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South Sudan on Monday accused its former foes in the Khartoum government of arming gunmen who killed over 40 people in a cattle raid, as the UN warned tensions between the two sides risks regional peace.

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Kenyan police Sunday arrested a Muslim preacher who had been previously arrested but acquitted of the 2002 bombing of an Israeli-owned hotel near Mombasa which killed 15 people.

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An oil dispute between Sudan and South Sudan has become "a serious threat to peace and security in the region," U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Sunday as African heads of state converged on Ethiopia's capital for an African Union summit.

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The ruling National Transitional Council on Saturday adopted a new electoral law for Libya to form its first constituent assembly in June, dropping a quota set aside for women.

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Senegal's opposition called Saturday for popular resistance against President Abdoulaye Wade as the capital recovered from riots that erupted after the country's top court said he could run for a third term.

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's opposition called on the population Saturday to rise up against President Abdoulaye Wade's decision to run for a third term, a move that foreshadows more unrest after a night of clashes that saw a policeman stoned to death in the normally peaceful nation on Africa's west coast.

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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A producer at a Somali radio station says gunmen shot dead the station's director in the chaotic capital, Mogadishu.

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Gunmen on Saturday shot dead the director of a major Somali radio station in front of his home in Mogadishu, colleagues and witnesses said.

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan could enter the race for chairman of the African Union, after Gambia pulled out of the running this week, a source close to Jonathan said on Saturday.

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Thousands of Tunisians angered by the increasing prominence of ultra-conservative Islamists in a country only recently freed from dictatorial rule took to the streets in protest Saturday.

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Dozens of Libyans protested Saturday against Defence Minister Osama Juili's visit to an ex-bastion of Moamer Kadhafi, saying it showed support from the nation's new rulers to the slain dictator's diehards.

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Nelson Mandela is to return to his Johannesburg home on Sunday from his native village, South African authorities said, adding that the 93-year-old anti-apartheid icon was well.

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Sudan agreed Saturday to free ships with South Sudanese oil as a goodwill gesture to ease negotiations aimed at resolving a furious row over pipeline transit fees with its southern neighbour.

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Nigerian troops on Saturday killed 11 fighters from the Islamist sect Boko Haram during a shootout in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, a spokesman said.

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African leaders have inaugurated a new $200 million headquarters that was funded by China as a gift. They say the massive complex is a symbol of China's rapidly changing role in Africa.

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KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Police say gunmen from a radical Islamist sect have attacked another police station, killing one officer in a north Nigeria city where they killed 185 people last week.

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At least 15 Somali migrants were killed and 40 left missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya this week, the Somali ambassador to Tripoli said Saturday.

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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo's top opposition leader is calling for a strike over last year's much-criticized election.

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Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi on Friday called for a general strike in his nation next week over presidential elections which he claims were marred by fraud.

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's highest court ruled Friday the country's increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month's election, a deep blow to the country's opposition, which has vowed to take to the streets if the aging leader does not step aside.