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AU commission chief says up to Zimbabwe to sort out election row
ReutersGENEVA, June 17 (Reuters) - Zimbabweans themselves must resolve a row over President Robert Mugabe's decision to call an election on July 31, the head of the African Union commission said on Monday. Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court ordered Mugabe two...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Zimbabwe, Voting, Justice System
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Southern African leaders urge Zimbabwe to postpone election
ReutersMAPUTO (Reuters) - Southern African leaders on Saturday told Zimbabwe to ask its courts to extend a July 31 deadline to hold elections, amid high tension between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over the timing of the vote....Tags: Politics, Madagascar, Government, Morgan Tsvangirai, Economy, Business and Finance
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Southern African leaders discuss Zimbabwe election crisis
ReutersMAPUTO (Reuters) - Southern African leaders gathered on Saturday to try to draw up a road map for elections in Zimbabwe, amid high tension between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over the timing of the vote. The summit of the...Tags: Politics, Government, Morgan Tsvangirai, International Law, Andry Rajoelina
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Ethiopia ratifies Nile treaty in snub to Egypt
ReutersADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's parliament unanimously ratified a treaty on Thursday that strips Egypt of its right to the lion's share of the Nile river waters, raising the political temperature in a dispute between Cairo and Addis Ababa over the...Tags: Kenya, Politics, Renewable Energy, Government, Parliament
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Egypt says dam dispute with Ethiopia not yet a military one
ReutersCAIRO/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Egypt's armed forces are not yet involved in a dispute with Ethiopia over a giant dam on the Nile, a spokesman for the general staff said on Wednesday, playing down bellicose rhetoric between Cairo and Addis Ababa. "This...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Egypt, Ethiopia, Wars and Interventions, Blue Nile Incorporated
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As health fears ebb, Africa looks at easing GM crop bans
Reuters* European fear of GMOs eases after decades of safe use * Change seen having an impact on African GM attitudes * African trials focussed on new, local GM varieties * Increase in EU cultivation seen as unlikely By Charlie Dunmore and Olivia Kumwenda...Tags: Kenya, Politics, Genetic Engineering, Greenpeace, Nigeria
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Kerry presses Egypt on economic reform, says aid depends on it
ReutersBy Arshad Mohammed ADDIS ABABA, May 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt to act swiftly on economic reforms to secure a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan, saying the measures were needed to get more aid from the U.S....Tags: Economic Policy, Politics, International Monetary Fund, U.S. Congress, Economy, Business and Finance
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ANALYSIS-Africa defence force never more needed but still a paper tiger
Reuters* At 50, pan-African body still striving for own peace force * French Mali intervention was painful dent in African pride * Rest of world foots bill for most of Africa's peacekeeping * Somalia mission a possible model, but human cost high By Pascal...Tags: Central African Republic, Politics, Kofi Annan, France, Wars and Interventions
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WRAPUP 3-Syrian opposition resumes tough talks on unity for peace push
Reuters(Adds Kerry, official close to Hezbollah, Lebanon fighting) * Overnight talks fail to broaden coalition composition * Pro-Assad forces intensify battle for Qusair, 22 killed * Advancing with difficulty * Clashing Saudi, Russian agendas muddy peace...Tags: Politics, Qatar, Religion and Belief, Government, Wars and Interventions
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WRAPUP 5-Syrian opposition struggles for unity as battle rages
Reuters* Overnight talks fail to broaden composition of coalition * Pro-Assad forces intensify battle for Qusair * Hezbollah looses 75 fighters in Qusair battle-opposition * Clashing Saudi and Russian agendas muddy outlook for talks (Adds Hezbollah...Tags: Politics, Qatar, Religion and Belief, Government, Wars and Interventions
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South Sudan says war crimes court persecutes Africans
Reuters* South Sudan leader criticises war-crimes court * Comment comes during visit by indicted Kenyan leader By Hereward Holland JUBA, May 23 (Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir said on Thursday his country would never become a member of the...Tags: Kenya, War Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, International Criminal Court, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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