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 August 15, 2008


    

 
 

  • Nigeria's Bakassi ceded to Cameroon
    Nigeria hands over the disputed Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon amid tight security. BBC
     

  • S Africa to close displaced camps
    Six camps in South Africa housing thousands of people displaced by anti-immigrant violence in May are set to be closed. BBC
     

  • US and Libya seal compensation deal
    The US and Libya are to restore ties after agreeing to compensate all victims of bombings. BBC
     

  • Nigeria Hands Over Disputed Bakassi to Cameroon
    A 15-year dispute about the Bakassi Peninsula was brought to an end, Thursday, with the transfer of authority from Nigeria to Cameroon. VOA
     

  • Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Briefly Stopped from Traveling to S. Africa for Summit
    Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai and two senior members of his party were temporarily prevented from traveling to South Africa Thursday when Zimbabwe officials confiscated their passports and then returned them. VOA
     

  • Nigeria cedes disputed peninsula to Cameroon
    CALABAR, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria on Thursday officially handed over to Cameroon full ownership of a peninsula that nearly ignited a border war between the two neighboring African nations. CNN
     

  • Russian tanks 'on the move'
    Russian forces appeared to be in control of two key Georgian cities Friday and there were reports of tanks on the move. CNN's Michael Ware confirmed Russian troops are in control of Gori despite earlier indications they were preparing to leave. CNN
     

  • Nigeria cedes land to Cameroon
    Agreement ends 15-year dispute over the reportedly oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula. Aljazeera
     

  • A World that Stands as One
    by Sen. Barack Obama
    Thank you to the citizens of Berlin and to the people of Germany. Let me thank Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier for welcoming me earlier today. Thank you Mayor Wowereit, the Berlin Senate, the police, and most of all thank you for this welcome. Conscience Daily International
     

  • A New Strategy for a New World
    by Barack Obama, Washington D.C
    Sixty-one years ago, George Marshall announced the plan that would come to bear his name. Much of Europe lay in ruins. The United States faced a powerful and ideological enemy intent on world domination. This menace was magnified by the recently discovered capability to destroy life on an unimaginable scale. The Soviet Union didn't yet have an atomic bomb, but before long it would. Conscience Daily International

 

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