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Tunisia : Tunisia gets interim government
on 2011/12/24 11:45:06
Tunisia

20111224
Press TV
Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly has approved the line-up for the country's interim government proposed by Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali of the Islamic Ennahda party.

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Nigeria : Day of violence in northern Nigeria kills at least 24
on 2011/12/24 11:43:35
Nigeria

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - Clashes between a violent Islamist sect and security forces in Nigeria's northeastern city of Damaturu have killed at least 24 people in the past day, police said on Friday.
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Egypt : Egyptians rally against army over beatings of protesters
on 2011/12/24 11:42:40
Egypt

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - Thousands of Egyptians rallied in Cairo and other cities on Friday to demand the military give up power and vent their anger after 17 people were killed in protests where troops beat and clubbed women and men even as they lay on the ground.
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Libya : New Libyan leaders juggle demands, grievances
on 2011/12/24 11:40:58
Libya

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - The mood was almost merry outside Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib's Tripoli office.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo security forces crush rival swearing-in plan
on 2011/12/24 11:39:34
Democratic Republic of the Congo

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - Congo security forces squashed an attempt by top opposition figure Etienne Tshisekedi to swear himself in as president on Friday, blocking him in his residence and teargassing and arresting his supporters.
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Nigeria : Nigeria coast braces for biggest oil spill in 13 years
on 2011/12/24 11:38:16
Nigeria

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - Nigerian authorities were putting emergency measures in place on Thursday to prevent an oil spill from a Royal Dutch Shell facility, the biggest leak in Nigeria for more than 13 years, washing up on its densely populated coast.
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Egypt : Egypt activists call mass rally against army rule
on 2011/12/24 11:37:14
Egypt

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - Egyptian activists have called a mass rally in Cairo on Friday against the army's handling of protests that killed 17 people and drew international criticism of the ruling generals.
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North of Africa : Factbox: Arab Spring momentum in Middle East, North Africa
on 2011/12/24 11:36:12
North of Africa

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - Here are the latest details of the revolts in the Middle East and North Africa and their aftermath:
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Nigeria : Gun battle, explosions erupt in northern Nigeria
on 2011/12/24 11:34:25
Nigeria

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - A sustained gun battle broke out between Nigerian security forces and suspected Islamist militants in the northern city of Damaturu on Thursday, and several explosions were heard, witnesses and the local police commissioner said.
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Egypt : U.N.'s Bachelet deplores Egyptian attacks on women
on 2011/12/24 11:33:26
Egypt

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - The head of the U.N. women's agency voiced serious concern on Thursday about the treatment of women and children by Egyptian security forces and urged authorities to ensure their rights are respected.
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Libya : U.N. urges Libya to sell off uranium cache
on 2011/12/24 11:32:14
Libya

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - U.N. experts are urging Libya to get rid of a large cache of "yellowcake" uranium because the warehouse where it is being kept is neither safe nor secure enough for long-term storage, the U.N. envoy to Libya said on Thursday.
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Egypt : In provinces, Egyptians focus on vote not protests
on 2011/12/24 11:30:47
Egypt

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - In the provinces, where the chants in Cairo's Tahrir Square against the army are too distant to be heard, Egyptians say that holding their rulers to account should be done via the ballot box and not the street.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo forces kill 24 since vote results: HRW
on 2011/12/24 11:30:00
Democratic Republic of the Congo

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo security forces have killed 24 people since President Joseph Kabila won a disputed presidential election, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
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Egypt : Egypt rejects "interference" after Clinton remarks
on 2011/12/24 11:29:12
Egypt

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - Egypt said Wednesday it would not accept any interference in its internal affairs, following criticism by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of the way security forces dealt with women protesters.
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Egypt : Egyptians back at polls, calm in Cairo after clashes
on 2011/12/24 11:28:19
Egypt

20111224
Reuters
(Reuters) - Egyptians returned to the polls on Wednesday in a phased parliamentary election after five days of violence in Cairo that has cast a pall over the transition to democracy and drawn a U.S. rebuke of Egypt's security forces.
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Egypt : Egyptians back at polls, calm in Cairo after clashes
on 2011/12/22 11:38:44
Egypt

20111222
Reuters
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians returned to the polls on Wednesday in a phased parliamentary election after five days of violence in Cairo that has cast a pall over the transition to democracy and drawn a U.S. rebuke of Egypt's security forces.
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Egypt : Attack on Egyptian women protesters sparks uproar
on 2011/12/22 11:38:19
Egypt

20111222
Reuters
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian activist Ghada Kamal was grabbed, slapped and beaten by an army officer this week during five days of violent demonstrations demanding an end to military rule.
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Nigeria : Shell shuts offshore Nigerian oilfield after leak
on 2011/12/22 11:37:57
Nigeria

20111222
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is shutting down its huge 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) Bonga oilfield off the Nigerian coast after a leak occurred while loading a tanker on Tuesday, the firm said in a statement.
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Rwanda : Rwanda politicians jailed for life over genocide
on 2011/12/22 11:37:29
Rwanda

20111222
Reuters
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The U.N. war crimes tribunal for Rwanda on Wednesday found two bosses of the former ruling Hutu-led party guilty of genocide for their leading roles in the 1994 massacre of Tutsis and moderate Hutus, and sentenced them to life in prison.
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East of Africa : Kenya says targets Somali rebels behind camp blasts
on 2011/12/22 11:36:51
East of Africa

20111222
Reuters
MOGADISHU/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan air strikes on an Islamist rebel-held village in southern Somalia targeted a militant base from where attacks on the world's largest refugee camp had been planned, Kenya's military spokesman said on Wednesday.
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