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Mugabe Set to be Declared Winner of Zimbabwe Poll

Sunday, June 29, 2008 8:45:00 PM

President Robert Mugabe is expected to be declared the winner of Zimbabwe's widely condemned election on Sunday and prepare to confront his critics at an African Union summit the next day.   Full Story

Kenya's Prime Minister Urges African Troops Into Zimbabwe

Sunday, June 29, 2008 8:23:00 PM

The African Union (AU) should deploy troops in Zimbabwe to resolve a crisis that has become an "embarrassment" to the continent, Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga was quoted as saying on Sunday.   Full Story

Bush Seeks Sanctions on Zimbabwe After Election

Saturday, June 28, 2008 9:30:00 PM

WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush on Saturday ordered U.S. sanctions against the "illegitimate" government of Zimbabwe, and called Friday's election a "sham" in which President Robert Mu ...   Full Story

World Leaders Say Zimbabwe Vote is Illegitimate

Saturday, June 28, 2008 8:25:00 PM

LONDON—World leaders condemned Zimbabwe's election as illegitimate on Friday and Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu said the international community had the right to intervene to ...   Full Story

U.S. Congress Erases Terror Label From Mandela's Name

Saturday, June 28, 2008 6:58:00 PM

WASHINGTON—As celebrities threw an early 90th birthday party for Nelson Mandela in London's Hyde Park on Friday, U.S. lawmakers erased references to the former South African leader as a terrori ...   Full Story

Burkina Faso Minister to Be Darfur Mediator, Diplomats Say

Friday, June 27, 2008 8:29:00 PM

UNITED NATIONS— Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Djibril Bassole has been chosen as the new United Nations and African Union joint chief mediator for Darfur, though his appointment has yet to be confirme ...   Full Story

Food Crisis Forces Africa Farm Aid Rethink

Friday, June 27, 2008 8:18:00 PM

Foreign donors should do more to stimulate private investment to improve Africa's ailing farm sector and address a worsening food crisis, delegates at a farming conference said on Friday.   Full Story

Low Turnout in Zimbabwe Poll, Some Forced to Vote

Friday, June 27, 2008 8:02:00 PM

HARARE—Turnout was low in many parts of Zimbabwe on Friday for an election in which witnesses said government militias forced people in some areas to vote for 84-year-old President Robert Mugabe, the ...   Full Story

Early Turnout Low in Zimbabwe's One-Man Vote

Friday, June 27, 2008 8:01:00 PM

Early turnout was low in Zimbabwe's one-candidate election on Friday after President Robert Mugabe went ahead with the vote despite a wave of international condemnation.   Full Story

Zimbabwe Votes as World Watches, Condemns

Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:01:00 PM

Zimbabweans vote in a one-sided presidential run-off on Friday after President Robert Mugabe defied mounting world condemnation and calls to potspone an election which the opposition says is a farce.   Full Story

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