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ICC prosecutor to request Kenya election violence probe

Nov 5, 2009, 14:30 GMT

Nairobi - International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Thursday he would attempt to initiate a probe into Kenya's deadly post-election violence by December. ... more

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International prosecutor targets Kenya election violence suspects

Nov 7, 2009, 17:18 GMT

   Nairobi - International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Saturday that he believes he has a strong case against two or three high-profile figures suspected of orchestrating violence after Kenya's 2007 election. ... more

Somali insurgents stone man to death for adultery

Nov 7, 2009, 6:08 GMT

   Mogadishu - The Somali insurgent group al-Shabaab has stoned a man to death for committing adultery in the port town of Marka, officials said. ... more

Madagascar rivals sign power-sharing deal

Nov 7, 2009, 5:00 GMT

   Nairobi/Addis Ababa - Madagascar's squabbling leaders on Saturday signed an agreement to form a power-sharing government after months of wrangling. ... more

Tsvangirai-Mugabe detente cautiously welcomed in Zimbabwe (Roundup)

Nov 6, 2009, 12:54 GMT

Harare/Maputo, Mozambique - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's agreement to end his boycott of the country's unity government was welcomed in the southern African country Friday, where many had feared a return to violence and economic chaos. ... more

Quarter-final spot do-able: Parreira on Bafana

Nov 6, 2009, 12:34 GMT

Johannesburg - The coach of dispirited World Cup hosts South Africa said on Friday he believed Bafana Bafana could clinch a spot in the quarter-finals. ... more

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These walls that divide us: fighting Fortress Johannesburg (Feature)

Nov 5, 2009, 12:30 GMT

Johannesburg - The Goethe-Institut is fighting the battle of Johannesburg - but will the walls come tumbling down? ... more

Suspected pirate's odyssey leads from Somalia to Spain (News Feature)

Oct 27, 2009, 11:28 GMT

Madrid - A young Somali man has become the main character in a Spanish judicial drama featuring pirates, fishermen, baffled judges and a desperate mother. ... more

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