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• Zimbabwe: President Mugabe threatens to seize foreign firms over sanctions
  2008-07-21 03:26:45 - (SomaliNet) A state newspaper reported on Sunday that Zimbabwe will transfer ownership of all foreign-owned firms that support Western sanctions against President Robert Mugabe\'s government to locals
  
• Zimbabwe: $100 billion banknote to be launched as inflation soars
  2008-07-21 03:23:47 - (SomaliNet) As Zimbabwe’s rampant inflation shows no signs of slowing down, Zimbabwe is introducing a $100 billion banknote But the note may soon be worthless in a country where the official inf
  
• Egypt: 20 people killed as train collides with bus in northwest
  2008-07-17 07:14:56 - (SomaliNet) A train hit a bus on a level crossing close to Egypt\'s northwestern town of Marsa Matruh killing at least 20 people were killed on Wednesday, police said. According to the police, th
  
• Zimbabwe: Peace efforts stabbed as MDC refuse to ink for negotiations
  2008-07-17 02:52:28 - (SomaliNet) Despite Zanu-PF\'s apparent willingness to put an end to all violence, Zimbabwe\'s power-sharing talks have been dealt a blow after the Movement for Democratic Change refused to sign up for
  
• Zimbabwe: Bush, Burkina Faso counterpart discuss Zim peace efforts
  2008-07-17 02:44:34 - (SomaliNet) US President George Bush and visiting Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore on Wednesday discussed efforts to bring a peaceful end to Zimbabwe\'s deadly turmoil and confront violence in Su
  
• DRC: President Kabila seeks IMF backing through French counterpart
  2008-07-17 02:42:00 - (SomaliNet) President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday asked President Nicolas Sarkozy for help to win vital International Monetary Fund (IMF) backing for his count
  
• Senegalese president says \'Mediterranean Union will split Africa\'
  2008-07-17 02:38:58 - (SomaliNet) Senegal\'s president Abdoulaye Wade said in a statement issued on Wednesday in capital Dakar that the newly launched Union for the Mediterranean will divide Africa north and south of the Sa
  
• Nigeria: Pirates attack Norwegian freighter off Nigeria
  2008-07-17 02:01:15 - (SomaliNet) A Norwegian freighter was attacked by pirates off Nigeria early on Wednesday, reports said. A report said the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre for southern Norway was alerted about t
  
• Zimbabwe: Christian community rejects Mugabe re-election
  2008-07-16 08:07:16 - (SomaliNet) Expressing support for efforts to form a Zimbabwean government of national unity, Zimbabwe’s Christian community has rejected President Robert Mugabe’s re-election last month as marred by
  
• Senegal: Police nets 23 Nigerian Internet conmen in Senegalese Dakarcity
  2008-07-16 08:03:08 - (SomaliNet)A group of 23 Nigerians were arrested by Senegalese police as they were trying to defraud money from people all over the world using the Internet. According to reports, the Nigerians
  

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