May 17, 2008
TOP STORY
Zimbabwe presidential showdown set for June 27
From the AP…Seven weeks after the presidential election, Zimbabwe finally set a runoff date Friday, saying longtime president Robert Mugabe and rival Morgan Tsvangirai will face off in a June 27 ballot that the opposition fears will be skewed by thuggery and fraud.more
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- BBC: Challenge to Zimbabwe recount (video)
- NPR: U.S. Doctors to Fill Medical Gap in Africa (audio)
- Al-Jazeera: Somali fighers exclusive (video)
- Channel 4: Congo’s forgotten war (video)
- NPR: The untold story of the Buganda Kingdom (audio)
OTHER STORIES
Ex-‘Lost Boy’ brings wells to SudanEvery day, Manut Ngor Koot leads his family’s cow for miles across the southern Sudan plains to a murky swamp that serves as his village’s chief source of water. The cow is balky and has a limp. Looking after her is time-consuming, often frustrating.more
Clashes in Darfur, protests mark five years of war
International experts estimate some 200,000 people have died and 2.5 million been driven from their homes since mostly non-Arab rebels took up arms in Darfur in early 2003 charging the government in Khartoum with neglect.more
What does the Movement for Democratic Change stand for?
FOR nine years the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has focused on ousting Robert Mugabe at the ballot box. No one questions the courage and resilience of its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, who has been imprisoned, badly beaten up and survived treason charges. But what if he actually took office?more
U.S. military expands role in West Africa
America now gets more than 15 percent of its oil from Africa, a figure expected to grow to one quarter by 2015, and West Africa is an oil-rich region. “We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t in US interests,” concedes Nowell but he argues that oil is only one component part. “Ninety percent of commerce is by sea so a stable and secure maritime environment is good for the US.more
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