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Reuters

KHARTOUM- Sudan may ask the United Nations to run a referendum on the future of a politically sensitive border region after northern and southern leaders failed to appoint organisers, a party official said on Sunday.

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reuters

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An exiled Rwandan general was shot and wounded in South Africa on Saturday in what his wife called a Rwandan-backed assassination attempt, a charge the Kigali government dismissed as "preposterous".

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reuters

- A top Australian mining magnate and five other senior figures from iron ore miner Sundance Resources Ltd were aboard a company aircraft that disappeared in Africa, the company said on Sunday.

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africanews

West African nation Ivory Coast tumbled in their second World Cup game against giant Brazil in a 3-1 drubbing. The South Africans progressed to the knockout stages of the tournament but saw their talisman Kaka being sent off.

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allafrica

Johannesburg — Didier Drogba will be back to lead Cote d’Ivoire’s attack against the fearsome Brazilians on Sunday but without any changes to the attacking system the Ivorians have shown at the World Cup.

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allafrica

Cape Town — Algeria kept themselves in with a sniff of a place in the knockout stages of the World Cup with a draw against the might of England at the Green Point Stadium on Friday, but must beat the Americans on June 23 to stand any chance of progress.

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allafrica

Manute Bol, of Sudan, who became famous for playing basketball in the United States and contributed millions of dollars to help the Sudanese, died on Saturday. He was 47.

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allafrica

Lagos — A court in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday convicted Abba Abacha, one of the sons of late military head of state, General Sani Abacha, to two years imprisonment for belonging to a criminal organisation in the country.

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allafrica

Ghana were left frustrated at the end of their World Cup Group D clash on Saturday, managing only a 1-1 draw against the 10 men of Australia.

Australia took the lead through Brett Holman on 11 minutes, but Asamoah Gyan equalised from the penalty spot after Harry Kewell had handled on the line and been sent to the stands.

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bbc

Rwanda has said it was not behind the shooting of an exiled former military chief of staff in South Africa.

Car & General has won the distributor award of the year.

The award presented by Cummins Power Generation Organisation recognizes it for sales of Cummins generators and engines in the East African region.

The company was also recognized for the high level of customer care and service, the availability of spares and the quality of repair work. Car & General is the appointed supplier of Cummins generators in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia and Djibouti and among others.

President Mwai Kibaki has encouraged Thai investors to consider Kenya as the place to put their money for investments.

President Kibaki said that by coming to Kenya, the country’s investors will have access to a big market as the country is the gateway to the entire East African region and the bloc.

He added that the investment opportunities exist in the value-addition in agricultural produce, the construction industry, transport and aeronautic operations among others. He spoke during a meeting with Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya in Nairobi

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bbc

The global economic crisis must not be allowed to interfere with the delivery of new vaccines to the developing world, a global health body has warned.

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bbc

At least 48 people have been killed in clashes between rival Arab nomadic groups in Sudan's Darfur region, a leader of the Misseriya clan has said.

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voanews

In the run-up to next week’s G8 and G20 summits many NGOs and humanitarian organizations are calling on world leaders to boost funding and fulfill past promises. But the troubled global economy may play a role on what leaders decide to do.

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africanews

The World Bank and Malawi government have signed a $54 million (K8.2 billion) grant agreement as a general budget support. Malawi's Minister of Finance Ken Kandodo said the money will be used to clear domestic debt and implement other on-going government programmes.

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africanews

The United Nations Center for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) advised the continent to watch its step and take advantage of South-South Cooperation (SSC).

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allafrica

Women in abusive relationships have a higher risk of being infected with HIV, a South African Medical Research Council study has found.

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allafrica

Chinese companies are caught in the political crossfire between President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and his opponents in the military and intelligence services led by General Mohammed 'Tewfik' Mediene.

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allafrica

Algeria pulled off an upset draw with England in Cape Town on Friday, holding one of the World Cup favourites to a goalless tie at the Green Point Stadium.