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Zimbabwe police say 20,000 shacks razed
Jun 14 2005 8:14PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Police say they have razed more than 20,000 shacks and other structures in what President Robert Mugabe calls an urban cleanup campaign _ but what critics at home and abroad have decried as an assault on the poor.
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African wives want focus on sickle-cell
Jun 14 2005 8:13PM (CT)
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) - The wives of African leaders called Tuesday for the global health community to focus on combating sickle-cell disease, an inherited blood disorder particularly prevalent among those of African lineage.
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Ethiopia's political parties reach deal
Jun 14 2005 6:59PM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia's main opposition leader was freed from house arrest on Tuesday after Ethiopian political parties agreed to work together to end days of election protests that have left at least 37 people dead.
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N. Africans joining Iraq Islamic fighters
Jun 14 2005 3:45PM (CT)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Up to 20 percent of suicide car bombers in Iraq are from Algeria, a sign of growing cooperation between Islamic extremists in northern Africa and like-minded Iraqis, a senior U.S. military official said Tuesday.
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S. African deputy ousted over scandal
Jun 14 2005 2:32PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - President Thabo Mbeki fired his deputy and heir apparent Tuesday after he was implicated in a corruption scandal, throwing open the question who will become the next leader of South Africa.
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Journalist in Burundi arrested over story
Jun 14 2005 12:07PM (CT)
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) - A journalist was arrested Tuesday following a story he wrote about the health of the president of Burundi, the intelligence chief and a colleague said.
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S. African deputy ousted over scandal
Jun 14 2005 10:35AM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - President Thabo Mbeki fired his deputy Tuesday after he was caught up in a corruption scandal, throwing wide open the question of who will become the next leader of South Africa.
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Swaziland's parliament adopts constitution
Jun 14 2005 6:29AM (CT)
MBABANE, Swaziland (AP) - Lawmakers in this tiny African kingdom have adopted a long-awaited constitution that seeks to meld centuries-old traditions with Western democratic principles.
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Unrest a threat to Ethiopian reputation
Jun 14 2005 3:08AM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The political unrest in Ethiopia and the heavy-handed tactics of the security forces threaten the reputation of a country desperate to shake off its image as a home to brutal dictatorships and mass starvation.
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