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Zimbabwe Rejects Western Poll Observers
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:15:00 PM
Zimbabwe will not invite election observers from Western countries to monitor a presidential run-off unless sanctions are removed, state media said on Monday, rejecting opposition demands.   Full Story
 

Sudanese Troops Hunt for Rebels in Khartoum
Monday, May 12, 2008 9:11:00 PM
KHARTOUM—Sudanese forces hunted for suspected Darfur rebels in Khartoum on Monday after an unprecedented rebel attack at the weekend and detained Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi before rel ...   Full Story
 

Darfur Rebel Leader Vows More Attacks on Khartoum
Monday, May 12, 2008 8:48:00 PM
Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim said on Monday he would launch more attacks on Sudan's capital Khartoum until the government fell.   Full Story
 

Battling to Take Death Out of Birth in Africa
Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:30:00 PM
JUBA, Sudan—Lying on a sagging mattress and wincing slightly, Anna Lado laughs at the idea that she should have been afraid of giving birth to her first child, now lying in a crib near her in a hospit ...   Full Story
 

Zimbabwe's MDC to Contest Run-Off Against Mugabe
Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:30:00 PM
The leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition group said on Saturday he would contest a run-off against Robert Mugabe after disputed elections on March 29 in hopes of unseating the veteran president.   Full Story
 

$9 Billion Chinese Loan Deal Unfair, Says Congo Opposition
Friday, May 09, 2008 8:11:00 PM
KINSHASA—Democratic Republic of Congo's opposition blasted a $9 billion loan and investment package with China as "incoherent and unbalanced" on Friday and called for its renegotiation and an inte ...   Full Story
 

Farm Workers Displaced in Zimbabwe Poll Violence
Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:12:00 PM
HARARE—Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF has pushed 40,000 workers off farms in a post-election campaign targeting supporters of the opposition ahead of a possible presidential run-off, farmers' group ...   Full Story
 

Zimbabwe Police Arrest Pro-Opposition Paper Editor
Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:27:00 AM
Zimbabwean police arrested the editor of the privately owned weekly The Standard on Thursday over its publication of an opinion piece by a leading opposition politician.   Full Story
 

Congo Factions Still Recruiting Child Fighters, Reports U.N.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:10:00 PM
KINSHASA—Armed groups in Congo's violence-torn east have ignored pledges made this year to stop recruiting children to fight and to free minors already in their ranks, the United Nations said on W ...   Full Story
 

Zimbabwe Observers Question Presidential Results
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 8:21:00 PM
HARARE—An independent Zimbabwean election monitoring group expressed doubt on Tuesday over the credibility of the results of the presidential election and accused the ruling ZANU-PF party of attacking ...   Full Story
 

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