NYT Africa
The Spoils: Congos Riches, Looted by Renegade Troops
The exploitation of a tin mine is emblematic of the deadly role that Congos natural wealth has played in its misery.
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Mediator Says Ransom Deal Has Been Reached for Pirated Ukrainian Freighter
The mediator said that the only thing left was planning the transfer of money and handover of the ship, which was captured by Somali pirates two months ago.
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World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Mediator Is Rejected
The opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, declared his relationship with the mediator Thabo Mbeki, the recently ousted South African president, irretrievably broken.
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Legal Hurdles in West Slow Pursuit of Pirates
The bureaucratic and legal gears of Europes effort to respond to pirate attacks are proving to be not as swift as the hijackers, as Somali pirates captured another ship.
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World Briefing | Middle East: Zimbabwe: Court Rejects Land Seizures
A southern African regional court in Namibia ruled that 78 white Zimbabweans could keep their farms, saying the governments land reallocation policy was racially motivated.
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2 Western Journalists Kidnapped in Pirates Haven in Somalia
A British reporter and Spanish photographer were kidnapped on Wednesday in northern Somalia while researching Somalias rampant piracy trade.
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Barred From Zimbabwe, but Not Silent
Robert Mugabe kept three members of the Elders, founded by Nelson Mandela, out of his country, but they gave him and other leaders an earful about Zimbabwes crisis.
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Study Cites Toll of AIDS Policy in South Africa
Thabo Mbekis government could have prevented the premature deaths of 365,000 people, a new study says.
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3,000 Flee Congo Clash
A rebel offensive to expel some of the perpetrators of Rwandas 1994 genocide prompted more than 3,000 civilians to flee eastern Congo to neighboring Uganda in a single day.
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Deadly Nigeria Clashes Subside
Soldiers recently wrested control of the streets from armed Christian and Muslim gangs that had roamed the city, in the worst religious violence Nigeria has seen in four years.
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