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afrol News, 6 November - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has pledged his party's return to the unity government with President Robert Mugabe after a successful mediation by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in Mozambique last night.

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afrol News, 6 November - Campaigning in Equatorial Guinea began yesterday for the 29 November presidential elections. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema is challenged by opposition leader Plácido Micó Abogo, the latter having few illusions he will be given a fair chance.

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Morocco-Sweden row over Western Sahara

afrol News, 4 November - Morocco has expelled a Swedish diplomat, accused of delivering Moroccan state documents to "separatists" from Western Sahara. This comes as a Sahrawi political prisoner in Morocco is awarded a prestigious Swedish prize.

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Uganda
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Panic hits Kampala after bomb scare

afrol News, 30 October - A bomb scare in the Uganda’s capital has brought the town to a stand still as security agencies began a search for an alleged bomb plot. The serious search comes nearly a week after Somali’s radical Islamists group Al Shabaab threatened terror attacks on the city.

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Malawi | Southern Africa
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Malawi president receives 2009 Drivers of Change Award

afrol News, 30 October - The 2009 Southern Africa Drivers of Change award winners were announced yesterday evening at Summer Place, Hyde Park in South Africa. Among the 2009 southern Africa Drivers of Change that were honoured was Dr Bingu wa Mutharika, the president of Malawi in the government category.

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» 30.10.2009 - Last Burundian refugees repatriated
» 30.10.2009 - Anti kidnapping legislation passes second reading
» 30.10.2009 - Security Council extends sanctions on Ivory Coast
» 30.10.2009 - Assembly shop for efficient stoves launched in Darfur
» 30.10.2009 - Alliance plans to immunise 130 million children against Pneumonia
» 29.10.2009 - IMF warns Zimbabwe of increased external deficit
» 29.10.2009 - Embezzlement case against Africa trio overturned
» 29.10.2009 - Security Council calls for trying of Guinea's massacre
» 29.10.2009 - Remove death penalty on gays - Clergy
» 29.10.2009 - UN steps in to help in Angola/DRC refugee saga
» 29.10.2009 - Abdelaziz calls on UN to protect Sahrawi
» 29.10.2009 - Darfurian rebel died in detention, AI argues
» 28.10.2009 - Angola slams French ruling on arms deal
» 28.10.2009 - Zimbabwe turns away from UN human rights expert
» 28.10.2009 - Ivorian foes re-arming ahead of polls
» 28.10.2009 - SA racism case back in court
» 28.10.2009 - Tunis forum makes recommendations on protecting African remittances
» 27.10.2009 - IMF returns Senegal's bag of dollars gift to official
» 27.10.2009 - Gabon rejects nearly 300 migrants
» 27.10.2009 - Guinean killings were planned - HRW
» 27.10.2009 - Algeria signs defense agreement with Britain
» 27.10.2009 - Envoy calls for world support of AU peacekeeping role
» 27.10.2009 - Egypt maintains recognition as a top global offshoring destination
» 27.10.2009 - Five new African states elected to ECOSOC
» 26.10.2009 - SADC states highest ranked in prosperity index
» 26.10.2009 - Tribunal up-holds sentence for 3 former rebels
» 26.10.2009 - Kenya probes missing funds in resettlement programme
» 26.10.2009 - Report outlines ways to help developing nations transition to ‘green’ economy
» 26.10.2009 - Ben Ali gets fifth term in presidency
» 26.10.2009 - Natron community vows to protect the lake
» 23.10.2009 - $480 million to help in Ethiopia's food security
» 23.10.2009 - Uganda must pursue peace and unity - Mwesigwa
» 23.10.2009 - Court frees Kenyan sect leader
» 23.10.2009 - Africa told to enhance actions to reduce disaster risk
» 23.10.2009 - Malawi signs $60 million road project funding with AfDB
» 23.10.2009 - Seychelles takes additional measures against piracy
» 22.10.2009 - EU discuss transport cooperation with Africa
» 22.10.2009 - UN pledges support to AU's refugees' treaty
» 22.10.2009 - EU considering sanctions on Guinea
» 22.10.2009 - MCC country directors review progress on programmes
» 22.10.2009 - Ethiopia needs urgent food aid
» 22.10.2009 - Good governance is everyone’s responsibility, ECA official
» 21.10.2009 - $1 billion required annualy to reach children with life-saving vaccines
» 21.10.2009 - Niger lashes out at ECOWAS decision
» 21.10.2009 - SA local govt clouded by corruption
» 21.10.2009 - Eritrea is the bottom last in Press Freedom Index 2009
» 21.10.2009 - Displaced Somalis failed international community, UN rights expert
» 21.10.2009 - US backs arms embargo on Guinea
» 21.10.2009 - Ghana and Burkina Faso urged to develop strategies on use of Volta River
» 21.10.2009 - UNICEF appeals for donor support to protect CAR's children
» 20.10.2009 - Gabon recalls Central Bank Governor
» 20.10.2009 - Mali armed to fight al Qaeda insurgents
» 20.10.2009 - ECOWAS suspends Niger
» 20.10.2009 - Africa to accelerate efforts to achieve development goals
» 20.10.2009 - DRC and Morocco elected to new forest financing programme
» 20.10.2009 - Expelled Angolan refugees in dire need of aid
» 20.10.2009 - Africa evaluates 15 years of population development ahead of MDGs deadline
» 19.10.2009 - SADC responds to Tsvangirai's call
» 19.10.2009 - Nigeria plans to offer stake to Delta residents
» 19.10.2009 - UN advance plan to probe Conakry massacre
» 19.10.2009 - Central Africa's peace process still a long way, Ban
» 19.10.2009 - Ethiopia rebels deny state media reports
» 19.10.2009 - Insurgents search for US airplane wreckage
» 19.10.2009 - Africa's climate change negotiators meet in Ethiopia
» 19.10.2009 - African countries conclude gender and climate change training
» 19.10.2009 - AU-UN mission voices concern over military build-up in Sudan
» 16.10.2009 - Zimbabwe's forced marriage collapses?
» 16.10.2009 - Gabon and Nigeria elected to UN Security Council
» 16.10.2009 - SA teams up with neighbours for a clean environment
» 16.10.2009 - Arrest Al Bashir - ICC
» 16.10.2009 - Obiang warns US and Europe of growing piracy in Gulf of Guinea
» 16.10.2009 - HRW calls on Burundi to halt deportation of refugees
» 16.10.2009 - Chad expels Cameroon editor
» 16.10.2009 - Shrinking of Lake Chad could spell regional catastrophe
» 16.10.2009 - UN expert calls for independent investigation into DRC killings
» 15.10.2009 - Kibaki appeals for unity ahead of global summit
» 15.10.2009 - Homosexuals angered by proposed law
» 15.10.2009 - New African renewable alliance established
» 15.10.2009 - ICC prosecutor to investigate Guinea’s killings
» 15.10.2009 - Nizeyimana pleads not guilty before ICTR
» 15.10.2009 - Zambia becomes agric support hub for Southern Africa
» 15.10.2009 - Gates challenges global leaders to support world's poorest farmers
» 15.10.2009 - World leaders must change debate on poverty and human rights, AI
» 14.10.2009 - ECOWAS holds an extra-ordinary summit to discuss Guinea and Niger
» 14.10.2009 - COSATU calls for wholesale reforms on telecomms pricing
» 14.10.2009 - ICC prosecutor invited for talks in Kenya
» 14.10.2009 - Security Council appeals for reconciliation as elections draws near
» 14.10.2009 - Senate endorses oil deregulation policy
» 14.10.2009 - World's poorest more food insecure with the economic crisis
» 14.10.2009 - Dafur sanctions' monitoring mandate expanded
» 14.10.2009 - African leaders address low level of implementation of regional integration
» 13.10.2009 - African governments urged to recommit to develop people
» 13.10.2009 - Africa needs strong creditworthiness to secure investments in energy sector
» 13.10.2009 - Australia helps Zim farmers through World Bank
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