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• Zimbabwe: Nation to introduce Z$1m note- central bank
  2008-11-03 07:03:21 - (SomaliNet) Zimbabwean central bank said on Monday that Zimbabwe will soon introduce higher denomination banknotes, of up to one million Zimbabwean dollars, in a bid to ease the effects of hyperinflat
  
• Zambia: Media calls for calm in election results contested by opposition
  2008-11-03 07:00:48 - (SomaliNet) After Rupiah Banda was sworn in as president following a narrow victory over opposition leader Michael Sata, news media in Zambia urged calm on Monday. Meanwhile, opposition Sata\'s Pa
  
• DRC: UN prepares to deliver first aid in week inside rebel-controlled territory
  2008-11-03 06:56:42 - (SomaliNet) As a fragile ceasefire held in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN workers prepared on Monday to deliver the first aid in a week inside rebel-controlled territory. Gloria Fernand
  
• DRC: Rebel chief Nkunda wants to negotiate
  2008-11-03 06:53:49 - (SomaliNet) The rebel chief in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Laurent Nkunda, said on Monday that he wants direct negotiations with the Kinshasa government, or he will \"drive them from power\".–
  
• DRC: Thousands displaced begin returning home
  2008-11-03 01:28:25 - (SomaliNet) As a ceasefire held, several thousand people displaced in the fighting between rebels and government troops in eastern DRC began returning home Sunday. According to a reporter, from 6
  
• Cameroon: Gunmen seize dozens of crew off coast of Cameroon
  2008-11-03 00:52:00 - (SomaliNet) Security sources said gunmen in speedboats attacked an oil vessel off the coast of Cameroon early on Friday and seized a dozen crew members including seven from France. The vessel, co
  
• Zambia: Elect president sworn in as opposition contest results
  2008-11-03 00:47:52 - (SomaliNet) After snatching victory from the jaws of opposition leader Michael Sata amid accusations from the opposition of vote-rigging, Zambia’s acting president Rupiah Banda was hastily sworn in a
  
• Zambia: Acting President wins Zambia election
  2008-11-03 00:42:34 - (SomaliNet) The Zambian election commission said Sunday that acting President Rupiah Banda won a narrow victory in Zambia\'s presidential race over fiery rival Michael Sata. Electoral Commission o
  
• Press Release: DRC situation may turn into humanitarian catastrophe
  2008-10-31 03:17:20 - (SomaliNet) The situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is at risk of turning into a humanitarian catastrophe, unless further reinforcements are given to the UN peace-keeping troops so t
  
• DRC: Congolese soldiers kill 9, loot homes in eastern provincial capital
  2008-10-30 06:21:18 - (SomaliNet) According to U.N. radio, Congolese soldiers killed at least nine people and looted homes and stores in overnight violence that terrorized residents of this eastern provincial capital besie
  

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