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Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said "I let the old man be the president... just for the sake of the country."
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A partial election for Mauritania's senate has begun with the participation of opposition parties, say officials.
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Three Islamist militants have been killed in an ambush by Algerian security forces near Tizi Ouzou, east of the capital Algiers, reports the daily El Watan.
2009-11-08 17:14
After a six-year probe spanning Africa and North America, a Rwandan immigrant has appeared in a Canadian court on genocide charges.
2009-11-08 13:34
The Sudanese government and rebel groups in Darfur refuse to abandon the military option and are increasingly violating a UN arms embargo with the help of dual-use vehicles and aircraft, it has been revealed.
2009-11-07 22:28
The UN says the US is delaying food aid to millions of starving Somalis amid fears it could be intercepted by militants linked to al-Qaeda.