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Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Delays Return Over 'Plot'

Saturday, May 17, 2008 8:56:00 PM

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai postponed his return home on Saturday to contest an election run-off after his party said it had discovered an assassination plot against him.   Full Story

Nigeria Pipeline Blast Kills at Least 100, Red Cross Reports

Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:41:00 PM

IJEGUN, Nigeria—At least 100 people were killed and scores injured when fuel from a pipeline ruptured by an earthmover caught fire and exploded in a Nigerian village near the biggest city of Lagos, th ...   Full Story

Zimbabwe's MDC Rejects Runoff Delay, Rally Banned

Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:04:00 PM

HARARE—Zimbabwe's main opposition party on Thursday rejected a delay in a run-off election which could unseat President Robert Mugabe, and called for an urgent meeting of countries in the region t ...   Full Story

Zimbabwe Presidential Run-Off Delayed

Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:02:00 AM

HARARE—Zimbabwe's run-off presidential election due this month was put off on Wednesday until as late as July, prompting the opposition to say President Robert Mugabe was trying to buy time for a ...   Full Story

Zimbabwe Rejects Western Poll Observers

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:15:00 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

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

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