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Dignitaries attend grand party for Mandela's 90th
AP - 1 hour 54 minutes agoQUNU, South Africa _ Songs, laughter, teasing and tender words marked Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebration Saturday as presidents, village elders and African royalty joined him for a festive luncheon on his rural homestead. More »
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Zuma says Mandela "glue" holding South Africa together
Reuters - Sunday, July 20JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's ruling party said former President Nelson Mandela was the glue holding the country together, giving voice to long-held fears about the future of the fledgling democracy without him. More »
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Sharing power with Mugabe may be only option
AP - Sunday, July 20JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Zimbabwe's beaten down opposition may end up being forced to accept what it swears is unacceptable _ a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe. More »
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Mbeki seeks team to help mediate Zimbabwe crisis
Reuters - Sunday, July 20By Cris Chinaka More »
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Zimbabwe to introduce 100 bln dollar bank note
Reuters - Sunday, July 20By Cris Chinaka More »
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South African reported to be new UN rights chief
AP - Saturday, July 19UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations chief told rights advocates Friday that his choice to be the next U.N. human rights commissioner is a South African judge who was the first black woman to serve on her country's High Court, the director of Human Rights Watch said. More »
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Arab League to discuss charges facing Sudan's prez
AP - Saturday, July 19CAIRO, Egypt - Arab foreign ministers are expected to discuss a proposal Saturday calling on Sudan's president to hand over two Darfur war crimes suspects to an international tribunal in an effort to fend off the longtime leader's own prosecution on genocide charges, Arab diplomats said. More »
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EU executive endorses farm aid plan for Africa
Reuters - Saturday, July 19By Jeremy Smith More »
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Mbeki agrees to work closer with UN, AU on Zimbabwe crisis
AFP - Saturday, July 19PRETORIA (AFP) - - South African President Thabo Mbeki, under pressure to expand his troubled mediation efforts, agreed Friday to work more closely with the African Union and UN to bring an end to the Zimbabwe crisis. More »
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Mandela in appeal for poor on 90th birthday
AFP - Saturday, July 19QUNU, South Africa (AFP) - - Nelson Mandela, the icon of the anti-apartheid movement and South Africa's first black president, marked his 90th birthday on Friday with an appeal on behalf of his Rainbow Nation's poor. More »
- Tunisia convicts, sentences 5 in terrorism caseAP -Saturday, July 19
- South Africa lauds Mandela on 90th birthdayReuters -Saturday, July 19
- EU executive endorses African farmer aid planReuters -Saturday, July 19
- S.African to replace U.N. rights chiefReuters -Friday, July 18
- Morocco sends moderate Muslim preachers to EuropeAP -Friday, July 18
- Nigerian villagers blow up key Agip pipeline: industry sourcesAFP -Friday, July 18
- Nigeria: Pre-dawn explosion damages oil pipelineAP -Friday, July 18
- Official Zimbabwe inflation at 2.2 million percentAP -Friday, July 18
- AU panel head says Sudan charges could be mistakeAP -Friday, July 18
- How they voted: Senate roll call on AIDS billAP -Thursday, July 17
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