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ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The use of force should be the last resort in dealing with the political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire, African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping said on Saturday.

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xinhua

CAIRO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Protesters were marching towards the Tahrir square in downtown Cairo carrying dead bodies on Saturday night after the curfew began on 4 p.m. (1400 GMT), according to Xinhua reporters.

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ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Cote d’Ivoire’s incumbent Laurent Gbagbo must cede power, Gervais Jean Marie Kakou, minister of foreign affairs in the government of the internationally-backed president-elect Alassane Ouattara, told Xinhua on Saturday before informally attending the 16th African Union (AU) summit to be held on Jan. 30-31.

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CAIRO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The buildings of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) and the National Press Club (NPC) in downtown Cairo were set on fire Saturday night, Xinhua reporters witnessed.

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JOS, Nigeria Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 students of University of Jos in Nigeria's central north Plateau State have been hospitalized, after sustaining gunshot wounds during a clash with members of Special Task Force (STF) at the university students ' hostel

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Looted stores, burnt out cars and the stench of blazing tyres filled the streets of Cairo as day broke on Sunday, with President Hosni Mubarak clinging to office and security forces struggling to contain looters.

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KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Police beat and arrested students in central Khartoum, witnesses said on Sunday, as demonstrations broke out throughout the city demanding the government resign.

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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Africa and the international community must stand firm against efforts by Ivory Coast's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to cling onto power, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.

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JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - More than 99 percent of voters in Sudan's south chose to separate from the north in a plebiscite intended to end decades of civil war, a referendum official said on Sunday announcing preliminary results.

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LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Riot police in Gabon fired tear gas to break up a protest by around 5,000 opposition supporters on Saturday, with witnesses saying that up to 20 people were wounded in the clashes.

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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - African countries support the International Criminal Court (ICC) but its chief prosecutor is guilty of double standards, the chairman of the African Union Commission said on Saturday.

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KIGALI (Reuters) - A grenade attack killed two people and wounded at least 28 in Rwanda's capital Kigali during the Friday evening rush hour, the police said on Saturday.

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BANGUI (Reuters) - Rivals to Central African Republic leader Francois Bozize pulled their representatives off the election body on Saturday, alleging fraud after early partial results from last weekend's poll put Bozize in the lead.

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xinhua

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) on Friday said a panel to deal with the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire will be set up in a maximum of 48 hours.

20110128
reuters

CAIRO (Reuters) - Some 410 protesters were wounded in demonstrations to oust Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak across greater Cairo on Friday, some in a serious condition with bullet wounds, medical sources said.

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reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States increased pressure on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday to institute reforms, urging the government to view its people as "a partner" not a threat during unprecedented protests in Cairo.

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Special Court for Sierra Leone trying former Liberian President Charles Taylor for war crimes on Friday dismissed a challenge to its impartiality that was based on U.S. embassy cables published by WikiLeaks.

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela left hospital on Friday after treatment for an acute respiratory infection, officials said.

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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - African leaders must insist Ivory Coast's rivals for the presidency hold face-to-face talks to resolve the post-election crisis, the African Union mediator said on Friday.

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NAIROBI (Reuters) - A senior official of The Hague court said on Friday that Kenya had sullied its image by seeking to suspend trials of post-election violence suspects, but was hopeful Nairobi would ask the court to try them locally.