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Simone Gbagbo, Ivory Coast's former first lady, awaits the start of her trial in Abidjan in 2014. She would ultimately be sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in the violence that followed the 2010 election — but now the man who won that electio

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Ivory Coast's Ex-First Lady, Along With Hundreds Of Others, Granted Amnesty

1:43pm August 07, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Simone Gbagbo helped her husband's bloody campaign to stay in office after he lost the 2010 election. Now, the man who defeated him is pardoning her — and some 800 others involved in that civil war.

Morning News Brief

6:12am August 03, 2018

Top officials say America's election systems need an upgrade. What are they doing? Opposition protests over Zimbabwe's election bring a military response. And Apple hits a trillion-dollar milestone.

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Emmerson Mnangagwa Wins Zimbabwe's Presidential Election

5:59am August 03, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

After days of increasingly restive waiting, official vote tallies have been released in the country's presidential race. The incumbent won but the opposition says the vote was rigged.

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Three Russian journalists were killed in the Central African Republic while investigating Russian private military contractors and mining industries, their editor told media on Wednesday.

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3 Russian Journalists Killed While Probing Reports Of Mercenaries In Africa

7:52pm August 02, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Their vehicle was ambushed in the Central African Republic on Monday. They were hoping to shed light on reports of a private Russian military company fighting in the country.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa casts his ballot Monday at Sherwood Primary School in Kwekwe. Last year Mnangagwa's predecessor, Robert Mugabe, was ousted after ruling Zimbabwe for 37 years.

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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa Wins Presidential Election Marred By Suspicion, Bloodshed

7:50pm August 02, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Emmerson Mnangagwa has emerged the victor of Zimbabwe's first presidential election since Robert Mugabe's ouster. But after delays and deadly violence, the opposition is alleging the vote was rigged.

Zimbabwe Presidential Election Results Underway

7:07pm August 02, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

Zimbabwe announces the results of its historic but controversial presidential election. The voting was Monday and has been followed by a government crackdown on demonstrations.

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A health worker monitors the temperature of a traveler from the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Ebola outbreak that ended in July. The virus has now surfaced in another part of the country.

Health & Safety

Ebola In A Conflict Zone

4:42pm August 02, 2018

by Jason Beaubien

Only days after the Democratic Republic of Congo declared its Ebola outbreak was over, there's been a new eruption — in a dangerous part of the country.

Zimbabwean police patrolled the streets of the capital, Harare, on Thursday. Police said six people died when army troops opened fire on protesters the day before.

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Crackdown In Harare Sparks Fears Of Return To 'Old Zimbabwe'

1:24pm August 02, 2018

by Amy Held

The streets of Harare were quiet a day after troops fired on opposition protesters waiting for the results of Zimbabwe's presidential election and convinced the vote was rigged. Six people died.

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Election Violence Turns Deadly In Zimbabwe

11:21am August 02, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

Voters still await an official answer about who won the presidential election — and suspicion of wrongdoing has gathered intensity in the capital city's streets, where violence erupted Wednesday.

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At Least 3 Dead Following Unrest In Zimbabwe

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

In Zimbabwe, at least three people are dead after the military cracked down on protesters asking for a fair count of votes in Monday's presidential election.

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