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2012/05/27 16:54

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BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) � Campaign banners from an election that was violently interrupted still hang in the main thoroughfare of this steamy capital, a reminder that a stable government is far...

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2012/05/27 13:21

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Hunger Returns To Africa, Starving 1 Million Chil...

Goudoude Diobe, Senegal -- UNICEF estimates that more than 1 million children under 5 in a wide, arid swath of Africa below the Sahara are now at risk of a food shortage so severe that it threatens...

2012/05/27 04:22

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Hunger returns to Africa, stalking 1M children

Hunger returns to Africa, stalking 1M children In this Tuesday, May 1, 2012 photo, herder Oumar Ba walks away after showing where one of his cows died, he says, of hunger, outside Dikka village, in...

2012/05/27 00:15

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Rebel groups merge in Mali, agree on Islamic state

... p.m., Saturday, May 26, 2012 -- BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The two rebel groups that seized control of the northern half of Mali announced Saturday that they have agreed to fuse their movements and...

2012/05/26 23:50

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Government troops on the hunt for DRC rebels

... transcript Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo intensify their hunt for wanted rebel Bosco Ntaganda. Clashes erupted after Congolese President Joseph Kabila announced last month...

2012/05/26 18:11

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Guinea-Bissau's ex-army chief 'arrested'

Military leader Jose Zamora Induta, who fled in aftermath of last month's coup, detained in Senegal's Casamance region. Police said Jose Zamora Induta was arrested along with three people in Senegal...

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PF Government Oliver Saasa Geoffrey Zulu Sata African National Congress(ANC) Youth League

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2012/05/26 14:34

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Fighting erupts in DRC

Mutinous troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Saturday they had repulsed attacks by government forces in heavy fighting in the eastern Nord-Kivu province. Lieutenant Colonel Vianney...

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Vianney Kazarama M23 Army National Congress Sultani Makenga

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2012/05/26 13:53

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Renewed rebel clashes in Congo take 16 lives

Renewed rebel clashes in Congo take 16 lives Soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) . (file photo) At least 16 people have been killed as Fresh clashes broke...

2012/05/26 10:50

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Yemen's army says recaptured rebel positions

Yemen's army says recaptured rebel positions Related Topics ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's army has recaptured rebel positions inside the southern city of Zinjibar, killing at least 62 Islamist fighters...

2012/05/26 05:54

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Official: Death toll could reach 100 in Mali clash

Official: Death toll could reach 100 in Mali clash Saturday, May 26 2012 | 12:32 a.m. CDT A government official says the death toll from a clash near Burkina Faso's border with Mali could be as high...

2012/05/25 15:29

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Why Chaos Continues

On Monday morning, things were looking up for Mali. By Monday night, the interim president Dioncounde Traore had just been beaten up in his office after a massive and genuine public demonstration in...

2012/05/25 15:29

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Sharp Price Hikes Cause Alarm

Dakar/Ouagadougou — Unexpectedly sharp price rises in April for local cereals like millet, rice and maize in parts of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad mean many vulnerable people in the drought-hit...

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Jean-Martin Bauer Gary Eilerts Dakar Bamako Ouagadougou

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2012/05/25 13:29

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Elenilto's Sale of Western Cluster Gives Credence...

On Monday, May 21, the Daily Observer Newspaper reported that the Indian company Elenilto, which was awarded the mining concession to exploit the Western Cluster iron ore covering Bomi, Grand Cape...

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Elenilto Liberian Government Sesa Goa Togba Nah Tipoteh National Visioning Steering Committee

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2012/05/25 12:29

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'Unlike All Previous Governments Our Writ Runs in...

RAS Director Richard Dowden interviewed Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles on May 12th 2012. What follows is a selection of quotes from the interview on subjects ranging from democracy to the demise of...

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Meles Zenawi Richard Dowden Royal African Society Kofi Annan Army

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2012/05/25 11:29

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Eritrean, Sudanese Leaders Hold Talks in Asmara

Addis Ababa — Eritrean President, Issais Afewerki, and his Sudanese counterpart Omer Hassan Al-Bashir held talks in Asmara on Thursday on a number of bilateral issues of mutual concern to the two East...

2012/05/25 09:29

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WFP Deal, a Boost to Farmers

The World Food Programme (WFP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources to buy 20,000 metric tonnes of maize and 10,000 metric tonnes of beans for...

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2012/05/25 09:29

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EAC Seeks Fewer Currencies, More Members

Kigali — While the EU battles the euro crisis and security of its member states wobbles, East Africa is becoming ever more community-minded. A common market is developing. Considerations of a...

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2012/05/25 05:29

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UN Relief Coordinator Warns Over Humanitarian Cri...

The United Nations top relief official today called for strong leadership and a comprehensive response plan, as well as donor support, for the food crisis in West Africa's drought-prone Sahel region,...

2012/05/24 21:16

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IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth and Final Rev...

IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth and Final Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Djibouti and Approves US$9.5 million DisbursementPress Release No.12/190 The Executive Board of...

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