation In Presidential Runoff
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change is playing its cards close to its vest as to whether...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:26 PM
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