20101220
Citizen

Arusha — The free trade agreement (FTA) being negotiated between India and European Union threatens the production of generic medicines, a consequences of which would be, among others things, adverse affect to millions of HIV patients, The Citizen has been informed.

20101219
Independent (Lagos)


Lagos — Chevron on Monday shut down its Dibi-Abiteye pipeline after it and two others were bombed by the Niger Delta Liberation Force (NDLF) headed by John Togo, the man who has been causing havoc in the Deep South for months - and eluding capture.

20101219
Nation


Nairobi — Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan offered Mr Robert Mugabe a lucrative retirement package in an overseas haven if he stood down as Zimbabwe's president, leaked diplomatic cables reveal.

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UN News


Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon emphasized his warning against attacks on the United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d'Ivoire or attempts to obstruct their work, saying there will consequences for those responsible, as the UN human rights arm reported "massive violations."

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SAPA


Pretoria — Police were called in to stop clashes between delegates from Morocco and Western Sahara at the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students on Sunday.

20101220
reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who has pushed Sudan over an upcoming referendum and the crisis in Darfur, has written to leaders in the region stressing U.S. commitment to a peaceful vote, the White House said on Sunday.

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reuters

MANHASSET, New York (Reuters) - Morocco and Western Sahara's independence movement agreed on Saturday to speed up talks next year on the disputed territory but remained at odds over its future status, a U.N. mediator said.

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reuters

ABUJA (Reuters) - A militant faction in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta said on Saturday it was behind attacks on oil facilities operated by U.S. energy firm Chevron and Italian oil company Agip on Friday.

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reuters

HARGEISA (Reuters) - Somalia's northern breakaway enclave of Somaliland will charge the crew of a plane laden with weapons with airspace violation and carrying weapons to Puntland despite a U.N. arms embargo, a minister said on Sunday.

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reuters

HARARE, Zimbabwe (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Saturday threatened to act against companies from Western countries that have imposed sanctions on his party over suspected election fraud and rights abuses.

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reuters

TUNIS (Reuters) - Police in a provincial city in Tunisia used tear gas late on Saturday to disperse hundreds of youths who smashed shop windows and damaged cars, witnesses told Reuters.

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reuters

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's president said the country would adopt an Islamic constitution if the south split away in a referendum due next month, in a speech on Sunday in which he also defended police filmed flogging a woman.

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reuters

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - As many as 12,000 people have fled fresh fighting between Sudan's army and Darfur rebels and are heading towards already overcrowded camps and settlements in the strife-torn territory, peacekeepers said on Sunday.

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reuters

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Supporters of Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo have vowed to fight to the death to keep him as president of the world's top cocoa producer as pressure grows for him to quit after a disputed election or face sanctions.

20101219
UN News

Delegations from Morocco and the Frente Polisario have attended a fourth round of informal talks in New York on ending the conflict in Western Sahara at the invitation of the personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General.

20101219
africanews

The successful elections that put Guinea on the path of democratic rule has been described as an example that other West African countries facing political instability can emulate. Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit was full of praise for the country in spite of initial challenges that saw the death of several people.

20101219
Nation

Nairobi — Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan offered Mr Robert Mugabe a lucrative retirement package in an overseas haven if he stood down as Zimbabwe's president, leaked diplomatic cables reveal.

20101219
RFI

The UN force in Côte d'Ivoire (Unoci) are "prepared for anything" after Laurent Gbagbo's order that they should leave by Monday, its spokesperson said Sunday.

20101219
africanews

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria [PDP] formally released its time table and guidelines for the 2011 general election, fixing 13th of January for presidential primaries.

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africanews

Amnesty International has condemned the Spanish authorities' decision to forcibly return a man accused of terrorism-related offences to Morocco where he faces the risk of torture, incommunicado detention and unfair trial, the organisation said in a statement on Friday.