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Mugabe's opponents die in firebomb attack
Zimbabwe's ruling regime stepped up its win at all costs election campaign with a firebomb attack that killed four opposition party activists.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Zimbabwe's ruling regime stepped up its win at all costs election campaign with a firebomb attack that killed four opposition party activists.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Mbeki steps up pressure on Mugabe
Diplomatic efforts intensified last night to bring peace to Zimbabwe ahead of presidential run-off elections due on 27 June.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Diplomatic efforts intensified last night to bring peace to Zimbabwe ahead of presidential run-off elections due on 27 June.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Mark Thatcher should be on trial too, says Mann
The former SAS officer Simon Mann has told a court that Sir Mark Thatcher was heavily involved in planning a coup in Guinea" href="/topics/e/Equatorial_Guinea/index.html" class="tpc">Equatorial Guinea and not simply the "unwitting" participant in the plot that he claimed to be.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The former SAS officer Simon Mann has told a court that Sir Mark Thatcher was heavily involved in planning a coup in Guinea" href="/topics/e/Equatorial_Guinea/index.html" class="tpc">Equatorial Guinea and not simply the "unwitting" participant in the plot that he claimed to be.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Mann names Mark Thatcher as 'coup leader'
Mark Thatcher was a leader of a 2004 coup plot in Guinea" href="/topics/e/Equatorial_Guinea/index.html" class="tpc">Equatorial Guinea that was backed by Spain and South Africa, the British mercenary Simon Mann told a court today.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Mark Thatcher was a leader of a 2004 coup plot in Guinea" href="/topics/e/Equatorial_Guinea/index.html" class="tpc">Equatorial Guinea that was backed by Spain and South Africa, the British mercenary Simon Mann told a court today.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Shackles off as Simon Mann faces court
The long-awaited trial of the former SAS trooper Simon Mann on charges of plotting a military coup in Guinea" href="/topics/e/Equatorial_Guinea/index.html" class="tpc">Equatorial Guinea finally began yesterday, but only after a surreal intermission while a sweating guard frantically tried to locate the key to unlock the defendant's shackles and reporters had been made to swap their shoes for flip-flops.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The long-awaited trial of the former SAS trooper Simon Mann on charges of plotting a military coup in Guinea" href="/topics/e/Equatorial_Guinea/index.html" class="tpc">Equatorial Guinea finally began yesterday, but only after a surreal intermission while a sweating guard frantically tried to locate the key to unlock the defendant's shackles and reporters had been made to swap their shoes for flip-flops.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Prosecutors seek 30-year jail term for British mercenary
Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year prison sentence for a British ex-military officer accused of masterminding a failed coup plot in the Central African nation of Guinea" href="/topics/e/Equatorial_Guinea/index.html" class="tpc">Equatorial Guinea.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year prison sentence for a British ex-military officer accused of masterminding a failed coup plot in the Central African nation of Guinea" href="/topics/e/Equatorial_Guinea/index.html" class="tpc">Equatorial Guinea.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
He's black, and he's back! Private enterprise saves southern Africa's rhino from extinction
A pioneering scheme which allows private landlords to own and breed wild rhinoceroses has succeeded in bringing one of Africa's most majestic animals back from the brink of extinction, conservations will announce today.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A pioneering scheme which allows private landlords to own and breed wild rhinoceroses has succeeded in bringing one of Africa's most majestic animals back from the brink of extinction, conservations will announce today.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Simon Mann: Trial of British mercenary begins
On the eve of the trial of Simon Mann, the British mercenary accused of plotting a coup in Guinea" href="/topics/e/Equatorial_Guinea/index.html" class="tpc">Equatorial Guinea, the country's President has branded him a "criminal".
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
On the eve of the trial of Simon Mann, the British mercenary accused of plotting a coup in Guinea" href="/topics/e/Equatorial_Guinea/index.html" class="tpc">Equatorial Guinea, the country's President has branded him a "criminal".
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Mugabe forces soldiers and police to support him in early vote
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has secured a comfortable head start of at least 130,000 votes through rigged voting by members of the security forces in this month's run-off election against the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, according to information obtained by The Independent.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has secured a comfortable head start of at least 130,000 votes through rigged voting by members of the security forces in this month's run-off election against the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, according to information obtained by The Independent.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Mugabe: 'I'll go to war with MDC'
Robert Mugabe yesterday vowed to "go to war" to prevent the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) from gaining power in next week's Zimbabwean presidential run-off election.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Robert Mugabe yesterday vowed to "go to war" to prevent the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) from gaining power in next week's Zimbabwean presidential run-off election.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
