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voanews

A South Africa fan reacts at the end of the World Cup group A soccer match between France and South Africa in Bloemfontein, 22 Jun 2010

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voanews

Comoros Islands President Mohamed Abdallah Sambi formed an interim government Monday aimed at organizing the upcoming vote on 7th November.

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allafrica

Ghana need just a draw against Germany in their World Cup Group D clash at Soccer City on Wednesday night to advance to the Last 16 in their second successive finals tournament.

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allafrica

The US-backed regime in Ethiopia expelled an American journalist on 17 June.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Heather Murdock had been reporting with the US international broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) in the eastern region of Harer, near an area where there was reported skirmishes between the army and rebels of the separatist Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF).

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allafrica

About 50 people lost their lives in a train accident in southern Congo-Brazzaville on Monday night.
The director-general of the Congo Railway Corporation, Joseph Sauveur El Bez, made this announcement today.

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allafrica

It proved a bridge too far for South Africa but they swaggered off the World Cup stage with pride restored after beating France 2-1 at the Free State Stadium on Tuesday.

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allafrica

Nigeria became the third African side to drop out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup when they were held to a 2-2 draw by South Korea at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Tuesday.

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africanews

Thirty-five bodies have so far been retrieved from floodwaters across the West African nation, Ghana, by volunteers and rescue workers who described the havoc after Sunday's downpour as the worst flood disaster in country's recent history. The rains were recorded around the capital, Accra, and the central region of the country.

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africanews

Ethiopia is hosting more than 150,000 refugees from four neighbouring countries, the country's government said as the world celebrates refugee Day.

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africanews

At least 50 people have been killed in a train crash which occurred on Monday night about 60km (37 miles) from the city of Pointe-Noire in southern Congo-Brazzaville, officials have said.

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africanews

The Kenya government has ordered the registration of all mobile phones and sim cards to cut mobile phone crimes. Mobile phone subscribers have until the end of July to register their numbers or will be disconnected from their networks.

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africanews

The plane carrying 11 people including tycoon, Ken Talbot, and the entire board of the Sundance Resources mining company went missing over the jungle Saturday on a flight from Yaounde, Cameroon's capital, to Yangadou in Congo-Brazzaville.

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voanews

A top official at the Carter Center poll observer team to monitor Guinea’s upcoming election has described as vigorous political campaigning ahead of the scheduled 27th June vote.

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voanews

The Vice Chairman of Ethiopia’s opposition Unity for Democracy and Justice has called on other opposition parties to bury their differences and form a coalition to challenge Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s ruling party in future elections.

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reuters

Nigeria's president on Monday appointed an ex-minister of science to lead a special task force responsible for transforming the OPEC member's dilapidated power sector, considered a major hindrance to economic growth.

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reuters

A train in Congo Republic derailed en route to the capital Brazzaville, killing around 50 passengers as four of its wagons plunged into a ravine by the track, a national rail company source told Reuters on Tuesday.

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reuters

South African President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday he was confident the Soccer World Cup, hosted for the first time in Africa, will boost job creation and economic growth in his country.

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reuters

The government of Nigeria on Monday asked a U.S. court for permission to formally observe proceedings against a Nigerian man to ensure he receives a fair trial on charges of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner.

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reuters

A Kenyan court acquitted and freed a policeman on Monday caught on camera apparently firing his rifle at two youths who were killed during post-election violence two years ago.

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reuters

Cameroonian search teams have found the wreckage of a plane carrying Australian mining executives that went missing over central Africa on the weekend, authorities said on Monday.