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Associated Press: World: Africa

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(AP) Britain called Sunday for tough action as well as talk in the face of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's defiance and signs of disunity among his opposition.British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged South Africa and the rest of the international community to "unite behind a tough, strong, clear (U.N.) Security Council ...

Nigeria's first oil well is still source of woe

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(AP) Three decades after pumping its last drop, the first oil well in Nigeria is marked by a decrepit signboard bearing what would seem an uncontroversial statement:Oloibiri Well No. 1, drilled June 1956, 12,008 feet.But this well, furred with rust, is at the center of an increasingly vitriolic feud between two ...

New book uses food to explore Mandela's life

23 hours, 33 minutes ago

(AP) A new book examining Nelson Mandela's life was launched Saturday with a feast that included everything from the spaghetti casserole he was brought in jail to the soured milk he longed for while living underground.After all, what he ate, where he ate it and those who prepared it serve as ...

Nigeria's first oil well is still source of woe

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Film shows unfairness in Zimbabwe vote

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(AP) A Zimbabwe prison officer has used a hidden camera given to him by a British newspaper to film how he and his colleagues were forced to vote for Robert Mugabe in last month's widely criticized presidential runoff.The Guardian posted the film on its Web site Saturday, and said in the ...

West condemns Mugabe, ignores other Africa despots

1 day, 11 hours ago

(AP) Nigeria. Rwanda. Uganda. Ethiopia. Gabon. Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe has plenty of competitors for the title of "least democratic in Africa."But while he has been singled out for condemnation by the West, leaders of other autocratic states in Africa have largely been able to avoid sanctions and isolation. Many ...

West condemns Mugabe, ignores other Africa despots

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Former Congolese warlord Bemba appears in court

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(AP) Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba appeared Friday for the first time at the International Criminal Court, where he faces rape and torture charges linked to a brutal conflict in Central African Republic.Bemba, 45, is accused of six counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity as head of a ...

200 fearful Mugabe foes seek refuge at US Embassy

2 days, 11 hours ago

(AP) Some 200 opposition supporters crowded outside the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe on Thursday, appealing for protection amid new reports of violence aimed at dissenters against the heavy-handed rule of President Robert Mugabe.Activists did get some good news: Two women who led peaceful protests against Mugabe were granted bail after almost ...

200 fearful Mugabe foes seek refuge at US Embassy

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200 seek refuge at US Embassy in Zimbabwe

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(AP) About 200 Zimbabwe opposition supporters sought refuge Thursday at the U.S. Embassy in Harare amid new reports of violence against dissenters.Loyalists of President Robert Mugabe, whose unopposed re-election last week was scorned by world leaders, have attacked supporters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.Widespread state-sponsored violence had led the ...

Illegal migration from Africa to Yemen on the rise

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(AP) More than 20,000 Africans have crossed the Gulf of Aden to Yemen this year, paying brutal smugglers who cram them into boats and often throw the weakest overboard, an aid group said Thursday.The number of migrants who reached Yemen has doubled from the same period last year, according to Medecins ...

Zimbabwe rights group says 2 female activists free

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(AP) A Zimbabwean rights group says two women activists have been freed after nearly six weeks in prison.Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise spokeswoman Annie Sibanda says Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu were granted bail Thursday.The two women were arrested in Harare on May 28 after holding a peaceful protest and ...

Ex-Congolese vice president faces war crimes trial

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(AP) Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba was extradited from Belgium on Thursday to stand trial before an international war crimes tribunal charging him with responsibility for rape and murder, the court said.Bemba was transferred to a jail near The Hague, seat of the International Criminal Court, where he faces charges ...

Zimbabweans seek refuge at US embassy in capital

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(AP) The U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe says about 200 people are seeking refuge at the American embassy in the capital.James McGee said by phone Thursday that the group was from the opposition headquarters in Harare. Opposition supporters have been coming under attack from supporters of President Robert Mugabe.Riot police were seen ...