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Rwanda : Two die after grenade attack in Rwanda capital
on 2012/1/5 12:28:00
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KIGALI (Reuters) - Two people have died after a grenade attack near an open-air fruit and vegetable market in Rwanda's capital Kigali on Tuesday evening, police said on Wednesday.
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Libya : Militias could drag Libya into civil war: NTC chief
on 2012/1/5 12:27:39
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya risks sliding into civil war unless it brings under control the rival militias which filled the vacuum left by Muammar Gaddafi's downfall, the head of the interim administration said after an outbreak of violence in the capital.
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Libya : Libya names head of armed forces as militias clash
on 2012/1/5 12:27:13
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya on Tuesday named Yousef al-Manqoush, a retired general from the anti-Gaddafi bastion of Misrata, as head of the armed forces in the first significant move to build a new Libyan military.
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Senegal : Senegal's N'Dour drops music for election "buzz"
on 2012/1/5 12:26:54
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DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's Youssou N'Dour has taken his music to audiences around the world but says his decision to stop singing and run for president was prompted by a nagging sound straight from the streets of his West African nation.
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Egypt : Prosecutors open case against Egypt's Mubarak
on 2012/1/5 12:26:30
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian prosecutors seeking a conviction against Hosni Mubarak on charges of ordering the killing of protesters took the stand for the first time on Tuesday, criticising his political record in a session brought to an abrupt end by the presiding judge.
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South Sudan : Thousands need aid after S. Sudan ethnic violence: UN
on 2012/1/4 16:01:32
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Thousands of South Sudanese who fled the latest wave of bloody ethnic violence in the troubled Jonglei state are in dire need of emergency aid, the United Nations warned Wednesday.
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South Sudan : South Sudan flashpoint town under government control
on 2012/1/4 15:59:52
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South Sudan's army on Tuesday reclaimed control of a town destroyed in a bloody cattle vendetta that sent thousands fleeing into the bush and threatened the stability of the world's newest state.
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Niger : Niger's justice ministry goes up in 'criminal' blaze
on 2012/1/4 15:59:00
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The offices of Niger's justice ministry in Niamey were ravaged by a serious fire, which broke out in the early hours of the morning and was officially said to be of "criminal origin."
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Africa : Zuma meets Libyan envoy seeking help rebuilding
on 2012/1/4 15:57:31
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South African President Jacob Zuma met Tuesday with an envoy from Libya's National Transitional Council seeking help from Pretoria in rebuilding after the uprising that ousted Moamer Kadhafi.
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Libya : Former colonel appointed chief of Libya' new army
on 2012/1/4 15:56:34
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A former colonel in Moamer Kadhafi's military has been appointed as the new chief of staff of the Libyan army, two members of the country's ruling National Transitional Council told AFP on Tuesday.
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Senegal : Music icon Youssou Ndour shakes up Senegal presidential race
on 2012/1/4 15:55:41
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World-renowned singer Youssou Ndour stirred up the battle for Senegal's presidency Tuesday by announcing he plans to take on veteran incumbent Abdoulaye Wade in February elections.
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South Sudan : 150 children lose parents in South Sudan violence
on 2012/1/4 15:54:40
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Red Cross volunteers are trying to reconnect 150 young children with their missing parents after tens of thousands of residents of South Sudan ran into the bush while fleeing a massive wave of tribe-on-tribe violence, an official said Tuesday.
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Algeria : Algeria kills senior Qaeda operative
on 2012/1/4 15:53:30
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Algerian security forces have shot dead a senior operative of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the interior minister announced Tuesday.
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Nigeria : Nigerian police accused of killing protester amid fuel anger
on 2012/1/4 15:52:35
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Nigeria was rocked by protests on Tuesday in which one man was killed, authorities fired tear gas and crowds blocked petrol stations to demonstrate against soaring fuel prices.
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South Africa : Kallis, Petersen punish S. Lanka in third Test
on 2012/1/4 15:51:26
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Jacques Kallis and Alviro Petersen hit centuries as South Africa dominated the first day of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka at Newlands on Tuesday.
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Morocco : Moroccan king unveils Islamist-led government
on 2012/1/4 15:46:00
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Tuesday named a new government dominated by moderate Islamists who won polls the monarch called early to abort protests inspired by the Arab Spring.
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Zimbabwe : Zimbabwe police scupper Anglican clergy's retreat
on 2012/1/4 15:44:59
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Zimbabwe police blocked an annual retreat of Anglican priests, invoking a security law that bars public gatherings without official clearance, a church spokesman said Tuesday.
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Niger : Niger's justice ministry goes up in flames
on 2012/1/4 15:42:04
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The offices of Niger's justice ministry in Niamey have been ravaged by a serious fire which broke out in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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South Africa : S. Africa rhino hunting auction sparks controversy
on 2012/1/4 15:40:41
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A decision by South African wildlife parks to auction the right to hunt white rhinoceros has stirred up controversy, with lobby groups warning that the species is already under pressure from poachers.
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Mali : Mali to give 40,000 tonnes of food to drought victims
on 2012/1/4 15:39:23
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Mali's government on Tuesday announced a plan to distribute 40,000 tonnes of food in emergency aid to drought victims and those lacking food security.
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