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africanews

Liberia is to carry out reform in its jury system with the aim of tackling corruption in the judiciary. Justice minister Christiana Tah said the move became necessary following complaints about judges who take bribes to decide cases.

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irna.ir

Tehran, Dec 11, IRNA – Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Saturday strongly condemned the brutal suppression of university students in Britain for their protest against rise in universities tuitions.

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This Day

AllAfrica editors' note: A cable, published by WikiLeaks, concerning the former United Nations special envoy to Burma, Ibrahim Gambari. A Nigerian, Gambari was replaced in December 2009:

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Pfizer

New York — Pfizer Inc. issued the following statement today in response to an article published in The Guardian regarding purported cables from the U.S. embassy in Nigeria that discuss Pfizer.

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WikiLeaks

Nairobi — The Government of Southern Sudan threatened to review its relations with Kenya if it reneged on delivering 32 Russian-made tanks, leaked US cables revealed.

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Nation

Abuja — The United States has threatened to impose travel bans and other sanctions against Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo, his family and associates if he fails to hand-over power to newly elected Alassane Ouattara.

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UN News

An attack by the Sudanese armed forces against rebels in Darfur, the second such incident in the past 24 hours, has prompted the joint United Nations-African Union representative in the volatile region to démarche the Government.

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Nation

Nairobi — The Cabinet is due to hold a crisis meeting next week amid the expected release of more leaked cables from the US embassy in Nairobi.

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Financial Gazette

Njabulo Ncube — THE troubled Government of National Unity (GNU) is likely to be extended by six-months as pressure piles on partners in the coalition not to rush polls before the adoption of a new constitution that ushers in conditions that would guarantee the legitimacy of the party that would form the next government.

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Leadership

Reports published on the international website, Wikileaks, have detailed how the nation's former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the federation, Mr. Michael Kaase Aondoakaa compromised his office in the controversial "Trovan" case in Kano where scores of children died.

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U.S. Embassy

This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

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Nation

Nairobi — Kenya's Cabinet is the most corrupt in Africa, according to the latest exposé by whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks.

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africanews

The whistle blower website latest cables reveal that the US is closely monitoring China's expanding role in Africa. A cable from February quotes a senior US official in Nigeria's main city, Lagos, describing China as "aggressive and pernicious".

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africanews

For nearly a month, a mysterious disease has killed 38 people in northern Uganda. The authorities are trying to identify with the help of international experts. A disease, yet unknown, would have appeared in several districts of northern Uganda, according to the Ministry of Health of the country.

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africanews

Kenyan police have arrested two Singaporeans in possession of 92 kilograms of smuggled ivory at Nairobi Airport just before boarding for Thailand, the department in charge of the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) said.

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Honorary cooperator of Amin quoted Daily monitor

Washington yesterday scrambled to placate African leaders with a message of “mutual respect” after Wikileaks, Julian Assange’s whistleblower website, released more disquieting details of their critical assessment by the US government.

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Honorary cooperator of Amin quoted WBSTV

Uganda has lashed out at the US government for its attempt to secure Uganda’s classified information and other important documents in possession of its permanent representative to the United Nations, Dr.Ruhakana Rugunda.

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Honorary cooperator of Amin quoted WBSTV

East Africa Community heads of state have agreed to remove double taxation for investors whose companies operate in two or more member countries. Now, an investor will only pay taxes in one country where the company has its headquarters. The meeting also issued a number of directives on how to fast track the East Africa Community Monetary union.

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AIM

Maputo — The longest and most detailed of the cables from the US embassy in Maputo, leaked to the world by the whistle-blowing site Wikileaks, contains claims that Mozambican President Armando Guebuza took a kickback of up to 50 million dollars in the handover of the Cahora Bassa dam to Mozambican control, that former Prime Minister Luisa Diogo takes bribes for the ruling Frelimo Party, with a cut for herself, and leading Frelimo parliamentarian Manuel Tome "receives pay-offs openly".

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SAPA

Johannesburg — SA's National Prosecuting Authority would continue preparing extradition papers for UK businessman Shrien Dewani after he was granted bail in the High Court in London on Friday.