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Nigeria's first oil well is still source of woe
Sat, Jul 05, 2008 11:34 PM EDT
Three decades after pumping its last drop, the first oil well in Nigeria is marked by a decrepit signboard bearing what would seem an uncontroversial statement:
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New book uses food to explore Mandela's life
Sat, Jul 05, 2008 02:42 PM EDT
A new book examining Nelson Mandela's life was launched Saturday with a feast that included everything from the spaghetti casserole he was brought in jail to the soured milk he longed for while living underground.
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Film shows unfairness in Zimbabwe vote
Sat, Jul 05, 2008 12:02 PM EDT
A Zimbabwe prison officer has used a hidden camera given to him by a British newspaper to film how he and his colleagues were forced to vote for Robert Mugabe in last month's widely criticized presidential runoff.
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West condemns Mugabe, ignores other Africa despots
Fri, Jul 04, 2008 01:56 PM EDT
Nigeria. Rwanda. Uganda. Ethiopia. Gabon. Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe has plenty of competitors for the title of "least democratic in Africa."
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Former Congolese warlord Bemba appears in court
Fri, Jul 04, 2008 11:20 AM EDT
Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba appeared Friday for the first time at the International Criminal Court, where he faces rape and torture charges linked to a brutal conflict in Central African Republic.
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200 fearful Mugabe foes seek refuge at US Embassy
Thu, Jul 03, 2008 03:29 PM EDT
Some 200 opposition supporters crowded outside the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe on Thursday, appealing for protection amid new reports of violence aimed at dissenters against the heavy-handed rule of President Robert Mugabe.
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Illegal migration from Africa to Yemen on the rise
Thu, Jul 03, 2008 02:23 PM EDT
More than 20,000 Africans have crossed the Gulf of Aden to Yemen this year, paying brutal smugglers who cram them into boats and often throw the weakest overboard, an aid group said Thursday.
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Zimbabwe rights group says 2 female activists free
Thu, Jul 03, 2008 11:29 AM EDT
A Zimbabwean rights group says two women activists have been freed after nearly six weeks in prison.
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US prodding UN Security Council to punish Mugabe
Wed, Jul 02, 2008 07:30 PM EDT
The U.S. pressed fellow U.N. Security Council members Wednesday to impose sanctions to push for change in Zimbabwe, where leaders cannot agree whether to even talk about how to resolve their crisis amid fears of worsening political violence.
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Nigeria: Ex-aviation heads misused air safety fund
Wed, Jul 02, 2008 06:58 PM EDT
The Nigerian government charged two former aviation ministers Wednesday with misusing a $165-million fund set up to improve air safety after three airplane accidents.