Tuesday 13 May 2008
Turabi says he was 'badly treated' in detention
In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi said he was mistreated while in custody following the weekend attack by Darfur rebels on Khartoum.
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- SUDAN - FRANCE 24 EXCLUSIVE
- Turabi says he was 'badly treated' in detention
- Tuesday 13 May 2008
- In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi said he was mistreated while in custody following the weekend attack by Darfur rebels on Khartoum.
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- SUDAN - CHAD
- The Khartoum attack: tit for tat for N’Djamena?
- Monday 12 May 2008
- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has blamed the weekend's foiled rebel attack against Khartoum on his Chadian neighbour, though N'Djamena continues to deny its involvement. Chad closed its border with Sudan on Monday.
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- ZIMBABWE - ELECTIONS
- Zimbabwe braces for Tsvangirai's return
- Sunday 11 May 2008
- Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is set to return home in the coming days after he vowed to face President Robert Mugabe in a runoff election. Meanwhile, Zimbabwean authorities arrested 58 opposition activists on charges of public violence.
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- NIGERIA
- Oil rebels agree to ceasefire if Carter mediates
- Tuesday 06 May 2008
- The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said in a statement that former US President Jimmy Carter had agreed to mediate between the government and the rebels, and announced a temporary ceasefire during the possible negotiations.
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- SOMALIA - FOOD CRISIS
- Violent inflation protests hit Mogadishu
- Tuesday 06 May 2008
- Police shot dead at least five protesters as thousands of Somalis burnt tyres and threw stones in demonstrations against record-high inflation and rising food prices made worse by the devaluation of the local currency. (Report: T.Grucza)
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- MEDITERRANEAN UNION
- Kouchner hints at Egypt role in Med Union
- Sunday 04 May 2008
- French Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner said Egypt could lead southern states in the planned Union for the Mediterranean. Kouchner said the grouping would have two rotating presidencies - one for the north and the other for the south.
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- ZIMBABWE
- African Union demands fair run-off
- Wednesday 07 May 2008
- The AU has urged Zimbabwe to hold a fair presidential run-off in the wake of the recent political crisis. While opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai insists he won the vote outright, the electoral commission credits him with only 47.9% of the vote.
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- NIGERIA
- Rebels blow up Shell wells, disrupting production
- Saturday 03 May 2008
- Shell, Nigeria's largest oil operator, was forced to shut down some oil production in the Niger Delta after rebels blew up three of its wells. Rebel groups have been asking for a larger share of Nigeria's oil revenues.
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