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Guinea Killings were 'Organized Operation' Says HRW Human Rights Watch says more than 150 people were killed in incident on September 28 Strike in Guinea Commemorates Recent Killing of Protesters Meanwhile, military government says it will cooperate with UN investigation into killing Zimbabwe's Lawyers Withdraw From Justice Conference Withdrawal of professional groups represents serious blow to fragile unity government UN: Zimbabwe Cancels Torture Investigator's Visit UN says Zimbabwe government canceled visit at the last minute, citing talks with southern African leaders over country's power-sharing agreement Kenya Slams US Visa Ban Foreign minister denounces US government's decision to revoke visa of a top Kenyan official it accuses of blocking reforms Polling Stations Open Across Mozambique Voters are casting ballots in elections widely expected to return President Armando Guebuza to power South African Poor Protest Conditions Country's poor have taken to streets in increasingly violent protest, frustrated at what they see as government failures to address their needs East Africa Rains Arrive, Too Little, Too Late? World Food Program says lingering effects of drought demand continued emergency food aid Africa DNA Tests May Help Slave Descendants Trace Ancestry Family Tree DNA will begin by targeting five specific ethnic groups in Ghana that are known to have provided slaves to European traders WHO: Millions of Premature Deaths Can Be Prevented World Health Organization reports global life expectancy could be increased by nearly five years by addressing five factors affecting health Former French Minister Gets Jail In Angola Arms Trial Case involved charges of arms trafficking to Angola during 1990s