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Zimbabwe: U.S. Urges Date For Runoff Election
May 14, 2008 2349 GMT
Zimbabwe: Ambassadors Detained
May 14, 2008 1411 GMT
Malawi: 4 Officials Arrested In Alleged Coup Plot
May 14, 2008 1126 GMT
Zimbabwe: MDC Satisfied With SADC Observers For Runoff
May 13, 2008 1228 GMT
Chad: Sudanese Border Closed, Economic Ties Cut
May 13, 2008 1101 GMT
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Ugandan fishermen on Lake Albert
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Ugandan fishermen on Rukwanzi Island on Lake Albert
Uganda, DRC: Eyes on the Prize of Lake Albert
May 13, 2008 1809 GMT
Emerging energy hot spot Lake Albert, located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, could be the flash point for a conflict between the two countries. [more]

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