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- Zambian president's death mourned 21 Aug 2008 22:15 GMT
... Theological Seminary is mourning the death of Zambia's president, Levy Mwanawasa, on Aug. 19 at ... suffered a stroke in June during an African Union summit in Egypt and was taken to ... toward overcoming economic stagnation and openly opposed Zimbabwe's autocratic President Robert Mugabe. At the beginning ...
- Zimbabwe: Exiles Forum Files Papers to Have Mugabe Declared Illegitimate 21 Aug 2008 20:31 GMT
... has lodged an application with the Southern African Development Community Tribunal in Windhoek, to declare ... from attending the weekend SADC summit in South Africa as head of state. SADC however failed ... and a boycott of the meeting by Botswana's President Ian Khama, who refused to attend ...
- African leaders begin health summit 21 Aug 2008 17:39 GMT
... ABUJA. African leaders began a summit here yesterday to assess ... Swaziland, Deputy Prime Minister Lesao Lehohla of Lesotho, Vice President Ali Sheni of Tanzania, Vice President ... of Burundi, Vice President Lupando Mwape of Zambia and Senegalese Prime Minister Macky Sall were ...
- Mugabe's 'deep sorrow and shock' at death of 'brother' Mwanawasa 21 Aug 2008 15:56 GMT
... and shock" at the death of his Zambian counterpart and outspoken critic Levy Mwanawasa, calling ... in June on the eve of an African Union summit. Mugabe sent the message of ... and Comesa (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) regions and indeed to the entire African ...
- Zim sharing Zambia's 'sorrow' 21 Aug 2008 10:53 GMT
... has expressed sorrow at the death of Zambian leader , one of his most outspoken ... his most outspoken critics in the southern African region, state radio reported on Wednesday. "President Robert ... behalf of government and the people of Zimbabwe," the report said. Mugabe said Zimbabwe "shared ...
- Body of Zambian president to be flown home: official 21 Aug 2008 10:37 GMT
... period which began on Tuesday. BODY OF ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT TO BE FLOWN HOME: OFFICIAL Received Wednesday, ... at the end of June for an African Union summit. He was initially treated in Egypt ...
- Outspoken Zambian president dies at 59 21 Aug 2008 09:18 GMT
... Lusaka, Zambia -- Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who broke the African tradition of silence and solidarity among leaders to ... and solidarity among leaders to denounce neighboring Zimbabwe's economic ruin, has died. He was 59. ...
- Nepad Committee Welcomes New Members 21 Aug 2008 08:27 GMT
... Ekongo WINDHOEK The New Economic Partnership for African Development (Nepad), starting tomorrow until Saturday will hold ... Senegal and Mali. Namibia alongside, Madagascar, Sudan, Malawi, Lesotho and Benin are the new members of ...
- Zambian parliament suspends business after death of president 21 Aug 2008 08:26 GMT
... Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia Amusaa Mwanamwambwa has suspended the business of the ... Egypt, where he was to attend the African Union summit. He was admitted into Sharm-el-Sheik International ...
- ยป World honours Mwanawasa 21 Aug 2008 07:30 GMT
... President Levy Mwanawasa, a trenchant critic of Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe who won praise for his handling of Zambia's inflation-prone economy, died on Tuesday in hospital ... regarded as a champion of democracy in Africa, was in a serious car crash 15 years ago ...
- Obituary: Levy Mwanawasa 21 Aug 2008 06:51 GMT
... Mwanawasa was only the third president of Zambia since the country won independence from Britain ... was a rare example of a senior African politician giving up public office on a point ... in trying to end the crisis in Zimbabwe. ...
- Sadc summit a success 21 Aug 2008 04:31 GMT
... Cabinet has lauded the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) heads of state and ... of state and government summit, hosted by South Africa last week, as a success. The launch ... was also convened to discuss developments in Zimbabwe. The extraordinary summit had resolved to call ...
- Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa dies at 59 21 Aug 2008 04:29 GMT
... USAKA, Zambia - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in ... He also broke the traditional silence of African leaders toward his autocratic neighbor, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, which encouraged other African presidents ...
- Zambia's President Mwanawasa dies 21 Aug 2008 04:29 GMT
... Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa died in a Paris ... there since suffering a stroke during an African Union summit in Egypt in July. A family ...
- Mugabe's 'profound shock and sorrow' over Mwanawasa 21 Aug 2008 03:16 GMT
... ZIMBABWE President Robert Mugabe has expressed sorrow at ... has expressed sorrow at the death of Zambian leader Levy Mwanawasa, one of his most ... his most outspoken critics in the southern African region, state radio reported on Wednesday. "President Robert ...
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