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A Sudanese newspaper said on Sunday it would suspend publication for one week in protest at stringent censorship by authorities, as five other papers were censored in Africa's largest country, journalists said.

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Thousands of Moroccans marched through Rabat on Sunday to protest against an Israeli raid on aid ship bound for Gaza, waving Turkish flags and chanting "Death to Israel, enemy of the peoples and warmonger".

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Three Rwandan opposition parties have asked the United States to use its influence to help resolve social and political tension in the country before the presidential election in August.

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The soccer World Cup is uniting South Africa, much like the 1995
world rugby victory helped break down racial barriers, and it will leave a legacy for decades to come, President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday.

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Kenyan security forces are ready to tackle any threats from the rebel group al Shabaab in neighbouring Somalia, a senior regional administrator said.

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Democratic Republic of Congo's top police officer has been suspended to facilitate an inquiry into the death of a prominent human rights activist, officials said on Sunday.

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Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who faces the risk of arrest on war crimes charges, has not been invited to next month's African Union conference in Uganda, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said in a statement.

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Lead poisoning killed 163 people, including 111 children, in Zamfara State of Nigeria due to illegal gold mining in last months, a senior health official said. The poisonings were caused by the illegal extraction of ore by villagers.

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The Uganda Wildlife Authority and the police are hunting for three hippopotamuses which killed two people and cows in Munyonyo near Lake Victoria and Nakawuka. Peter Lugo, 25, a fisherman, and his young brother, Lazarus Muko, 20 all died during the attack.

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Nigeria's new President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to ensure free and fair elections for next April and has called for the passage of electoral reforms by the end of the year.

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The United States said on Friday it was deeply concerned by the "apparent assassination" of a Congolese human rights activist and offered to help the Democratic Republic of the Congo investigate his death.

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Nigeria's respected former anti-corruption chief Nuhu Ribadu returned home on Friday after more than a year in voluntary exile, two months after a legal case accusing him of not declaring assets was dropped.

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Nigeria's respected former anti-corruption chief Nuhu Ribadu returned home on Friday after more than a year in voluntary exile, two months after a legal case accusing him of not declaring assets was dropped.

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Nigeria's new finance minister said on Friday creating jobs and getting affordable credit to smaller companies were among his top priorities in the short time left of the current administration.

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Possible presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei called on supporters attending his biggest rally so far to campaign for a change in Egypt's constitution to allow a democratic succession to Hosni Mubarak.

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The lone remaining opposition candidate in this month's presidential election in Burundi has quit the race because of concerns the vote will be rigged, leaving incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza without a challenger.

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Two Ugandan soldiers serving in the African Union's peacekeeping force in Somalia (AMISOM) died in fighting with rebels for control of north Mogadishu this week, an AMISOM spokesman said on Saturday.

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FIFA will screen advertisements for condoms and HIV educational messages at fan parks during the World Cup in South Africa, which has one of the world's highest rates of AIDS.

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South African police are using World Cup rules and regulations to harass homeless people, foreign migrants and street hawkers ahead of this month's finals, Amnesty International said.

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Polygamous South African President Jacob Zuma is battling another scandal concerning his private life, this time involving newspaper reports his second wife is pregnant after an affair with her bodyguard.