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WILL ZIMBABWE SEE CHANGE?
5 May 2003

Today there is talk that Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe may be planning his departure from the political sphere. Though such would be good news for many of his constituents, it will not be an easy manoeuvre. Many observers and victims, both inside Zimbabwe and beyond, would like to see Mugabe tried for atrocities committed during his land-reorganization campaign, and others would like to prosecute him for the widespread corruption alleged to be associated with his government.

It is feared that even for him to withdraw from his post, it may be necessary to undermine the democratic process, in order to place a successor favorable to his own interests. Such is the speculation that has been swirling around the issue. Such is the paradox of any political leader who puts democratic institutions aside for his own interests: he is forced to perpetuate such activities, even to his own detriment.

4 MILLION KILLED IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO SINCE 1998
12 February 2006

Ongoing armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has taken an estimated 4 million lives since 1998. Estimates range from attributing 2 to 4 million deaths to the 5 year war, to placing 3 million during the war and 1 to 2 million more in fractious post-conflict unrest and deprivation. The Lancet now reports 36,000 people per month are still dying from a combination of armed conflict, criminal violence, disease and malnutrition. [Full Story]

  MALARIA PANDEMIC KILLS 2 MILLION PER YEAR
24 June 2004

Anti-malaria activist and missionary groups report malaria is world's unseen pandemic, killing millions but largely unnoticed in the developed world. In April 2003, the United States' Department of Health and Human Services reported that malaria "affects an estimated 500 million people and results in up to 2 million deaths each year", with 90 percent of those deaths concentrated in Africa. The same report estimates an average of 3,000 children are killed every day in Africa by malaria parasites. [Full Story]

  DARFUR CRISIS IMPERILS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
4 June 2004

The refugee crisis in Darfur, in western Sudan, is deepening, with more Sudanese seeking refuge in the dangerous neighboring country of Chad. The UN has designated the Darfur crisis the world's worst humanitarian disaster at present. The UN has cited incidents of mass killing that it classifies as ethnic cleansing, carried out by government backed Arab militia. The ongoing violence has made the distribution of aid extremely complicated... [Full Story]

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