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Mali : Mali rebels attack northern town in coup aftermath
on 2012/4/2 11:03:57
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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Rebels on Saturday attacked Mali's strategic northern city of Gao, a day after they took the provincial capital of Kidal, witnesses and an official said. The move deepens the crisis in the landlocked nation at the feet of the Sahara after a coup earlier this month by Malian soldiers angry at the government's handling of the rebellion.
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Uganda : Viral video will spur Kony arrest this year: ICC
on 2012/4/2 11:02:50
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The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor voiced confidence Saturday that fugitive Ugandan rebel chief Joseph Kony will be arrested this year, praising the role of a viral online campaign.
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Africa : Sudan team in Ethiopia for crisis talks
on 2012/4/2 11:01:04
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Top Sudanese security officials flew to Addis Ababa on Saturday for crisis talks after a delay threw negotiations into uncertainty following fresh fighting allegedly backed by South Sudan.
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Nigeria : Suspected Islamists attack police stations in Nigeria
on 2012/4/2 10:59:40
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Suspected members of Islamist group Boko Haram attacked three police stations in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, burning two of them down in the latest of scores of such assaults, police said.
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Kenya : At least one dead, 14 wounded in Kenya attacks: police
on 2012/4/2 10:58:08
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At least one person was killed and 14 others were wounded in attacks on a restaurant in the Kenyan city of Mombasa and a church gathering in the nearby town of Mtwapa, police said.
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Guinea-Bissau : UN urges calm ahead of Guinea-Bissau run-off poll
on 2012/4/2 10:56:33
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The UN Security Council on Saturday urged Guinea Bissau candidates and voters to "exercise restraint" ahead of a run-off presidential vote in the coup-prone west African country.
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Morocco : Tourists visit Marrakech to 'sin', says Moroccan minister
on 2012/4/2 10:52:43
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A Moroccan minister has caused a stir by saying that tourists visit the southern city of Marrakech "to sin".
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South Africa : Embattled S.African youth leader slams Zuma 'dictatorship'
on 2012/4/2 10:47:34
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Embattled South African youth leader Julius Malema accused President Jacob Zuma of "dictatorship" as jockeying intensifies ahead of a key ANC elective conference, local media said Saturday.
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Somalia : Residents flee Mogadishu Islamist rebel bastion
on 2012/4/2 10:46:25
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Somali residents on Saturday fled one of the capital's last Islamist strongholds after a day of heavy fighting in which African forces backing government troops said they seized the area.
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Libya : Libya PM announces truce to end deadly Sabha clashes
on 2012/4/2 10:43:41
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Libya's interim government on Saturday announced a ceasefire aimed at ending six days of deadly tribal clashes in a southern desert oasis that cost more than 150 lives.
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Afran : Mali suspended from world parliamentarian body
on 2012/4/1 15:31:35
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KAMPALA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Mali has been suspended from the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) following a coup that toppled President Amadou Toumani Toure on March 22.
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Sudan : Khartoum says South Sudan army encroaches into Sudanese territories in South Kordofan
on 2012/4/1 15:31:03
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KHARTOUM, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese army on Saturday said South Sudan army was encroaching into Sudan's territories in South Kordofan State on the border between the two countries, official SUNA news agency reported.
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South of Africa : South African government cracks down on rampant corruption
on 2012/4/1 15:30:34
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JOHANNESBURG, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The South African government is launching an intensive operation against rampant corruption to promote the social sustainable development, local media reported on Saturday.
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Afran : Tunisian association says confirmed existence of secret prisons
on 2012/4/1 15:29:46
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TUNIS, March 31 (Xinhua) -- A Tunisian association dubbed " Freedom and Equity" said it had confirmed the existence of secret prisons in the country under former presidents Habib Bourguiba and Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the state-run TAP press agency reported Saturday.
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Kenya : One confirmed dead, 26 injured in twin blasts in Kenya
on 2012/4/1 15:29:21
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MOMBASA, Kenya, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's authorities confirmed that at least one person died while 26 others were injured in separate blasts in the coastal city of Mombasa on Saturday night.
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Mali : Mali rebels attack northern strategic city of Gao
on 2012/4/1 15:28:36
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BAMAKO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- After seizing the town of Kidal on Friday, the rebel forces on Saturday attacked Gao, a strategic city in Northern Mali, witnesses said.
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Sudan : Sudan governor to troops: 'Take no prisoners'
on 2012/4/1 15:09:21
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Al Jazeera obtains footage of governor of Southern Kordofan apparently condoning war crimes in orders to Sudanese army.
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Libya : Scores dead in southern Libya tribal clashes
on 2012/4/1 15:07:38
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Sixteen killed in Sabha in latest fighting between Toubou and Arab tribes that has claimed 147 lives in past week.
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Zimbabwe : Zimbabwe: Stress test deadline looming for banks
on 2012/3/30 18:11:59
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Banks in Zimbabwe have until end of April to submit mandatory stress test results, as the regulator comes harder on lenders to avoid a repeat of the2004 financial sector crisis. The 25 lenders were in January ordered by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to surrender their internal test results with effect from this year, and within 30 days after the close of each quarter.
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Malawi : Malawi’s president bows to pressure from populace
on 2012/3/30 18:11:27
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Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika this has finally bowed down to civil society organizations' (CSOs) pressure to scrape the First Lady's pay from government coffers of around MK1.3 million (about US$7,840) monthly.
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