Deadly Rioting Over Kenyan Election Results

Deadly Rioting Over Kenyan Election Results

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"Opposition supporters taunt members of the police on Monday during riots in the Kibera slum in Nairobi. Police battled thousands of opposition supporters across Kenya who charge President Mwai Kibaki stole his way to re-election, and several officers said Monday they had orders to shoot to kill to quell the violence that has killed at least 94 people."
http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=4069259&page=1

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Kenyans Vote in Presidential Election - Washington Post

Kenyans Vote in Presidential Election - Washington Post

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"Waiting in hours-long lines and in some cases queuing up well before dawn, Kenyans streamed to the polls by the millions Thursday in what was shaping up to be the most open and competitive presidential election since the country gained independence from Britain in 1963."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/27/AR2007122701100.html

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Southern African nations launch new standby peacekeeping force

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"Southern African heads of state launched a new regional standby force Friday for use in peacekeeping throughout the continent.

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa said that the troops would be part of a larger African force, ready for "rapid deployment" in peacekeeping, humanitarian and natural disaster-relief efforts throughout Africa.

"The scourge of conflict in Africa ... continues to be a major impediment to social and economic development on the continent," he said at a two hour ceremony at a Zambian Air Force base in Lusaka featured parades, military bands and a fighter-jet flyover."

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