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Nigeria President Tells Army to Bolster Oil Security
Friday, June 20, 2008 8:16:00 PM
ABUJA—Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has ordered the country's armed forces to tighten security in the Niger Delta and hunt down militants behind an attack on Shell's main offshore oil ...   Full Story
 

Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Mulls Abandoning Run-off
Friday, June 20, 2008 8:14:00 PM
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is considering whether to pull out of the June 27 presidential run-off election, fearing it will be a charade, a spokesman said on Friday.   Full Story
 

Zimbabwe Vote Cannot Be Fair, Say African Ministers
Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:25:00 PM
HARARE—Zimbabwe's run-off presidential election on June 27 is very unlikely to be free and fair, African nations said, and the United States called for a tougher international response to worsenin ...   Full Story
 

Mbeki Meets Mugabe Amid Zimbabwe Election Fears
Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:11:00 AM
HARARE—South African President Thabo Mbeki met Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and his rival on Wednesday to try to mediate an end to a violent election crisis.Mugabe faces a presidential election run ...   Full Story
 

Nigeria Attack Stops Shell's Bonga Offshore Oil
Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:10:00 AM
ABUJA—Militants in speedboats attacked Royal Dutch Shell's main offshore facility in Nigeria on Thursday, cutting the country's oil output by a tenth and raising fears of a new campaign agains ...   Full Story
 

Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Sees Huge Voter Turnout
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:39:00 AM
OTTAWA—Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday predicted "a huge turnout" in a presidential election run-off despite what critics say is a campaign of violence and intimidation by ...   Full Story
 

U.N. Envoy Meets Mugabe Ahead Of Run-off Vote
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:30:00 AM
A United Nations envoy met Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday to discuss the political crisis and the violence marring campaigning for this month's presidential election run-off.   Full Story
 

Kenya Army Accused Of Killings, Torture in Mt Elgon
Monday, June 16, 2008 8:03:00 PM
NAIROBI—Kenyan troops fighting rebels in a remote area are killing and torturing civilians in a conflict that has worsened sharply this year but has barely been noticed by the outside world, a medical ...   Full Story
 

Chad Rebels Attack Town, EU Troops Come Under Fire
Saturday, June 14, 2008 8:11:00 PM
GOZ-BEIDA, Chad—Rebels in eastern Chad on Saturday attacked a town where European Union troops were protecting civilian refugees, and Irish soldiers came under fire during the fighting, an Irish offic ...   Full Story
 

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Says War Vets Ready to Fight
Friday, June 13, 2008 8:08:00 PM
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said on Friday liberation war veterans would take up arms if he loses a June 27 presidential run-off vote.   Full Story
 

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