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afrol News, 9 May - Election monitors from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are worried by the increasing spate of clashes between government and opposition supporters in Zimbabwe, ahead of an election run-off between President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).

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afrol News, 9 May - The Chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has advised Kenyan farmers to embrace green revolution to counter challenges posed by the soaring food prices and post-electoral violence.

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afrol News, 9 May - Police on Thursday detained the President and General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) for mentioning in May Day speeches the election controversy and the ensuing violent intimidation campaign.

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afrol News, 7 May - Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on Tuesday appointment Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghev as the new Prime Minister.

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afrol News, 6 May - The ruling Zanu-PF of President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday urged its supporters to desist from violence as Zimbabwe awaits presidential poll run-off.

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» 06.05.2008 - UN boasts S. Leone progress
» 05.05.2008 - Monitors want timely run-off
» 05.05.2008 - Kenyan victims return home
» 02.05.2008 - Tsvangirai wins Zim polls
» 30.04.2008 - Zim police probes poll fraud
» 29.04.2008 - 'South Africa faces threat'
» 29.04.2008 - Zim candidates to verify results
» 28.04.2008 - Kenya army tortures civilians
» 25.04.2008 - 6 MDC members shot dead
» 25.04.2008 - Striking "Liberian refugees" await repatriation
» 24.04.2008 - Critic musicians still detained
» 23.04.2008 - Unionists campaign against Zimbabwe's arm shipment
» 23.04.2008 - SADC set to eradicate poverty
» 23.04.2008 - Sudan starts crucial census
» 22.04.2008 - Zambian leader condemns anti-Mugabe remarks
» 22.04.2008 - Fungus destroys Kenya rice
» 22.04.2008 - Credible polls urged in Côte d’Ivoire
» 21.04.2008 - Ghana’s ruling NPP in shock
» 18.04.2008 - Mugabe punches Britain
» 17.04.2008 - New Kenya cabinet sworn
» 17.04.2008 - Concern over erosion of rights in Equatorial Guinea
» 17.04.2008 - Côte d’Ivoire's "steady progress" hailed
» 17.04.2008 - Togo set for TRC creation
» 16.04.2008 - US, UN discuss Zim crisis
» 15.04.2008 - Zimbabwean opposition agent murdered
» 14.04.2008 - Court rejects MDC petition
» 14.04.2008 - Kenya police kill 12 rioters
» 11.04.2008 - Mugabe's party awaits results
» 11.04.2008 - Deputies extend Biya's term
» 11.04.2008 - EU observers blame ECK
» 10.04.2008 - Somaliland parliament bombed
» 09.04.2008 - Zambia calls for crisis talks
» 09.04.2008 - 'Give me a nice present'
» 09.04.2008 - Tanzania leader appoints albino
» 09.04.2008 - Namibia leader reshuffles cabinet
» 08.04.2008 - Police assault Zim activists
» 08.04.2008 - Protest returns to Kenya
» 07.04.2008 - Court can rule on Zimbabwe polls
» 04.04.2008 - 'Mugabe won't doctor results'
» 04.04.2008 - MDC contests results delay
» 04.04.2008 - Burundi political guru jailed
» 03.04.2008 - Kenya set for unity gov't
» 03.04.2008 - Mugabe in "relaxed" mood
» 02.04.2008 - MDC claims election victory
» 02.04.2008 - Doubts cast on Egypt polls
» 02.04.2008 - Namibia gov't condones graft
» 01.04.2008 - Opposition leads Zim polls
» 01.04.2008 - UN extends DRC embargo
» 31.03.2008 - 'Prevent Zim from sinking'
» 31.03.2008 - Zimbabwe minister lost seat
» 28.03.2008 - Mugabe favoured poll winner
» 28.03.2008 - France holds deposed leader
» 28.03.2008 - Tutu insists arms deal inquiry
» 28.03.2008 - Chad press fights in unity
» 27.03.2008 - Mbeki hates Comoros assault
» 27.03.2008 - Zim bars election coverage
» 26.03.2008 - Mugabe threatens investors
» 20.03.2008 - 'Ghana mistreats refugees'
» 19.03.2008 - Serious flaws mar Zim polls
» 19.03.2008 - Kenya deputies back coalition
» 18.03.2008 - Kenya MPs begin crucial tasks
» 18.03.2008 - ANC wants Zuma ally in gov't
» 18.03.2008 - Comoros soon goes to polls
» 17.03.2008 - Spy reporters await arrest
» 17.03.2008 - Gbagbo trusts African solution
» 14.03.2008 - Zim police chief fires threats
» 12.03.2008 - Zanu-PF strongholds favoured
» 11.03.2008 - Kenya leaders invite tourists
» 11.03.2008 - Nigerian party elects leader
» 07.03.2008 - Kenya wants lost glory back
» 06.03.2008 - Kenyan militiamen killed
» 05.03.2008 - UN lauds Annan's mediation
» 04.03.2008 - Kenya leaders hold meeting
» 04.03.2008 - Cameroon media faces crisis
» 03.03.2008 - Ex-minister leads Kenya talks
» 29.02.2008 - Kenya talks pay dividends
» 29.02.2008 - Cameroon writers warn MPs
» 28.02.2008 - Cameroon leader alerts overthrow
» 28.02.2008 - Gambia editor returns to dock
» 27.02.2008 - Zim police threatens to shoot
» 27.02.2008 - Atiku rubbishes polls verdict
» 27.02.2008 - ODM called off mass protests
» 26.02.2008 - Nigeria leader's election valid
» 26.02.2008 - AU to diffuse Kenya deadlock
» 26.02.2008 - 7 killed in Cameroon protest
» 25.02.2008 - Mugabe predicts polls victory
» 25.02.2008 - Former VP fears Kenya-style
» 22.02.2008 - UN supports Bissau recovery
» 21.02.2008 - Kenyan leaders strike deal
» 21.02.2008 - UN extends Somalia mission
» 20.02.2008 - Kenya faces further threats
» 18.02.2008 - Rice talks with Kenya leaders
» 14.02.2008 - Kenya scolds British diplomat
» 13.02.2008 - Sierra Leone fires poll officers
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