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• Zimbabawe: Police arrests some 50 demonstrators
  2008-10-28 04:34:31 - (SomaliNet) While Leaders of several southern African countries are meeting in Harare to try to solve the current political impasse in Zimbabwe in a hotel, police arrested approximately 50 demonstrato
  
• DRC: Thousands flee rebel troops in eastern Congo
  2008-10-28 04:31:16 - (SomaliNet) Thousands of people are on the run from rebel troops in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They include all 20,000 inhabitants of a refugee camp near the village of Kibumb
  
• Zimbabwe: Gov’t, opposition MDC resume talks
  2008-10-28 04:27:03 - (SomaliNet) A summit is being held in Zimbabwean capital Harare on the political crisis gripping Zimbabwe after one week\'s delay. A meeting scheduled for last week in Swaziland fell through beca
  
• Poor African nations should attend global financial crisis summit-Benin leader
  2008-10-27 03:49:58 - (SomaliNet) Benin\'s president said at the weekend that poor African countries should be invited to an international summit on the global financial crisis next month. From November 7-9, Finance mi
  
• Egypt: Egyptian court fines TV boss $27 000 over riot broadcasts
  2008-10-27 03:44:12 - (SomaliNet) A television agency boss was on Sunday fined US$27 000 by an Egyptian court fined after his company broadcast images of food rioters tearing down portraits of President Hosni Mubarak in Ap
  
• Pope Benedict to make first visit Cameron, Angola in Africa tour
  2008-10-27 03:41:31 - (SomaliNet) When he makes his first trip to Africa since becoming head of the Roman Catholic Church in 2005, Pope Benedict said on Sunday he would visit Cameroon and Angola in March. News sources
  
• Gabon: Oil unions strike begins, effect limited after talks
  2008-10-27 03:38:51 - (SomaliNet) Shell Gabon said Gabon oil unions began a strike on Sunday but a minority of workers observed the strike and it had little effect on operations after last-minute government concessions.
  
• Zimbabawe: MDC opposition chief says committed to \"equitable\" deal with Mugabe
  2008-10-27 03:36:11 - (SomaliNet) Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Saturday he was committed to a genuine power-sharing pact with President Robert Mugabe but would n
  
• Guinea Bissau: Over 10,000 people infected with Cholera -UN
  2008-10-27 03:33:24 - (SomaliNet) The United Nations says about 12 220 people have been infected with cholera in Guinea-Bissau and 201 have died from the disease. Veronique Taveau, UNICEF spokesperson says the outbrea
  
• Congo: Rebels seize east Congo army camp-UN
  2008-10-27 03:01:57 - (SomaliNet) In heavy fighting that sent thousands of civilians fleeing, fighters of renegade General Laurent Nkunba have seized a major army camp in eastern Congo, rebels and UN officials say Acc
  

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