Zimbabwe police raid opposition, election offices
Heavily armed police swooped down on opposition headquarters and independent election observers' offices on Friday, arresting hundreds and beating and shoving scores of people in the clearest signal to date that the government intends to hold on to power.
Nations:Zimbabwe Zambia Activities:2008 Zimbabwe Election
2008-04-25
Zimbabwe opposition to challenge poll recount
Zimbabwe's opposition MDC said on Sunday it will challenge a partial poll recount and the government promised the army would not fight Zimbabweans over the election which has raised fears of bloodshed.
Nations:Zambia Activities:2008 Zimbabwe Election
2008-04-13
Mugabe faces pressure to step down
State media gave Zimbabweans a hint of how President Robert Mugabe's embattled party might wage its campaign for a presidential runoff, with stories Thursday portraying the opposition as divided and controlled by former colonial ruler Britain.
Nations:Zambia Mozambique People:Morgan Tsvangirai Gordon Brown Activities:2008 Zimbabwe Election
2008-04-03
China's influence spreads around world
For nearly three decades, Chinese peasants have left their villages for crowded dormitories and sweaty assembly lines, churning out goods for world markets. Now, China is turning the tables.
Nations:U.S. Brazil China Sudan Bolivia Venezuela People:Mia Farrow Hu Jintao Deng Xiaoping Activities:2007 China Toothpaste Crisis Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-09-02
Bush seeks $30 billion for AIDS program
President Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to authorize an additional $30 billion to fight AIDS in Africa over five years, doubling the current U.S. commitment.
Nations:Germany Zambia Mozambique Senegal People:George W. Bush
2007-05-30
China's Hu rejects 'colonial' tag on South Africa visit
Chinese President Hu Jintao has refuted any suggestion that Beijing was forming neo-colonialist ties with Africa in its bid to access the vast natural resources of the world's poorest continent.
Nations:South Africa China Zambia Namibia Sudan Mozambique People:Hu Jintao Activities:2007 Hu Jintao Africa Visit African-American Slavery
2007-02-07
Chinese president pushes Sudan on Darfur
Chinese President Hu Jintao told Sudan's leader on Friday he must give the United Nations a bigger role in trying to resolve the conflict in Darfur and also said China wanted to do more business with its key African ally, Sudan state media reported.
Nations:China Zambia Namibia Mozambique South Africa People:Barbara Boxer Ban Ki-moon Hu Jintao Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-02-02
China offers aid for'peaceful resolution of Darfur conflict
Chinese President Hu Jintao has offered Sudan assistance for the peaceful resolution of the Darfur conflict but ignored Western pressure to make future aid conditional on the progress made.
Nations:China Zambia People:Hu Jintao Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-02-02
Chinese president in the spotlight over Sudan
President Hu Jintao of China was to see the war-scarred nation of Liberia, ahead of the most important stage of his African tour when he meets Sudan's leaders.
Nations:China Zambia Namibia Mozambique Zimbabwe South Africa People:Bill Richardson Hu Jintao Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-02-01
China, Africa set up new partnership, sign trade deals
China and Africa have signed trade deals worth 1.9 billion dollars on the final day of a historic summit that saw the Asian giant deepen economic and political ties with the resource-rich continent.
Nations:China Zambia Nigeria Zimbabwe South Africa Egypt People:Robert Mugabe Li Zhaoxing Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao Activities:2006 China-Africa Forum
2006-11-05
China, Africa set up new partnership, sign trade deals
China and Africa have signed trade deals worth 1.9 billion dollars on the final day of a historic summit that saw the Asian giant deepen economic and political ties with the resource-rich continent.
Nations:China Zambia Sudan Nigeria Zimbabwe Ghana People:Robert Mugabe Li Zhaoxing Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao Activities:2006 China-Africa Forum
2006-11-05
10 million people at risk from pollution
More than 10 million people are at risk for lung infection, cancer and shortened life expectancy because they live in the 10 worst-polluted cities in the world, according to a report issued Wednesday.
Nations:Zambia Dominican Republic Kyrgyzstan Ukraine India China Activities:1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Accident
2006-10-18
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