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Zimbabwe's Mugabe to UK: 'Put out your own fires'
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe tells Britain "to put out your own fires" and to stop interfering in his southern African nation. Â Mugabe spoke Tuesday at a military parade honoring Zimbabwe's armed forces. He said "London is burning," referring to three days of arson, crime and…
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South Africa calls for continental integration
The Pretoria Government says African nations should work on having a balanced trade and not a lop-sided trading pattern. Â South African High Commissioner to Zambia, Moses Chikane has further spoken against one country looking down on the other in terms of trade. Â Mr Chikane says an integrated and…
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Campaign uses Marley, celebs to aid African crisis
 NEW YORK (AP) - A Bob Marley song and the social media power of celebrities like Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Eminem may help the crisis in East Africa.  On Tuesday, the "I'm Gonna Be Your Friend" campaign was launched to raise money and awareness. About 10 million are…
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Zimbabwe president slams West for Libya efforts
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's president of more than 30 years warned Monday that "mad people in the West" are campaigning for regime change, pointing to the ongoing civil war in Libya where rebels backed by NATO forces are trying to oust that country's longtime leader. Â President Robert Mugabe…
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Famine: 'Hundreds of thousands of kids could die'
 DADAAB, Kenya (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of Somali children could die in East Africa's famine unless more help arrives, a top U.S. official warned Monday in the starkest death toll prediction yet. To highlight the crisis, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden visited a refugee camp filed…
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Zimbabwe PM: military involved in violence
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's prime minister says the military's role is to defend the people, and not attack and brutalize them in politically motivated violence. Â Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says soldiers have been deployed in villages "to attack innocent civilians" seen as supporting his former opposition in the…
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Displaced people caught up in fighting west of Goma / Médecins Sans Frontières forced to suspend activities in Mugunga III and Bulengo camps
PARIS, France, May 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Fighting with heavy weapons between the Congolese army (FARDC) and the[…]
African Press Organisation
Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, May 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Ms. Malangu[…]
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With South Africa being one of the fastest growing countries in Africa it seems only fitting that the demand for communications and internet access is growing at a rapid rate. SatCom Africa, now in its 16th year of operation, is the largest satellite communications conference and exhibition focusing on the…
