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africanews

Indications emerged that erstwhile number two man in Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, would on Sunday formally declare his presidential ambition for the 2011 presidential elections in the country.

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africanews

Pitso Mosimane, the man who has been tasked with orchestrating the revival of the South African national team, has insisted on continuity as he announced his first squad to face Ghana in next week's friendly at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.

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africanews

The testimony of black British supermodel Naomi Campbell at the Special Court for Sierra Leone is currently the lead news item in almost all major news network around the world today but Sierra Leoneans on whose behalf the UN-backed court is prosecuting alleged culprits of the conflict, have not shown any interest.

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africanews

Paul the Psychic Octopus topped the search trends from Ghana in the month of July with Uruguay's striker Luis Suarez coming forth, according to internet giant Google.

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reuters

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's military rulers for the first time have given their public approval to a multi-billion dollar Chinese oil deal signed by the former president, who was ousted by the army in a February coup.

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reuters

LAGOS (Reuters) - A number of potential investors in Nigeria's rescued banks have completed due diligence but uncertainty over how the state's "bad bank" will value non-performing loans could slow the sale process, banking sources said.

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reuters

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's electoral authority said voting in Wednesday's referendum on a new constitution would be more transparent than the country's 2007 national election, when claims the poll was rigged triggered violence.

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reuters

LUANDA (Reuters) - Four Angolan human rights activists were sentenced to up to six years in jail in Angola's oil-producing Cabinda province, a lawyer said on Tuesday.

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reuters

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The World Bank has launched a probe into its procedures related to the approval of a $3.75 billion loan to South Africa's Eskom, but the loan to the power firm is unlikely to be affected.

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reuters

LUANDA (Reuters) - Angola's government sharply cut its estimate for 2010 economic growth to 6.7 percent from a previous forecast of 9.7 percent, in a revised budget submitted to parliament on Tuesday.

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reuters

KINSHASA (Reuters) - An Indian pilot who was taken hostage by rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been released unharmed after being forced to walk through the bush for five days, the Indian embassy said on Tuesday.

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reuters

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - British supermodel Naomi Campbell will be allowed extra help from a lawyer during her testimony over a "blood diamond" at a Sierra Leone war crimes trial, and photographers will be banned from filming her.

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reuters

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe summoned ambassadors from the United States, Germany and the European Union on Tuesday to admonish them for walking out of an event after President Robert Mugabe told Western powers to go "to hell" for their sanctions.

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allAfrica

The past two decades in Africa have shown that the holding of elections is no guarantee for democracy. Independent institutions, military officers who support civilian rule and a determined civil society are the necessary change agents.

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Leadership

Abuja — Against the backdrop that Nigeria has lost over two thousand men and expended well over ten billion dollars in peace keeping operations in the last five decades without resultant benefits, President Goodluck Jonathan has hinted that the country may cease to send troops as peace keepers if the United Nations (UN) does not change its rule of engagement.

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allAfrica

South Africa's former national police chief, Jackie Selebi, has been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for corruption.

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africanews

World football governing body FIFA gives Sudan an August 15 ultimatum to rerun their Football Association presidential elections or face a ban from global football. The Sepp Blatter-led administration said it does not recognize the Sudanese Football Association (SFA) vote which was held on 26 July.

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africanews

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has lashed out at the Western media for criticizing his style of government. He defended the country's political system despite growing concern over the rule of law and human rights.

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africanews

Personnel of the Ghana Police Service are 'wildly excited' over the substantial increases in their take-home pay following the implementation of the country's Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS). About 23,000 personnel of the Service have since seen the new pay levels hitting their accounts.

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africanews

Four Sierra Leonean peacekeepers serving in the joint United Nations-African Union mission were killed in the Sudanese war-torn region of Darfur. The peacekeepers died in a road accident which happened late on Sunday in Nyala, south Darfur, the mission said Monday.