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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's public prosecutor has sent two policemen for trial on charges of torturing an activist, who rights groups said may have been beaten to death by officers after he exposed alleged police corruption.

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The Ugandan police have arrested a pastor accused of organizing mass killings in Rwanda's 1994 genocide. Officials say Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi, who is on a UN wanted list, was detained on Wednesday 30 June 2010 after entering Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Over 200 people are reported to have been killed with more than 100 wounded in a fuel tanker explosion in eastern Congo in the night of last Friday.

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The UN refugee agency has reported that many of the 200, 000 Somalis who fled their homes are trapped in the country as routes out become increasingly dangerous.

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NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta criticised parliamentarians for awarding themselves pay rises of up to 25 percent, newspapers reported on Saturday, but analysts said he had little power to resist them.

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ISMAILIA Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt released seven Bedouin detainees on Saturday in an effort to improve tense relations between the Bedouin and the government, security sources said.

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NAIROBI (Reuters) - About half of school-age children in the southern Somali port town of Kismayu are ditching classes to join rebels fighting to topple a fragile government, teachers said.

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CONAKRY (Reuters) - The second-placed party in Guinea's presidential vote has said it will challenge some poll results after provisional figures put veteran opposition leader Alpha Conde behind former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo.

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PORT HARCOURT Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked two cargo vessels off the coast of the oil-producing Niger Delta, killing one crew member and kidnapping at least 12 others, a Nigerian navy spokesman said on Saturday.

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KINSHASA (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Saturday that none of its peacekeepers were killed when a fuel tanker exploded in eastern Congo, correcting an earlier statement saying that five of its soldiers had been killed.

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CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea will hold a run-off in its presidential election later this month after former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo won a first round vote but failed to secure a majority, provisional results showed on Friday.

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On Friday night Ghana came to a standstill since everyone was watching the World Cup quarter final against Uruguay. The game ended in an anti-climax when Ghana missed two penalties during the shoot out. Reporter Isaac Eshun captured the emotions from the fans.

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The former head of South Africa's police force was found guilty on graft charges on Friday, one of the most senior officials to be brought to justice for corruption in the country.

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It has been revealed that between 10 to 15 percent of
Cameroonians suffer from Hepatitis B, C and D. This gives a total population of over two million Cameroonians.

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces arrested 8 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday after searching their homes and confiscating their computers, CDs and books, a spokesman for the group said on Friday.

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KAMPALA (Reuters) - The Ugandan government has agreed to liberalise the pensions sector, opening up a sector hitherto monopolised by the state's National Social Security Fund (NSSF), the finance minister said on Friday.

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A debt relief programme worth $12.3bn (£8.1bn) has been agreed for the Democratic Republic of Congo, it has been announced.

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Finance Minister Augustine Ngaufuan says this week's $4.6 billion debt relief package should not be seen as panacea for Liberia's post-war problems

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Local residents watch as election workers count presidential votes at an outdoor polling station in Conakry, Guinea, 27 Jun 2010. Guinea on Sunday held its first free election since independence more than half a century ago, a vote many hope will finally end decades of harsh military rule and launch a new democratic era.

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Ben Owusu says Uruguay have got no chance of beating Ghana in football World Cup quarterfinal