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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2176 World - Africa en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:45:58 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2176 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_re_af/south_africa_thrown_to_lions ap/20080821/south_africa_thrown_to_lions AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:45:58 GMT AP - A white farmer who threw the body of his fired black worker into a lions' pen has been freed on parole after less than three years in prison. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/nigeriausobamapolitics afp/20080821/nigeriausobamapolitics AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:40:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/nigeriausobamapolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb97.210808213939.photo00.photo.default-512x354.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=cNp9zcFPK.GFMCuKxF9wCA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate US Senator Barack Obama speaks during a discussion on economy at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Virginia. Nigeria's anti-graft agency said Thursday it has opened an inquiry into the organisation by the head of the stock exchange of a fundraising dinner linked to Obama.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Nigeria's anti-graft agency said Thursday it has opened an inquiry into the organisation by the head of the stock exchange of a fundraising dinner linked to US presidential hopeful Barack Obama.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/nigeriausobamapolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb97.210808213939.photo00.photo.default-512x354.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=cNp9zcFPK.GFMCuKxF9wCA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential candidate US Senator Barack Obama speaks during a discussion on economy at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Virginia. Nigeria's anti-graft agency said Thursday it has opened an inquiry into the organisation by the head of the stock exchange of a fundraising dinner linked to Obama.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/lf_afp/egypttransportlaw afp/20080821/egypttransportlaw AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:00:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/lf_afp/egypttransportlaw"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb64.210808205834.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bda25ZLboDKaZjAaIYUC1A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Mousad Mikhail, 72, poses next his taxi cab, manufactured in 1976, as he waits for customers in Cairo. A new traffic law aimed at easing Egypt's chronic congestion has scared drivers fearing heavy fines off the roads, driven others to expect higher bribes, while providing a business boom for some.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A new traffic law aimed at easing chronic congestion in Egypt has scared off some drivers who fear heavy fines, driven others to expect to pay higher bribes, and even sparked a business boom.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/lf_afp/egypttransportlaw"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb64.210808205834.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bda25ZLboDKaZjAaIYUC1A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Mousad Mikhail, 72, poses next his taxi cab, manufactured in 1976, as he waits for customers in Cairo. A new traffic law aimed at easing Egypt's chronic congestion has scared drivers fearing heavy fines off the roads, driven others to expect higher bribes, while providing a business boom for some.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_uk_afp/cricketengrsaharmison afp/20080821/cricketengrsaharmison AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:54:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_uk_afp/cricketengrsaharmison"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb60.210808205313.photo00.photo.default-415x512.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=tyF05_5BLAoOnJfKkbc55A--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="England's Steve Harmison, seen here on August 09, 2008,is to play in the one-day cricket series against South Africa, which starts on Friday, reversing a decision of two years ago not to participate in the one-day international format.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)" border="0" /></a>AFP - England fast bowler Steve Harmison is to play in the one-day cricket series against South Africa, which starts on Friday, reversing a decision of two years ago not to participate in the one-day international format.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_uk_afp/cricketengrsaharmison"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb60.210808205313.photo00.photo.default-415x512.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=tyF05_5BLAoOnJfKkbc55A--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="photo" title="England's Steve Harmison, seen here on August 09, 2008,is to play in the one-day cricket series against South Africa, which starts on Friday, reversing a decision of two years ago not to participate in the one-day international format.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_uk_afp/cricketengrsaflintoff afp/20080821/cricketengrsaflintoff AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:46:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_uk_afp/cricketengrsaflintoff"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb53.210808204447.photo00.photo.default-397x489.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=X6M1ZFshhpCtX4RBZPgj2g--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="England player Andrew Flintoff , seen here on August 07, 2008, believes England's revamped team can use their one-day series against South Africa to establish some badly-needed momentum.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Andrew Flintoff believes England's revamped team can use their one-day series against South Africa to establish some badly-needed momentum.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_uk_afp/cricketengrsaflintoff"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb53.210808204447.photo00.photo.default-397x489.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=X6M1ZFshhpCtX4RBZPgj2g--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="photo" title="England player Andrew Flintoff , seen here on August 07, 2008, believes England's revamped team can use their one-day series against South Africa to establish some badly-needed momentum.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/safricaenergybill afp/20080821/safricaenergybill AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:20:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/safricaenergybill"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb29.210808201837.photo00.photo.default-267x512.jpg?x=67&y=130&q=85&sig=LXoSNQ0qIrBsklk8sr4Osg--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="South African Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica is pictured in 2007. Energy-strapped South Africa Thursday passed legislation in a bid to prevent future fuel and electricity crises such as those which hit the country this year, seriously denting the economy.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Energy-strapped South Africa Thursday passed legislation in a bid to prevent future fuel and electricity crises such as those which hit the country this year, seriously denting the economy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/safricaenergybill"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb29.210808201837.photo00.photo.default-267x512.jpg?x=67&y=130&q=85&sig=LXoSNQ0qIrBsklk8sr4Osg--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="photo" title="South African Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica is pictured in 2007. Energy-strapped South Africa Thursday passed legislation in a bid to prevent future fuel and electricity crises such as those which hit the country this year, seriously denting the economy.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_afp/nigeriamilitarypolitics afp/20080821/nigeriamilitarypolitics AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:59:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_afp/nigeriamilitarypolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb08.210808195427.photo00.photo.default-346x512.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=it4OWFrUrghalxDuxISR5w--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Three of the top four military commanders in oil-rich but strife-wracked Nigeria have been replaced, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's office said Thursday.(AFP/DDP/File/Thomas Lohnes)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Three of the top four military commanders in oil-rich but strife-wracked Nigeria have been replaced, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's office said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_afp/nigeriamilitarypolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njb08.210808195427.photo00.photo.default-346x512.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=it4OWFrUrghalxDuxISR5w--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="Three of the top four military commanders in oil-rich but strife-wracked Nigeria have been replaced, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's office said Thursday.(AFP/DDP/File/Thomas Lohnes)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/sudanconflictdarfur afp/20080821/sudanconflictdarfur AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:19:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/sudanconflictdarfur"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja73.210808191912.photo00.photo.default-512x359.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=m9v0LeVa3JIXUbicxyxjyA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A picture made available by Albany Associates shows Arab nomads during a March 2008 meeting with United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur officials in the village of Regel El-Kubri, 20 kms west of the state capital of West Darfur. More than 50 Arab tribesmen have been killed or wounded in gunbattles over claims to water in a remote part of arid South Darfur State, rival clansmen said.(AFP/AA-HO/File/Stuart Price)" border="0" /></a>AFP - More than 50 Arab tribesmen have been killed or wounded in gunbattles over claims to water in a remote part of arid South Darfur State, rival clansmen said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/sudanconflictdarfur"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja73.210808191912.photo00.photo.default-512x359.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=m9v0LeVa3JIXUbicxyxjyA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="A picture made available by Albany Associates shows Arab nomads during a March 2008 meeting with United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur officials in the village of Regel El-Kubri, 20 kms west of the state capital of West Darfur. More than 50 Arab tribesmen have been killed or wounded in gunbattles over claims to water in a remote part of arid South Darfur State, rival clansmen said.(AFP/AA-HO/File/Stuart Price)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/oly2008fblwc2010fifarsa afp/20080821/oly2008fblwc2010fifarsa AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:28:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/oly2008fblwc2010fifarsa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja38.210808181757.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Rho7zRE_U54PHLDMoXr8HA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FIFA President Sepp Blatter, seen here on August 1, 2008, said the football world should trust South Africa to host a successful World Cup in 2010.(AFP/File/Hoang Dinh Nam)" border="0" /></a>AFP - FIFA President Sepp Blatter said the football world should trust South Africa to host a successful World Cup in 2010.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/oly2008fblwc2010fifarsa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja38.210808181757.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Rho7zRE_U54PHLDMoXr8HA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FIFA President Sepp Blatter, seen here on August 1, 2008, said the football world should trust South Africa to host a successful World Cup in 2010.(AFP/File/Hoang Dinh Nam)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_uk_afp/cricketengrsasidebottom afp/20080821/cricketengrsasidebottom AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:21:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_uk_afp/cricketengrsasidebottom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niz31.210808162109.photo00.photo.default-372x512.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=RnptsqsMX6qOt_gC9fLZ4Q--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Ryan Sidebottom, seen here in July 2008, will miss England's opening one-day international against South Africa at Headingley(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Ryan Sidebottom will miss England's opening one-day international against South Africa at Headingley on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_uk_afp/cricketengrsasidebottom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niz31.210808162109.photo00.photo.default-372x512.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=RnptsqsMX6qOt_gC9fLZ4Q--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="photo" title="Ryan Sidebottom, seen here in July 2008, will miss England's opening one-day international against South Africa at Headingley(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/zimbabweunrefugees afp/20080821/zimbabweunrefugees AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:06:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/zimbabweunrefugees"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niz21.210808160605.photo00.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=kvHlju0M2ksFyaJUFkYQUQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Zimbabwean victims of post-election violence seek shelter at the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) headquarters in Harare. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre says the United Nations mission in Zimbabwe is over-cautious in its dealings with Harare,contributing to a weak response to the country's internal displacement problem.(AFP/File/Desmond Kwande)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The United Nations mission in Zimbabwe is over-cautious in its dealings with Harare, contributing to a weak response to the country's internal displacement problem, an NGO said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/zimbabweunrefugees"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niz21.210808160605.photo00.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=kvHlju0M2ksFyaJUFkYQUQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Zimbabwean victims of post-election violence seek shelter at the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) headquarters in Harare. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre says the United Nations mission in Zimbabwe is over-cautious in its dealings with Harare,contributing to a weak response to the country's internal displacement problem.(AFP/File/Desmond Kwande)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_re_af/zimbabwe ap/20080821/zimbabwe AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:59:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_re_af/zimbabwe"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niz21.210808160605.photo00.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=kvHlju0M2ksFyaJUFkYQUQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Zimbabwean victims of post-election violence seek shelter at the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) headquarters in Harare. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre says the United Nations mission in Zimbabwe is over-cautious in its dealings with Harare,contributing to a weak response to the country's internal displacement problem.(AFP/File/Desmond Kwande)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Robert Mugabe plans to open parliament next week for the first time since members were elected four months ago, but the opposition said Thursday such a step would undermine power-sharing talks.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_re_af/zimbabwe"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niz21.210808160605.photo00.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=kvHlju0M2ksFyaJUFkYQUQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Zimbabwean victims of post-election violence seek shelter at the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) headquarters in Harare. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre says the United Nations mission in Zimbabwe is over-cautious in its dealings with Harare,contributing to a weak response to the country's internal displacement problem.(AFP/File/Desmond Kwande)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/wl_nm/zimbabwe_crisis_dc nm/20080821/zimbabwe_crisis_dc Reuters Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:04:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/wl_nm/zimbabwe_crisis_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t054748_315x450_uk_zimbabwe_crisis.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=M653sKirtHZbglzEafBZBg--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai responds to questions at a news conference in Kenya's capital Nairobi, August 21, 2008. (Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - President Robert Mugabe may have decided to abandon power-sharing talks aimed at ending Zimbabwe's deep crisis, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/wl_nm/zimbabwe_crisis_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t054748_315x450_uk_zimbabwe_crisis.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=M653sKirtHZbglzEafBZBg--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai responds to questions at a news conference in Kenya's capital Nairobi, August 21, 2008. (Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/zimbabwepoliticsoppositionparliament afp/20080821/zimbabwepoliticsoppositionparliament AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:08:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/zimbabwepoliticsoppositionparliament"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niy47.210808140403.photo00.photo.default-361x512.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=5m2C0fNXv91TjjINqs1UVg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai, seen here in July 2008, says Zimbabwe's opposition party will attend the swearing-in of new MPs on August 25.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change said Thursday it will attend the swearing in of new MPs next week but opposes the convening of parliament.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/zimbabwepoliticsoppositionparliament"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niy47.210808140403.photo00.photo.default-361x512.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=5m2C0fNXv91TjjINqs1UVg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai, seen here in July 2008, says Zimbabwe's opposition party will attend the swearing-in of new MPs on August 25.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/ts_afp/algeriaattacks afp/20080821/algeriaattacks AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:43:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/ts_afp/algeriaattacks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niv25.210808033832.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=k9EXjqkJlvU4SIXBDnoCFQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Bomb disposal experts look at evidence at the site of a bomb attack which took place in front of a hotel in the town of Bouira, in eastern Algeria. Two car bomb attacks in eastern Algeria killed at least 12 people, state radio and a Canadian employer reported with the country still reeling from a suicide bomber who killed 43 people a day earlier.(AFP)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Two car bomb attacks in eastern Algeria killed at least 12 people, state radio and a Canadian employer reported with the country still reeling from a suicide bomber who killed 43 people a day earlier.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/ts_afp/algeriaattacks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niv25.210808033832.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=k9EXjqkJlvU4SIXBDnoCFQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Bomb disposal experts look at evidence at the site of a bomb attack which took place in front of a hotel in the town of Bouira, in eastern Algeria. Two car bomb attacks in eastern Algeria killed at least 12 people, state radio and a Canadian employer reported with the country still reeling from a suicide bomber who killed 43 people a day earlier.(AFP)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/wl_nm/libya_saif_reform_dc nm/20080821/libya_saif_reform_dc Reuters Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:55:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/wl_nm/libya_saif_reform_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_20t225839_450x315_us_libya_saif_reform.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=GwWaSQhP4xu4PQLgCcUUJQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi during an interview with Reuters in Nice, July 30, 2007. (Gilbert Tourte/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Libya, now in the mainstream of international politics after decades of isolation, needs reforms to revamp its political system into one that stands out against the region's "forest of dictatorships," Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/wl_nm/libya_saif_reform_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_20t225839_450x315_us_libya_saif_reform.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=GwWaSQhP4xu4PQLgCcUUJQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi during an interview with Reuters in Nice, July 30, 2007. (Gilbert Tourte/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/libyapoliticskadhafison afp/20080821/libyapoliticskadhafison AFP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:54:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/libyapoliticskadhafison"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niv08.210808025320.photo00.photo.default-378x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=z0GGB_gzNgDOTXmUDq8HvQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="File picture shows Seif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, who has announced his withdrawal from political life and called for the building of a "strong" civil society in Libya.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, Seif al-Islam has announced his withdrawal from political life and called for the building of a "strong" civil society in Libya.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/wl_africa_afp/libyapoliticskadhafison"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niv08.210808025320.photo00.photo.default-378x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=z0GGB_gzNgDOTXmUDq8HvQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="File picture shows Seif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, who has announced his withdrawal from political life and called for the building of a "strong" civil society in Libya.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/wl_nm/usa_africa_refugees_dc nm/20080820/usa_africa_refugees_dc Reuters Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:29:43 GMT Reuters - The United States has halted a program that united African refugees with relatives in America after DNA testing revealed many people were lying about family links, the State Department said on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_re_af/zambia_president ap/20080820/zambia_president AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:17:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_re_af/zambia_president"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080819/capt.973a423889204daebfc100b649033482.zambia_obit_president_lon108.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=I5ObXh1EuV7W8PrRxys40g--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="In this Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006 file photo Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa was sworn in for a second five-year term in a ceremony in Lusaka, Zambia. Mwanawasa died in a French hospital Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 nearly two months after he was hospitalized for a stroke, the country's vice president said. He was 59. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Zambians wept on the streets of the capital, Parliament suspended its session and even a doctors' strike was called off as the southern African nation mourned its president Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_re_af/zambia_president"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080819/capt.973a423889204daebfc100b649033482.zambia_obit_president_lon108.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=I5ObXh1EuV7W8PrRxys40g--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006 file photo Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa was sworn in for a second five-year term in a ceremony in Lusaka, Zambia. Mwanawasa died in a French hospital Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 nearly two months after he was hospitalized for a stroke, the country's vice president said. He was 59. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/africa/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/wl_nm/libya_europe_dc nm/20080820/libya_europe_dc Reuters Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:08:43 GMT Reuters - Libya will sign a free trade accord with the European Union soon, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's influential son Saif al Islam said on Wednesday.