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Mali coup leader to have status of former head of state
Sunday, May 20, 2012 5:36:33 PM CST
The leader of putschists who ousted Mali's president in March will retain the title of former head of state and all privileges coming with it, interim authorities and the West African ECOWAS bloc said Sunday.
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UN praises progress in Liberia since end of civil wars
Sunday, May 20, 2012 3:14:28 PM CST
Liberia has made considerable progress in the years since back-to-back civil wars devastated the nation and killed about 250,000 people, a UN Security Council delegation said Sunday.
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Islamist insurgency darkens Nigerian leader's year in office
Sunday, May 20, 2012 2:52:31 PM CST
The retired general, a revered man here, reaches into his immaculate white robe after taking a seat in his living room and pulls out his Beretta, placing it on the table in front of him.
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Hardline Islamists hold annual meeting in Tunisia's Kairouan
Sunday, May 20, 2012 1:59:36 PM CST
Thousands of hardline Islamists, some in Afghan military garb and waving swords, converged Sunday in central Tunisia to rally for one of the country's most radical religious movements.
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Egypt landmark poll stirs passions in farming village
Sunday, May 20, 2012 1:50:39 PM CST
The cars rumbled to a dusty halt outside the community centre of a farming village miles from Cairo, where men -- from the elderly village chief to the university student -- prepared to engage in a war of words over upcoming presidential polls.
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UN rights chief in Zimbabwe to assess human rights situation
Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:31:44 PM CST
The United Nation's top human rights official on Sunday began a visit to Zimbabwe, where she will meet with President Robert Mugabe.
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Claims of dirty tricks on final day of Lesotho campaign
Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:09:24 PM CST
Thousands of people braved Lesotho's early winter cold Sunday for the final rallies ahead of next weekend's closely fought vote, with the opposition claiming dirty tricks had undercut their turnouts.
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SAfrica ex-youth leader got public project kickbacks: media
Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:04:59 PM CST
South Africa's renegade ex-youth leader Julius Malema received large and questionable payments from businesses in his home province of Limpopo, a newspaper reported Sunday.
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Algeria Islamist party says won't join government
Sunday, May 20, 2012 11:54:12 AM CST
Algeria's largest legal Islamist party on Sunday announced that it would turn down any offer to join the government following legislative polls it claims were fraudulent.
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Egypt protest seeks to end military courts
Sunday, May 20, 2012 11:43:49 AM CST
Several hundred activists took part in a one-day hunger strike in Cairo on Sunday to protest the ruling military council's continued use of military courts to try civilians.
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New fighting erupts in eastern DR Congo
Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:49:00 AM CST
Fresh clashes between the DR Congo's army and a group of mutineers erupted Sunday in the eastern province of Nord-Kivu, defectors said, a day after fierce battles near a gorilla park.
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Sudan army frees captured UN deminers
Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:46:12 AM CST
Four UN deminers arrested by the Sudanese army along the country's tense southern border were released Sunday and turned over to chief African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki, the defence minister said.
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Gebrselassie wins Great Manchester Run
Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:11:45 AM CST
Ethiopian running star Haile Gebrselassie won the Great Manchester Run on Sunday in the fastest 10 kilometres time of the year.
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Algeria arrests Qaeda Islamists on way to Libya
Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:07:52 AM CST
Algerian security services have arrested a large number of armed Algerian Islamists in the country's northeastern Tebessa region as they were preparing to enter Libya, newspapers reported on Sunday.
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Sudan army frees captured UN deminers
Sunday, May 20, 2012 7:23:22 AM CST
Four United Nations deminers arrested by the Sudanese army along the country's tense southern border were released on Sunday and turned over to chief African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki, the defence minister said.
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Sudan's forex black market on hold
Sunday, May 20, 2012 5:39:33 AM CST
Black market currency traders in Sudan put their business on hold on Sunday to assess the impact of new government measures aimed at closing a wide gap between the official and unofficial forex rates.
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Stormers topple Bulls from top of Super 15
Sunday, May 20, 2012 5:11:55 AM CST
Western Stormers supplanted the Northern Bulls at the top of the Super 15 series this weekend with the ACT Brumbies, Canterbury Crusaders and Coastal Sharks keeping in the hunt for the playoffs.
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Benni reminds South Africa coach of his talent
Sunday, May 20, 2012 5:08:15 AM CST
Orlando Pirates striker Benni McCarthy gave South Africa coach Pitso Mosimane food for thought this weekend with a title-clinching brace.
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe says 'tired of ruling'
Sunday, May 20, 2012 3:28:00 AM CST
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe reportedly told a former minister in his government that he wants to retire but fears his party would disintegrate, an independent weekly said on Sunday.
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G8 pledges to lift 50 million Africans out of poverty
Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:23:30 PM CST
G8 leaders on Saturday pledged to lift millions of Africans out of poverty by promoting investments in sustainable agriculture.
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Mali's interim president Traore 'to head transition'
Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:26:23 PM CST
Leaders of a coup in Mali said they respect a decision by the West African bloc ECOWAS that interim president Dioncounda Traore must head the transition until general elections.
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G. Bissau junta, parliament, parties sign roadmap
Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:28:16 PM CST
Guinea-Bissau's junta, parliament and a group of political parties have signed a roadmap aimed at ending the crisis created by the April 12 coup, officials told AFP Saturday.
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Bashir says Sudan, South need peace: Mbeki
Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:06:15 PM CST
Sudan and South Sudan need peace and Khartoum is committed to all security agreements it has signed, African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki on Saturday quoted the Sudanese leader as saying after talks.
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Thousands march after rare Angolan court victory
Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:59:18 PM CST
Thousands of people rallied Saturday in a demonstration by the opposition Unita, to celebrate a surprise court victory that forced the national elections chief to step down months ahead of polls.
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Lesotho holds early voting in fiercely fought elections
Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:27:21 PM CST
Lesotho held early voting Saturday, one week before the mostly hotly contested general elections since the 1998 polls that degenerated into looting and sparked a South African intervention.