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A woman walks behind a fabric bearing a portrait of former president Nelson Mandela in Soweto, South Africa Sunday June 9, 2013. Mandela has been hospitalized with an occurring lung infection. The latest government report says that he remains in a serious but stable condition.
Health   Photos   Politics   SAfrica
 Belfast Telegraph 
Nelson Mandela's health 'unstable'
The South African government says former leader Nelson Mandela remains in critical but stable condition in hospital, though "medical interventions" are required because his health sometimes becomes... (photo: AP / Denis Farrell)
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is inaugurated in Harare, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013.
2013 Zimbabwe Elections   Photos   Politics   Robert Mugabe   Wikipedia: Zimbabwean general election, 2013
 Voa News 
Is Mugabe an Entrenched Leader or a Changed Man?
Anita Powell JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has been sworn in after another election that critics and observers say was marred. Mugabe was unapologetic as he took another oath... (photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe arrives for the burial of a prominent member of his party, Misheck Chando, in Harare, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.  The New York Times 
Striking a Conciliatory Note, Mugabe Takes Oath of Office
JOHANNESBURG — Robert G. Mugabe was sworn in as president of Zimbabwe on Thursday in a pomp-filled ceremony in the capital, Harare, that extends by five years his 33-year rule. Connect With Us on... (photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
2013 Zimbabwe Elections   Photos   Politics   Robert Mugabe   Wikipedia: Zimbabwean general election, 2013
Press Conference on Syria Humanitarian Appeal Launch The United Nations today launched a $4.4 billion humanitarian appeal for 2013 – the largest aid request in the Organization’s history – to assist the growing number of people suffering the effects of the crisis in Syria.  Valerie Amos (right), Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, addresses a press conference on the appeal.  Independent online (SA) 
Time running out to save heart of Africa
The International Crisis Group warns that widening instability is turning CAR into an ungoverned space, says Peter Fabricius. Johannesburg - The UN’s humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, warned the... (photo: UN Photo / Violaine Martin)
Defense   Johannesburg   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos
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Michel Djotodia, the rebel leader who declared himself president over the weekend after his soldiers seized the capital, meets with members of the government armed forces, in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Two months after a power-sharing deal, Djotodia's forces invaded the capital and he declared himself president of the impoverished, but mineral-rich nation for at least the next three years. Some of his colleagues from the Seleka rebel alliance are already saying they never intended for him to single-handedly lead the country after the ouster of longtime President Francois Bozize. Huffington Post
Michel Djotodia Sworn In As Central African Republic President
BANGUI, Central African Republic -- The rebel leader whose fighters toppled the government of Central African Republic earlier this year was sworn in as president on... (photo: AP / AP Photo)
CAfrica   Election   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Michel Djotodia
Olympic athlete, Oscar Pistorius , in court Friday Feb. 22, 2013 in Pretoria, South Africa, for his bail hearing charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The Wichita Eagle
Pistorius trial: What happens next
JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius is due to re-appear in a South African court on Monday charged with killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Here's what is expected... (photo: AP)
Athletics   Court   Johannesburg   Photos   Wikipedia: Oscar Pistorius
Extraordinary meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the eurozone countries Al Jazeera
A tale of three African economies
This week, we take an in-depth look at Africa, zeroing in on three different countries across the continent, and their varying approaches to economic growth.... (photo: EC / EC)
Africa   Economy   Growth   Photos   Wikipedia: Economic growth
Police officers round up a group of men as they patrol the area near the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Independent online (SA)
Marikana: One year on
Poloko Tau JOHANNESBURG: Two days after Lonmin miners died in a hail of bullets, I found myself squatting and surrounded by dry blood on the spot where at least 15 bodies... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe)
Marikana Massacre   Marikana Miners   Photos   South Africa Miners   Wikipedia: Marikana miners' strike
FILE - In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 Olympic athlete, Oscar Pistorius, in court in Pretoria, South Africa, for his bail hearing charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Even if Pistorius is acquitted of murder, firearms and legal experts in South Africa believe that, by his own account, the star violated basic gun-handling regulations by shooting into a closed door without knowing who was behind it, exposing himself to the lesser but still serious charge of culpable homicide. Toronto Sun
Police complete probe in Oscar Pistorius murder case
JOHANNESBURG - South African police have completed their murder investigation into global track and field star Oscar Pistorius, who will appear in court next... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe)
Oscar Pistorius   Photos   Reeva Steenkamp   Sportstar   Wikipedia: Oscar Pistorius
XIV. Paralympische Sommerspiele, Leichtathletik, Maenner, 200 Meter, Finale T44, Sonntag (02.09.12), Olympiastadion, London, Grossbritannien: Oscar Pistorius (Suedafrika, r.) steht nach dem Lauf neben David Behre im Zielbereich. The Inquisitr
Oscar Pistorius Will Be Charged With Killing His Girlfriend
South African authorities have announced that they have completed their investigation into the shooting death of Oscar Pistorius’ girlfriend. They expect to serve... (photo: AP / Sebastian Widmann)
Oscar Pistorius   Photos   Reeva Steenkamp   Sportstar   Wikipedia: Oscar Pistorius
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