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Niger to Try Ex-Prime Minister on Graft Charges

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:13:00 PM

NIAMEY—Niger's parliament has voted to try former Prime Minister Hama Amadou on corruption charges, lawmakers said on Tuesday, a move that could bar him from running in the impoverished country ...   Full Story

Mugabe Defies Mounting Pressure to Stop Vote

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:40:00 AM

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe defied mounting pressure on Tuesday from both inside and outside Africa to call off Friday's presidential election, saying he had a legal obligation to go ahead.   Full Story

AU Says Nigeria Will Send Peacekeepers to Somalia

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:20:00 AM

The Nigerian military has sent a reconnaissance team to Somalia and is expected to deploy troops there soon as part of an African peacekeeping force, a spokesman for the force said on Tuesday.   Full Story

Mugabe Re-Election Bid Will Meet World Rejection, U.S. Says

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:55:00 AM

WASHINGTON—The international community will reject any attempt by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to declare himself president if he goes ahead with a planned run-off election, the U.S. State Depar ...   Full Story

U.N. Council Agrees to Condemn Zimbabwe, Diplomats Report

Monday, June 23, 2008 8:10:00 PM

UNITED NATIONS—The U.N. Security Council agreed on Monday to condemn the violence in Zimbabwe and declare that a free and fair run-off election was impossible because of the turmoil and restrictions o ...   Full Story

Algeria Names Ouyahia Prime Minister in Reshuffle

Monday, June 23, 2008 8:09:00 PM

ALGIERS—Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika made Ahmed Ouyahia prime minister for the third time in a reshuffle on Monday, replacing Abdelaziz Belkhadem who becomes a presidential aide, the offici ...   Full Story

The Chinese Communist Party Usurping Africa's Resources

Monday, June 23, 2008 6:33:00 PM

The Chief Executive Officer of Goal John O'Shea speaks to The Epoch Times about his concerns with respect to the Chinese Communist Party and how it is taking advantage of African countries with th ...   Full Story

Britain Urges World to Declare Mugabe Illegitimate

Monday, June 23, 2008 6:14:00 PM

Britain urged world leaders on Monday to declare Robert Mugabe's regime illegitimate and to impose a broader package of sanctions on the Zimbabwean president's inner circle.   Full Story

Tsvangirai Wants Africa to Put Pressure on Mugabe

Monday, June 23, 2008 8:04:00 AM

HARARE—Zimbabwe's MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai will urge Africa this week to pile pressure on President Robert Mugabe to solve the country's political crisis after the opposition pulled out of ...   Full Story

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