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Morgan Tsvangirai campaigning in Esigondini, 40km from Bulawayo, 06 Jun 2008 Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Detained for Second Time in Three Days  Audio Clip Available
Opposition leader held for about two hours, when he was released he was told he could not campaign in area some 40 kilometers south of Zimbabwe's second largest city, Bulawayo

Woman sells sweet potatoes at the side of a road in Harare, 03 Jun 2008 Aid Organizations Fear for Zimbabwe's Poor  Audio Clip Available
Concern expressed that food distribution ban by Zimbabwe government puts many of the four million Zimbabweans dependent on food aid at risk of starvation

FAO director general Jacques Diouf talks to the journalists during press conference in Rome, 05 Jun 2008 World Leaders Pledge to Combat Food Crisis  Audio Clip Available
Delegates at UN summit in Rome, approve declaration resolving to ease suffering caused by soaring food prices

Idriss Deby (File photo) UN to Push for Chad-Sudan Reconciliation
Diplomats from Security Council are in Chad, where they plan to ask President Idriss Deby to make peace with neighboring Sudan

80_Liberian_President Liberia's President Sirleaf Asks Cabinet to Put Corruption Fight in Writing
Information minister Lawrence Bropleh says the president wants to show Liberians what her government is doing to fight corruption

Robert Mugabe (March 2008) Mugabe Accepts UN Official to Help With Zimbabwe’s Runoff Election  Audio Clip Available
President says he will allow a UN high-ranking envoy to help the country conduct a free and fair presidential runoff election later this month

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir Sudan President Vows Not to Cooperate with World Court  Audio Clip Available
Court announced it would bring new charges against senior government members for involvement in crimes in Darfur

Some believe Mr. Yar'Adua was badly elected  Residents in Nigeria’s Restive Niger Delta Hail President’s Decision About Shell Oil  Audio Clip Available
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has welcomed as good news a move by Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua to replace oil giant Shell by the end of the year from operating in the Niger Delta.

Uganda at Forefront of Avian Flu Surveillance and Detection  Audio Clip Available
Health Officials tracking migratory birds

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