Madagascar rivals sign power-sharing deal
Nairobi/Addis Ababa - Madagascar's squabbling leaders on Saturday signed an agreement to form a power-sharing government after months of wrangling. Current President Andry Rajoelina and former president Marc Ravalomanana were among four leaders meeti...
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2009-11-07 ] Category : [
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MDC suspends government boycott after SADC summit - Update
Maputo- Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced late Thursday his party would end a boycott of the country's unity government and gave President Robert Mugabe's party 30 days to fulfill its commitments under a power-sharing agreement...
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2009-11-06 ] Category : [
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MDC back in bed with Mugabe after SADC summit
Maputo - Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced late Thursday his party would end its boycott of the country's unity deal and gave President Robert Mugabe's party 30 days to fulfill its commitments under their power-sharing agreemen...
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UN warns emerging armies of drug addicts in Guinea-Bissau
New York - Drug use by Guinea-Bissau's military has increased, which could result in armies of addicts threatening security as well as development, the UN said Thursday. Antonio Maria Costa, executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, s...
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2009-11-05 ] Category : [
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Greek freighter with crew of 21 taken by Somali pirates
Nairobi - Somali pirates hijacked a Greek freighter and its crew of 21 Thursday in the Indian Ocean, reported European Union officials. The freighter, with its crew of Ukrainians and Filipinos, was on its way to Zanzibar when it was diverted to Somal...
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2009-11-05 ] Category : [
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ICC prosecutor to request Kenya election violence probe
Nairobi - International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Thursday he would attempt to initiate a probe into Kenya's deadly post-election violence by December. I consider the crimes in Kenya to be crimes against humanity ... in...
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2009-11-05 ] Category : [
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