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africanews

Mohammad Anwar Elahee, a legend in football history of Mauritius, passed away on Friday at the age of 81 after a short illness.

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africanews

South African President Jacob Zuma who flew to Zimbabwe Friday said his visit was successful following the three GPA principal's agreement to resume the Monday meetings that had been boycotted by the two ZANU (PF) rivals. The three meet every Monday to discuss government business.

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africanews

The Malawi National AIDS Commission (NAC) has launched the fraud and corruption prevention strategy to create awareness of corruption and fraud issues amongst all implementers of HIV/AIDS activities.

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africanews

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirms receipt of a protest from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over the gender status of a player of the Equatorial Guinea national women's team at the recent final match of the 7th Africa Women's Championship.

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africanews

The coach of Egyptian club side Masri has tendered his resignation on Friday. Coach Mokhtar Mokhtar's decision comes few days after the club assured of keeping him despite reported interest from giants Ahli. The club even issued a hands-off warning over their gaffer when rumour was rife of his Ahli moves.

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africanews

Campaigns for Ivory Coast's second round presidential run-off end today by midnight, with some 5.7 million voters expected to turn out on Election Day of November 28. The week-long campaigns have been marked by verbal and physical confrontations between militants of both candidates.

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Zimbabwe Standard

The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) mediation in Zimbabwe faltered again on Friday after the bloc's organ on politics, defence and security failed to meet.

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Vanguard

Abuja — FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar was chosen yesterday as the choice of the Northern political establishment to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

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daily nation

Nairobi — British mercenaries could be used in the fight against Somali pirates.

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allafrica.com

Washington, DC — In Europe, the Canary Islands may be best known as a nearby vacation spot with idyllic climate. Americans may have heard in history class that the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus provisioned and repaired his three ships in the Canaries before setting off on the journey that led him to Cuba. In Africa, the islands have been a popular transition point for those trying to enter Europe clandestinely to better their economic standing. The strategic location and its classification as an autonomous region of Spain, as well as an 'outermost region' of the European Union, are advantages. These attributes can be leveraged to boost engagement with Africa and with the United States, according to Paulino Rivero Baute, who has been president of the Canary Islands since 2007. During an interview at the offices of the Corporate Council on Africa following an address to CCA members, President Rivero outlined how U.S. companies that might be reluctant to tackle Africa's infrastructural and legal framework challenges can instead invest through his homeland.

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africanews

The International Criminal Court (ICC) today began the trial of former Congolese leader Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, who stands accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in the Central African Republic (CAR) between 2002 and 2003.

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africanews

Campaigns for the second round run-off of Ivory Coast's presidential election began last Saturday for incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo and former PM Alassane Ouattara - the two best finishers out of 14 candidates from the first round held on October 31. The campaigns will last for one week, with the run-off holding on November 28.

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africanews

Sister Beatrice Chipeta, founder of the Lusubilo Orphan Care in Malawi's northern tip lakeshore district of Karonga, has been awarded one of the world's largest honours, the Opus Prize at Fordham Jesuit University in United States of America.

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africanews

Ian Khama, 57, is still a bachelor, a matter of concern in Botswana, a country that views its leader as a tribal chief. President Khama has turned the tables on his followers, explaining he was too busy with affairs of state to find a companion.

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africanews

Sudan president Omar Hassan al-Bashir will fly to African Union headquarter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 15th extraordinary Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) Summit on Sudan. Al-Bashir would lead a delegation to the special summit to take stock of the progress of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).

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africanews

Ghana midfield general 'ambassador' Michael Essien said he is contemplating what to do with his life after retirement. However, he was categorically clear that the last thing he would consider is a career in politics and the thought has never crossed his mind.

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africanews

Equatorial Guinea striker Genoveva Anonma rejected claims that they fielded male players in this month's African Women's Championship in South Africa. The Germany-based player was part of the team that helped their country to reach two successive finals of the continental tournament.

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africanews

Media workers under the Nigeria Union of Journalist, NUJ and the Radio , Television and Theatre Workers Union, RATTAWU on Monday began a three day warning strike aimed at forcing the federal government to implement a new media salary structure for media workers under its employ.

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africanews

More than 100 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group were arrested across Egypt on Friday ahead of november 28 legislative elections, AFP said. Hamdy Hassan, spokesman for the Brotherhood's parliamentary bloc, confirmed the arrest of over 100 Brotherhood supporters from different cities.

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UN News

Some two million children in Uganda will be targeted in a United Nations-backed immunization campaign beginning on Saturday after an outbreak of polio was detected in the country last month.