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Zimbabwe diamond ban: Will it work?

The US-based Rapaport Diamond Trading Network announced a Zimbabwe diamond ban Monday, but will it have the desired effect of preventing child labor and forced labor?
In ANC bill, South African media see threat to press freedom

The African National Congress (ANC) is proposing a bill that South African media say would take the country back to apartheid-era practices, restricting their ability to investigate government practices and look into cases of incompetence or corruption.
Haitians to Africa? Senegal resettlement plans gain steam

Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade announced this week that 50 Haitians displaced by last month’s devastating earthquake have taken him up on his offer to resettle in Senegal.
EU visit widens Zimbabwe split

A top ally of President Robert Mugabe said the European Union 'wants to undermine the inclusive government.' Meanwhile, the opposition party is considering pulling out of the fragile coalition.
Message to Zimbabwean prime minister: aid is linked to improved human rights

On visits to the US, Europe, and Scandinavia, Morgan Tsvangirai asks for more aid – and says progress is being made.
US and Europe allow 'banned' Zimbabwe officials to visit

Sanctions, human rights violations are waived, for now, so that Zimbabwe's power-sharing government can make some progress.
Can a regional summit break Zimbabwe's crisis deadlock?

Leaders from Southern Africa began emergency talks in Swaziland on Monday.