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Zimbabwe: Presidential Polls Set For June 27
Sudan: Faultline Town Deserted After Clashes
Kenya: Food Shortages Hit Mt Elgon Amid Torture Claims
Chad: Aid Groups Face Dilemma Over EU Protection
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Zimbabwe's Runoff Date Set For June 27

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A voter casts his ballot in elections earlier this year.

The second round of Zimbabwe's presidential elections, in which the first-round winner, Morgan Tsvangirai, will challenge President Robert Mugabe, will be held on June 27.

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France Refuses Asylum To Comoros Rebel Leader

The Comoros government has welcomed France's rejection of a request for political asylum by Anjouan's toppled rebel leader Mohammed Bacar.

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L'Express

Comorans protest France's likely offer of asylum to Mohamed Bacar.



Scores Die in Nigerian Pipeline Fire

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Firefighters at the scene.

An oil pipeline fire in Lagos has killed scores of people. The Red Cross said 39 had died but the toll could be as high as 100, including several schoolchildren.

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Funding Strategies for HIV/Aids in the Spotlight

In the past week, the United States Congress has been debating a bill that would shift the focus of funding for HIV/Aids from prevention to treatment, and the World Bank issued a report calling for a new approach to combating the epidemic.


Pirozzi/Unicef

A HIV-positive woman is comforted by a nurse in Zimbabwe.



 

Topical Briefing: African Health


Afdb 2008 Annual Meetings End in Maputo
Afdb Signs Financing Agreements With Its Regional Member Countries
AfDB Annual Meetings Open in Maputo, Mozambique
Ethiopian Airlines Announced as Official Carrier for Leon H. Sullivan Summit - African Heads of State,U.S Delegates to Convene in Arusha,Tanzania June 2 - 6
AfDB 2008 Annual Meetings Round Table and Seminars
Promoting Accountability and Transparency in Development Projects
Zimbabwe Meets Financial Commitment with AfDB
The Corporate Council on Africa Announces CME Group as Sponsor of 2008 U.S. - Africa Agribusiness Forum in Chicago, June 25-27
HDP Summit to Focus on Partnership & Procurement Between Leading Aid Agencies and the Private Sector
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Worldwide Pharmaceutical Industry Launches Global Health Progress Initiative


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Zimbabwe: Presidential Polls Set For June 27   allAfrica.com
Sudan: Faultline Town Deserted After Clashes   IRIN
Kenya: Food Shortages Hit Mt Elgon Amid Torture Claims   IRIN
Chad: Aid Groups Face Dilemma Over EU Protection   IRIN
Nigeria: New Anti-Corruption Tzar Appointed   This Day
Nigeria: 100 Die in Lagos Explosion   Leadership
Central Africa: UN Chief Sees Progress on Peace   UN News
Comoros: Rebel Leader in Limbo   IRIN
Namibia: Killer TB in Country   Namibian
South Africa: 'Xenophobia' Added to Union's Grievance List   Business Day
South Africa: Task Team to Probe Attacks   Business Day
Nigeria: Govt to Release N80 Billion Agricultural Fund   This Day
Namibia: Drug Resistant TB Strain Confirmed   New Era
Ghana: Opposition Attempt to Distance Itself from Past   Accra Mail
Zimbabwe: Election Run-Off Date to be Announced Soon   The Herald
Zimbabwe: Mbeki 'Confronted' Mugabe on Violence - Report   Zimbabwe Independent
Rwanda: Number of Aids Patients Goes Down - UN Report   New Times
South Africa: Zuma Trial Likely to Start Early Next Year   Business Day
South Africa: Where is Our HIV Prevention Campaign?   Health-e
Somalia: Security Council Calls for Plans for Peacekeepers   UN News
Kenya: Food And Security Top Cabinet Meeting Agenda   Nation
Rwanda: Kagame Concludes Visit to Israel   New Times
Sudan: Fighting Forces UN Mission to Evacuate Staff   UN News
South Africa: Cabinet Opposes Drastic Electricity Price Hike   Business Day
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