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Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Sets Deadline for Mugabe

Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:07:00 AM

HARARE—Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai issued a 24-hour deadline to President Robert Mugabe on Thursday to negotiate or face being shunned as an illegitimate leader responsible for the ...   Full Story

Mugabe Says Vote Must Go Ahead Despite Pressure

Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:07:00 AM

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Thursday rejected African calls to postpone a presidential election on Friday, saying there could be no interference in his country even from the African Union.   Full Story

Zimbabweans Seek Refuge at South African Embassy

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:23:00 PM

A group of about 300 Zimbabweans sought refuge on Wednesday at the South African embassy in Harare, a Pretoria government spokesman said.   Full Story

Zimbabwe's Neighbours Urge Poll Postponement

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:02:00 PM

Zimbabwe's neighbours urged the postponement of Friday's presidential election, saying the re-election of President Mugabe could lack legitimacy in the current violent climate.    Full Story

Zimbabwe Facing the Abyss

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:02:00 AM

In the strongest statement to date the United Nations Security Council has unanimously condemned the violence in Zimbabwe and declared that "free and fair elections" are impossible.   Full Story

U.N.'s Gambari Seeks Truce With Nigerian Militants

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:22:00 PM

ABUJA—A senior U.N. official appointed by Nigeria to help end unrest in the oil-producing Niger Delta said on Tuesday he would seek a 90-day truce with militants as a first step towards formal peace t ...   Full Story

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

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