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Defiant African Leaders Reject EU Trade Deal

Relations between continents sour over human rights, Mugabe

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 10, 2007 4:03 AM CST

(Newser) – European-African trade talks at a tense Lisbon summit collapsed in their final session yesterday. If a new agreement isn’t reached by year’s end, the European Union may levy higher tariffs on African exports, further exacerbating tensions between the continents. A new, controversial set... Read full story »

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