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africanews

The Senegalese government set next February as target to end chronic power outages that have almost brought its economy to a halt.

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africanews

Somali Islamist rebels have ousted three Christian aid agencies for spreading Christianity in the country. The Al-Qaeda linked group Al-Shabaab said that the World Vision, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency and Diakonia must immediately leave the country.

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africanews

The results coming from different parts of Rwanda shows the country's President Paul Kagame led on Tuesday in early results after a poll expected to return the post-genocide leader for a second term with a landslide, sparking giant celebrations in the capital.

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africanews

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) announced the much awaited November 23, 2010 Local Government Elections (LGE) may not take place soonest. The elections have been moved several times - with the mainly government supported electoral body saying it was not ready.

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africanews

Guinea's long-delayed presidential run-off has finally been scheduled for 19 September, Secretary General of the presidency Tibou Kamara has said. This happens after a month long wait and expression of fear by the population that the run-off in the West African nation could be rigged.

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africanews

Indomitable Lions captain, Samuel Fils Eto'o has described former captain's retirement from international football as not befitting, considering his contribution to the team. Eto'o made the observation in an open letter he wrote to Rigobert Song, from the US where he is currently on pre-season tour with his club Inter Milan.

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RFI

Security forces in the autonomous Puntland region of Somalia launched a new offensive against rebels on Sunday, in which at least seven people died. The operation targeted the several hundred fighters led by local warlord Mohamed Said Atom.

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reuters

Nairobi — The new Constitution will be promulgated on the 27th of this month at a public ceremony to be held at Uhuru Park in Nairobi

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Nation

Nairobi — To a crescendo of "We will vote for you!" and "No one but you!", Rwandan President Paul Kagame made his final campaign appearance before Monday's poll like a long-awaited rock star.

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reuters

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Libya's government announced it will pay compensation to some people it had wrongfully imprisoned, the latest step in an effort to draw a line under a history of human rights abuses.

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reuters

KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwandans turned out in large numbers on Monday to vote in the country's second presidential election since the 1994 genocide, with incumbent Paul Kagame expected to win by a landslide.

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reuters

JUBA Sudan (Reuters) - A deadly tropical disease has killed 31 people since June and infected 118 others in south Sudan, with tribal clashes and heavy rains hindering treatment, a government health official said on Monday.

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reuters

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The BBC's licence to broadcast in Arabic on local frequencies in north Sudan will be suspended from Monday, the government announced, citing violations by the broadcaster such as smuggling in satellite equipment.

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reuters

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has halted direct censorship of daily newspapers, journalists said on Monday, but few believed that this marked a genuine step towards press freedom which is enshrined in the constitution.

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reuters

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Libya has freed an Israeli photographer held by its security services for five months, as part of a secret Austrian-mediated deal involving aid for the blockaded Gaza Strip, an Israeli official said on Monday.

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reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents said on Monday they had ordered several aid agencies to close their operations, accusing them of spreading Christian propaganda.

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reuters

LUANDA (Reuters) - Angola's ruling party will meet this week to examine a private report accusing members of the president's inner circle of corruption, a spokesman said on Monday.

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africanews

The United Nations, foreign embassies and organizations will return to Somalia within two months, a UN envoy has said. The U.N. special representative for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga said that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon had taken a decision in which senior staff will move back to Somalia.

20100809
africanews

A flurry of concerns has erupted within sections of civic society and other observers over the possibility of Zimbabwe holding its general elections when the life span of the volatile transitional government expires next year. These concerns stem from the likely risk of the voting being done under a less than ideal electoral climate.

20100809
africanews

The major opposition party in West African nation Ghana retained veteran politician Nana Akufo-Addo as presidential candidate for the 2012 general polls.