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China Opening Bus Assembly Plant in Cameroon

$500 million factory in Douala is expected to start producing buses by end of year

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Report Calls for Radical Changes on Eve of Global Agriculture Conference

One thousand experts begin meeting March 28th in Montpellier, France

Botswana President Opposes Dissenting Views, Says Ex-Ruling Party Member

Former top members of Botswana's ruling BDP are accusing President Khama of undermining the country's democracy

Gay couple are taken into custody in Blantyre, Malawi

Malawi Gay Couple's Lawyers Plot Strategies for Next Month's Trial

Defense lawyer Mauya Msuku says they are considering three or four options including the couple testifying or remaining silent

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Angolan Court Convicts Police for 2008 Killings

Seven policemen convicted of homicide in rare example of Angolan security forces being held responsible for abuses

New Report Calls for Healthier, Safer, More Prosperous World

Bi-partisan think tank (CSIS) says U.S. needs strategic global health policy

Wounded people lie in the street in Sharpeville, near Vereeniging, where at least 180 black Africans, most of them women and children, were injured and 69 killed, when South African police opened fire on black protesters, 21 Mar 1960

South Africa Marks 50th Anniversary of Sharpeville Massacre

50 years ago, police in Sharpeville shot into crowd of unarmed civilians protesting racial discrimination under apartheid in S. Africa

A Paramedic from the Kwazulu-Natal Emergencies Medical Rescue Services (EMR) inspects one of the 150 new Ambulances stationed at Durban's Wentworth Hospital, South Africa, 28 Feb 2010

South African Health Care Might be Rationed

Critics charge South Africa's health care system rife with fraud, mismanagement

Fifty Years On, South Africa Remembers Sharpeville Massacre

69 people were killed and hundreds more were injured by police in an incident that marked a turning point in the country's history

Swazi Musician Follows the Beat of Her Own Drum

Bianca Nobanda is one of the world's few black female drummers

South African President Jacob Zuma and President Robert Mugabe, right, shake hands after holding discussions in Harare, 18 Mar 2010

South African President Encouraged After Zimbabwe Visit

Jacob Zuma met with President Mugabe, PM Tsvangirai, leaders of all three political parties that signed on to inclusive government

A woman clutches a chicken in the poverty-stricken Lawley district, south east of Johannesburg (file)

Poverty, Inequality Blamed for 2008 Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa

Resentment boiled over in part because of frustration over government's failure to deliver housing and social services

Same sex couple taken into custody in Blantyre, Malawi

Malawi Church Leaders to Condemn Homosexual Behavior

Rev. Malani Ntonga says the church and the government cannot allow homosexuality to take root in Malawi

South Africa’s Zuma Missed Opportunity to Resolve Zimbabwe Crisis, Says an Analyst

A Zimbabwe analyst says President Zuma did not put enough pressure on embattled President Mugabe to end stalemate in unity government.

Andry Rajoelina (file photo)

African Union Sanctions Madagascar's Leaders

AU imposes sanctions on leaders of de-facto government for refusing to honor power-sharing deals signed last year