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EXTRA: Tsvangirai: Presidential run-off date 'not on basis of law'
Belfast - Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai reiterated Friday that his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will take part in the presidential run-off but said the date of June 27 set for the poll was not on the basis of law. Tsvangirai...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-16 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]

Tsvangirai meets with African leaders in Belfast on eve of return
Johannesburg - Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai, whose supporters are awaiting his return to his troubled country after more than a month's absence, was thousands of miles away in Northern Ireland Fr...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-16 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]

Election date 'within 48 hours' Zimbabwe election chief says
Harare - Zimbabwe's election chief says he will announce by Saturday the date for the controversial run-off presidential election pitting President Robert Mugabe against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, state media reported Friday. The electorat...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-16 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]

Pipeline fire kills at least 100 in Nigeria
Abuja - A petroleum products pipeline explosion and fire left at least 100 persons in a residential area of Nigeria's business capital in the south-west Lagos on Thursday. The fire began when an excavator used by a construction firm broke the pipelin...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-15 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]

Cambodian Muslims have full religious freedom says Prime Minister
Phnom Penh - Cambodian Muslims must be integrated into the community and their religious restrictions and needs universally respected, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday. Speaking at the inauguration of a new mosque, Hun Sen called for religious to...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-15 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]

MDC calls for urgent regional summit on Zimbabwe 'madness' - Summary
Johannesburg/Harare - Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on Thursday called for an urgent summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to set the conditions for a run-off presidential election. Accusing the 14-n...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-15 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]

Minister downplays xenophobia in South African township - Summary
Johannesburg - South Africa's government blamed criminal elements Thursday for a spate of deadly attacks by a mob in a poor Johannesburg community targeting mostly foreigners. Home Affairs Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula downplayed the xenophobic ...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-15 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]

SADC official says Zimbabwe election body must ensure fair run-off
Maputo/Harare - A senior Southern African Development Community official on Thursday placed the onus for ensuring a free and fair presidential election run-off in Zimbabwe on the country's maligned state-controlled election body. Tomaz Salomao, execu...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-15 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]

Ever bigger Zimbabwe bank notes: 50-billion-dollar 'agro cheque'
Johannesburg/Harare - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Thursday announced the launch of a new 500-million-dollar bank note for the general public as well as a 50-billion-dollar note for farmers. In a statement acting RBZ governor Charity Dhliway...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-15 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]

Deadly mob attacks spread to second South African township
Johannesburg - The violent attacks by rampaging mobs on mostly foreigners in a township north of Johannesburg looked to have spread to another poor community on the outskirts of the city Thursday, claiming two more lives, according to South African r...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-15 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]