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Africa
3,600 More U.N. Peacekeepers to Deploy in Darfur This Year, U.S. Envoy Says
October 28, 2008, 2:41 pmThe UN expects that 3,600 more peacekeepers will be deployed in Sudan’s Darfur region by the end of the year.
Aid Workers to Evacuate Congo Town, Rebels Advance
October 28, 2008, 9:27 am
U.N. peacekeepers prepared to evacuate around 50 foreign aid workers from a town in eastern Congo.
West African Court Convicts Niger in Slavery Case
October 27, 2008, 4:50 pm
West Africa’s Court of Justice convicted Niger of not stopping a 12-year-old girl from being sold into slavery.
Chevron on Trial for 1998 Nigerian Platform Clash
October 27, 2008, 4:16 pm
A trial to find if Chevron was responsible for a deadly clash on an oil platform began on Monday.
ANC Rebels Want to ‘save South Africa from warlords’
October 23, 2008, 10:57 pm
Ripping up pictures of ANC leader Jacob Zuma and vowing to rescue South Africa from “warlords,”…
Nigeria Court Defers Ruling on Presidential Vote
October 23, 2008, 2:55 pm
Nigeria’s Supreme Court deferred ruling on a challenge to President Umaru Yar’Adua’s 2007 election victory.
French Charity MSF Fights to Stay in Southern Niger
October 21, 2008, 12:38 pm
Medecins Sans Frontieres appealed to Niger to allow it to resume treating thousands of malnourished children.
Zambia Freezes Non-Essential Spending in Budget Crunch
October 21, 2008, 11:37 am
Zambia’s government has frozen financing to keep its budget deficit below two percent of GDP.
EU Gives Mauritania Month to Free Ousted President
October 20, 2008, 4:52 pm
The EU threatened to apply sanctions if Mauritania fails to restore constitutional rule within a month.
Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Summit Postponed, SADC Announces
October 20, 2008, 2:06 pm
An emergency summit to try end deadlock in the formation of a unity government in Zimbabwe has been postponed.
Selected Topics from The Epoch Times
