WORLD IN BRIEF : KENYA : Mandela Recovers From Pneumonia
South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has recovered sufficiently from a bout of mild pneumonia to address a rally in Nairobi, Kenya, an aide said. Mandela, 71, initially caught a cold as he neared the end of a grueling tour of three continents, and it grew worse in the chill of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 8,000 feet above sea level, where he attended a meeting of the Organization of African Unity this week. The deputy president of the African National Congress is to leave Kenya for Mozambique on Saturday for a two-day visit.
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