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Sudan Organizes Rally Against ICC
Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:23:00 PM
KHARTOUM—Thousands of protesters chanting "Down, Down USA!" rallied in Khartoum on Sunday after reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) may seek the arrest of Sudan's president for all ...   Full Story
 

Mugabe Government Calls Sanctions Failure a Victory Over Racism
Saturday, July 12, 2008 8:05:00 PM
HARARE—Zimbabwe on Saturday welcomed the failure of a Western-backed U.N. Security Council resolution to impose sanctions over its violent presidential elections, calling it a victory over racism and ...   Full Story
 

Fresh Violence Clouds Resumption of Zimbabwe Talks
Friday, July 11, 2008 8:42:00 PM
HARARE—Zimababwe's opposition on Friday accused government security forces of murdering a polling agent in fresh political violence that could undermine preliminary talks with President Robert Mug ...   Full Story
 

Nigeria Gasoline Drivers Strike Over Fuel Prices
Friday, July 11, 2008 8:07:00 PM
ABUJA—Nigeria's gasoline tanker drivers went on an indefinite nationwide strike on Friday in protest over high fuel prices and the state of the country's dilapidated roads, a senior union offi ...   Full Story
 

Babies' Deaths Cast Shadow on Egypt's Health Care
Sunday, July 06, 2008 8:05:00 PM
CAIRO—The video shows a poorly lit hospital nursery filled with premature babies in incubators. Doctors are frantically trying to resuscitate some babies while others wail in the background after a ni ...   Full Story
 

Hijackings Adding to Food Crisis in Darfur
Sunday, July 06, 2008 8:04:00 PM
An increase in hijackings, world food shortages and skyrocketing food prices have forced humanitarian agencies in Darfur to cut daily food rations by up to half, according to the UN Office for the Coo ...   Full Story
 

Accusations of Violence and Rape in Aftermath of Moroccan Demonstration
Sunday, July 06, 2008 6:55:00 AM
A week long demonstration by unemployed youth in Moroccan town met with brutal crackdown by the police and the army who then ransacked the town last month, claim witnesses and NGOs.   Full Story
 

Film Seen to Show Zimbabwe Vote Rigged
Saturday, July 05, 2008 9:30:00 PM
LONDON—A film secretly taken by a Zimbabwe prison guard and smuggled out of the country shows the extent of the rigging that took place for the June 27 presidential run-off vote, the Guardian said on ...   Full Story
 

Zimbabwe Run-Off No Basis for Negotiation, Says Nigeria
Friday, July 04, 2008 8:31:00 AM
Nigeria rejected the re-election of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, saying a run-off vote had changed nothing in the country, but stopped short of refusing to recognise his government.   Full Story
 

Zimbabwe Solution Could Now Take Years
Thursday, July 03, 2008 9:33:00 PM
A solution to Zimbabwe's crisis could be months or even years away despite President Robert Mugabe's public promise, under heavy international pressure, to negotiate with the opposition.   Full Story
 

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