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Gay Activities Shut South Africa School
(BBC)-South African education officials are investigating reports that a
girls' boarding school dormitory was closed because of lesbian...full story
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Congo Militia Recruits Child Witch Doctors
BY PATRICE CITERA-( AP/YAHOO)–Congolese children are being lured to
fight and serve as witch doctors for an armed group in volatile...full story
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Stormy Weather Wreaks Havoc Across Egypt
(AFP/YAHOO)– Four people were killed and more than 50 hurt as bad
weather wreaked havoc across Egypt, pelting the capital with a...full
story
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Mugabe Plans Lavish Party Despite Distress
BY NELSON BANYA- (REUTERS/YAHOO)– Zimbabwe's President Robert
Mugabe celebrates his 86th birthday Saturday with a lavish party...full
story
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Gaddafi Seeks Holy War Against Switzerland
(BC)-Libya's Muammar Gaddafi has called for a jihad, or holy war,
against Switzerland, as an ongoing diplomatic row between...full story
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Algeria Police Chief Killed By Colleague
(BBC)-The chief of Algeria's national police force, Ali Tounsi, has been
shot dead in the capital, Algiers, officials say. full story
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South Africa Reports NKorea Sanctions Violations
BY EDITH M. LEDER-( AP/YAHOO)– South Africa sent a report to the
United Nations saying it confiscated a shipment of North Korean tank ...
full story
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Nigeria First Lady In Power Grab
BY JON GAMBRELL-( AP/YAHOO)–While Nigeria's ailing president remains
unseen after being brought back into the country under...full story
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Leader's Return To Nigeria Sets Showdown
BY WILL CONNORS-(WSJ/GOOGLE)-The return of Nigeria's ailing
president after a three-month medical absence sets the stage for a...full
story
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Guinea Tests Western Influence In Africa
(ASKSIMBA/GOOGLE)-Whether Guinea’s absent junta leader Moussa
Dadis Camara makes it back to his home country or not will...full story
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Ivory Coast Suspends French Television Station
(REUTERS/GOOGLE) - Ivory Coast has suspended satellite TV news
station France 24 over a headline reporting many deaths during a... full
story
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Truce Wins Sudan Rebels Govt Posts
BY ROBERT TUTTLE-(BBC)- A TEMPORARY ceasefire accord signed by
Sudan's government and a rebel group in western Darfur may...full story
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Al-Qaeda Frees French Hostage In Mali
(BBC)-A French hostage who was being held by al-Qaeda's North African
wing in Mali has been freed days after four militants were... full story
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Nigeria President Returns After Three Months
BY FELIX ONUAH-(REUTERS/YAHOO)–Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua
arrived back in Abuja Wednesday after three months in a Saudi Arabian
...full story
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Shell And Nigeria Squabble Over Oil
BY TOM BURGIS-(FINTIMES/GOOGLE)-Royal Dutch Shell’s outgoing Africa
chief on Tuesday delivered a blistering attack on Nigeria’s management...
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Niger President's Ouster In Coup Praised
BY TODD PITMAN-(AP/YAHOO)– It's politics, upside down. The elected
president of a uranium-rich nation morphs into a despot and refuses ...
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Algeria Recalls Mali Envoy Over Islamists
(AFP/YAHOO)–Algeria recalled its ambassador to Bamako on Tuesday in
protest at Mali's release of four militants, whose release has...full story
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Ethiopian Airlines Recovers All Crash Bodies
(ABC/REUTERS/GOOGLE)-Ethiopian Airlines says all 90 bodies have been
recovered from the aircraft that crashed off Lebanon last...full story
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Sudan And Darfur Rebels Sign Truce
(BBC)-Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has signed a framework
ceasefire deal with one of Darfur's main rebel groups,...full story
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South Africa Intercept North Korea Arms
BY LOUIS CHARBONNEAU- (REUTERS/YAHOO) – South Africa has told a U.
N. Security Council committee it intercepted a North Korean weapons...
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Blair Visits Liberia To Assist Govt
(AFP/YAHOO) –Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair began a two-day
visit to Liberia Monday to launch a project with President Ellen...full story
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Niger Military President Plans New Constitution
BY BOUREIMA HAMA- (AFP)-The junta that staged a coup in Niger last
week on Monday named its leader as transitional president and...full
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Guinea Premier Pleads For Election Funds
(BBC)-Guinea urgently needs funds to be ready for an election due later
this year, the prime minister has told the BBC. full story
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Yar’Adua Allies Threaten Nigeria Minister’s Life
BY TOSIN OGUNSEWE-(PUNCH)-Further proofs that the emergence of
Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President and the prolonged absence...full
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Mugabe, 86 Tightens Grip On Power
BY MACDONALD DZIRUTWE-(REUTERS/YAHOO)–Zimbabwean President
Robert Mugabe celebrated his 86th birthday on Sunday,...full story
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Envoys Arrive In Niger To Assess Coup
(YAHOO/AFP)–International envoys arrived Sunday in the west African
nation of Niger where thousands of people staged rallies to...full story
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Fresh Power Tussle Draws Kenyans’ Rage
BY JEFFREY GETTLEMAN-(NYTIMES)-Kenyans are once again waiting
anxiously to see whether their president and prime minister will do...full
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New Drug Could End AIDS Epidemic
(BBC)-Anti-retroviral treatments (ARVs) and universal testing could stop
the spread of Aids in South Africa within five years, a top...full story
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Niger Junta Names Colonel As Leader
(AP/IND)-A junta that seized power in a coup in Niger named a platoon
commander as its leader Friday, hours after soldiers announced...full
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Liberia And Ghana Improve Bi-lateral Ties
(GNA)- Ghana and Liberia on Friday inched up their bilateral ties and
recommitted themselves to building a stronger relationship that...full
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Ivorian Protesters Push To Oust President
(RUTERS/NYTIMES)-Thousands of protesters marched through this
central Ivorian city on Saturday, demanding the ouster of the...full story
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Thousands Rally, Support Niger Military Coup
(BBC)-Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Niger
capital in a second day of demonstrations of support for Thursday's... full
story
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Infrastructural Decay Worries Nigeria Gas Workers
BY AYO OWOSEYE-(NEXT)-Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff
Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called on the three tiers...full
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US Blames Niger President For Coup
(AFP/YAHOO)–A senior US official indicated that Niger's President
Mamadou Tandja only has himself to blame for Thursday's coup in the...
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Google Adding Nigeria To Satellite Map
(GOOGLE)-Global IT giants, Google, have started a training program with
Nigerian application developers on how to fully utilize and get... full story
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Ghana Opposition Walks Boycott Parliament Indefinitely
(JOY)-The Minority in the Ghanaian Parliament have announced an
indefinite boycott of the House until a man remanded in custody for... full
story
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Several Dead In Ivory Coast Riots
(BBC)-Several people have been killed in Ivory Coast during clashes
between security forces and demonstrators. full story
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Ghanaian Demands Arrest Of Ex-President Rawlings
(PEACE)-Trouble courting 27-year-old NPP activist, Nana Darkwa, who
for passing unsubstantiated comments which imputed ill motive...full
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Soldiers Storm Niger Palace, Abduct President
BY TODD PITMAN-(AP/YAHOO)– Renegade soldiers in armored vehicles
stormed Niger's presidential palace with a hail of gunfire during...full
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Kenya Police Free Five Gay Men
(BBC)-Kenyan police have released five people arrested for planning a
"gay wedding" north of Mombasa, saying there was no evidence...full
story
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Economic Reforms Spur Congo National Growth
BY MARK JOHN-(REUTERS/YAHOO) – PricewaterhouseCoopers' Congo
office was winding down for the weekend one Friday when a call...full
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Nigeria Central Bank Springs Islamic Bank
BY OLUWA BANGUDU-(NEXT)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the
new phase of reforms will positively impact on the provisions... full story
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Uganda Pastor Airs Porn In Church
(YAHOO/AP)– A Ugandan pastor is showing gay pornography at church
to try to garner support for a proposed law that would...full story
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Chinese Acquire Nigeria State Telecoms Company
BY DOUG YOUNG-(REUTERS/GOOGLE)-Doubts surfaced over the planned
$2.5 billion sale of Nigeria's former state telecoms monopoly...full story
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Plot To Impeach Nigeria President Thickens
BY FESTUS OWETE-(NEXT)-Despite the recent denials of members of the
Senate National Interest Group of any plot to commence
impeachment...full story
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$17M Tanzania Gem Sells For $12,000
(BBC)-A giant ruby once thought to be valued at £11m and used to
support an insolvent Shropshire construction firm has been sold for... full
story
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Cairo Bomb Scare Rattles Alitalia Flight
(YAHOO/AFP) – An Alitalia flight from Cairo was delayed almost two
hours on Wednesday as 157 passengers, including Egypt's tourism...full
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Guinea Names Crime Suspects Into Cabinet
BY BOUBACAR DIALLO-(YAHOO/AP)– Two powerful army officers accused
of grave crimes have been appointed ministers in Guinea's...full story
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Ivory Coast Vote Shift Sparks Demonstrations
(REUTERS/GOOGLE)-Thousands of demonstrators blockaded parts of
Ivory Coast on Wednesday in protest against President Laurent...full
story
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Libya Close To Ending Switzerland Dispute
BY DANIEL FLYNN- (REUTERS/YAHOO)–Switzerland and Libya are ready
to end a row which has stopped Europeans entering Libya...full story
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US Urges Swift Kenya Crisis Solution
(AFP/GOOGLE)–The United States on Wednesday voiced concern about
Kenya's political crisis, urging coalition leaders not to hold...full story
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Gadhafi Bars European Travelers From Libya
BY BRADLEY S. KLAPPE(, AP/YAHOO)– Libya is barring and threatening to
expel visitors from 25 European nations in a bizarre escalation...full story
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South African Opposition Storm Off Parliament
(YAHOO/AP)– South African opposition parties walked out of a
parliament session Tuesday, accusing the governing African...full story
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Togo Leader Calls For Peaceful Elections
(AFP/YAHOO)–Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe has urged the people
of the small west African nation to ensure that the March 4...full story
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Party Over For Nigerians, By Jonathan
BY ELIZABETH ARCHIBONG-(NEXT)-In what looks like reading the riot act
to all favor seekers and fair weather friends, the Acting...full story
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Gambia Expels UNICEF Envoy After Criticisms
(BBC)-The Gambia has expelled the envoy of the UN's children charity,
Unicef. full story
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Kenya: President, Premier Duel Over Power-sharing
BY TOM MALITI-(AP/GOOGLE)-Kenya's prime minister said Monday that
he wants former U.N. chief Kofi Annan to intervene in a dispute...full story
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Drugs For Arms In West Africa
BY RUKMINI CALLIMACHI-(GOOGLE/AP)–Cocaine shipped to West Africa
by Latin American drug cartels is now being traded for arms...full story
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South Africa Introducing New Land Reforms
(AFP/YAHOO) – South Africa will introduce new legislation to quicken
reforms which have left the bulk of land still in white minority hands...full
story
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Malawi Police Hunt Gays, Arrest Man
BY RAPHAEL TENTHANI-(AP/YAHOO)– Police in Malawi say they have
arrested a man in what they describe as a sweep against...full story
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Vodafone Unveils Africa’s Cheapest Cell Phone
(BBC)-Mobile phone operator Vodafone has launched what it says is the
"lowest-cost mobile phone on Earth". full story
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West African Route Strewn With Cocaine
BY DAVID LEWIS-(REUTERS/GOOGLE)-West Africans are consuming more
of the drugs trafficked between South America and Europe...full story
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Fire Razes Ex-Ghana President Rawlings’ Home
(AP/YAHOO)– An aide to former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings says
a fire razed his home early Sunday morning. full story
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Kenya Suspends Eight Ministers For Graft
BY DANIEL WALLIS-(REUTERS/GOOGLE) - Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki
has suspended eight senior officials over corruption...full story
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Killing Sparks African Riots In Milan
BY MARIE-LOUISE (REUTERS/GOOGLE)- Dozens of immigrants from North
Africa rioted during the night in a multi-ethnic district of Milan,... full story
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17,000 Die In Nigerian Road Crashes
(AFP/YAHOO) – More than 17,000 people died in about 31,000 road
accidents across Nigeria between 2007 and 2009, according to...full story
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Nigerian Church Charges Lovers Valentine's Fees
(AFP/YAHOO)– A Nigerian pentecostal church on Saturday announced
that it was charging a fee of 2,000 naira (13 dollars, eight euros)...full
story
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Kenya President Demands Eight Ministers’ Resignation
BY WILL ROSS-(BBC)-Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki has asked eight
senior officials to step down pending inquiries into two corruption...full
story
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Ivory Coast Opposition Doesn’t Recognize President
BYMONICA MARK-(BLOOMBERG/GOOGLE)-A coalition of the Ivory Coast’s
main opposition political parties said it no longer recognises...full story
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Africa Joins Global Celebrations Of Obama Election
(AFRICAMESSAGE)- Africans stayed up all night to monitor the
groundbreaking election of Barack Obama as the 44th president...full
story
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Obama Becomes America’s First Black President
BY CHRIS ONUORAH-(AFRICAMESSAGE)-Barack Obama the son of an
African immigrant from Kenya did the unthinkable on Tuesday...full story
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Fury As Nigeria Surrenders Bakassi To Cameroon
FROM PHILIP NWOSU-(AFRICAMESSAGE)-Nigeria, in a solemn
ceremony greeted by anger and protests finally handed over...full story
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Global: Geldof, Brown: Rich Nations Betraying Africa
BY CHRIS ONUORAH – (AFRICAMESSAGE.COM) – The world's richest
countries have been told by British Prime Minister...full story
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Global: Mugabe Exposes The African Union's Soft Underbelly
BY CHRIS ONUORAH - (AFRICAMESSAGE.COM) – The African Union
Heads of State began a two-day Summit in the resort city of Sharm el-
Sheik, Egypt...full story
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Global: Emeagwali Warns Africa: Produce Or Perish
BY CHRIS ONUORAH-(AFRICAMESSAGE.COM)-With the world on the
brink of a political, socio-economic and environmental..full story
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Global: To Africa, To Complete the Cycle of Freedom
BY CHRIS ONUORAH – (AFRICAMESSAGE.COM) – Imagine a slave
ship sailing from Africa to the Americas. Imagine the pain, the fear and
the trauma... full story
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Nigeria: Life After Orange Prize Success
(BBC) - Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was named 2007's
winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. full story
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Africa and the Diaspora: A Call from Home
BY CHRIS ONUORAH (africamessage.com)
WASHINGTON, DC: The many rows of black suits inside one of the World
Bank Auditoriums in Washington, DC recently suggested... Full story
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