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Kenyan police arrest American heading for Somalia
An American man has been arrested in northern Kenya while trying to enter an area of Somalia controlled by Islamist insurgents, police and residents said Monday.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:13
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Sudan mulls immunity for aid workers' kidnappers
Sudan is considering offering legal immunity to the kidnappers of two aid workers in Darfur as part of a new push to free the women during the holy month of Ramadan, a minister said on Monday.
Aug 24, 2009, 20:19
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Nigerian police raid Islamic sect, detain hundreds
Police in the western Nigerian state of Niger have raided an Islamic community and detained hundreds of its members, weeks after an uprising by a radical sect killed almost 800 in the remote northeast.
Aug 16, 2009, 18:52
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Rwanda minister given 30 years' jail for genocide
A U.N. court trying masterminds of Rwanda's 1994 genocide Monday gave a 30-year jail sentence to a former interior minister accused of tricking thousands of people to hide on a hill before they were killed.
Jun 22, 2009, 18:49
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Madagascar's government quits crisis talks
Madagascar's government has quit internationally mediated talks to end its political crisis, rejecting a political amnesty deal that would allow ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana to return to the island.
Jun 14, 2009, 20:47
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UN: South Sudan violence more deadly than Darfur
More people have died in tribal violence in post-war southern Sudan in recent months than in the western Darfur region plagued by ethnic and politically driven fighting, the United Nations said.
Jun 1, 2009, 14:06
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Nigerian militants say will free UK hostage
Nigeria's main militant group said on Monday it would release a British oil worker held hostage in the Niger Delta for the past nine months.
Jun 1, 2009, 09:10
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Darfur is now a "low-intensity conflict": U.N
Violence in Sudan's Darfur region has subsided into a "low-intensity conflict," an international envoy said on Monday, but the United States and its allies disagreed, according to diplomats.
Apr 27, 2009, 22:31
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Ousted Madagascar leader says to return home
Ousted Madagascar leader Marc Ravalomanana said on Monday he planned to return home in a few weeks and that an election must be held before the end of the year to end a political crisis.
Apr 20, 2009, 12:31
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Somali pirates release Togo-flagged ship
omali pirates have released a Togo-flagged cargo ship seized last week, a U.N. aid agency said on Monday, but it was unclear whether a ransom was paid for the nearly 5,000-tonne vessel.
Apr 20, 2009, 12:28
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Sudan's Bashir hails Obama's overture to Islamic world
Sudan's leader welcomed on Monday "positive signs" sent by U.S. President Barack Obama to the Islamic world, striking a more conciliatory tone toward Washington, seen as an enemy of Khartoum in the past.
Apr 13, 2009, 16:59
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Obama urged to lead fight on Somali pirates
The crew of a U.S. ship attacked off Somalia called on President Barack Obama to lead the battle to stamp out piracy on Monday, after U.S. forces freed the ship's captain to end a five-day hostage drama.
Apr 13, 2009, 16:46
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Slums may triple as economic woes hobble U.N. efforts
The global economic crisis is jeopardizing efforts to help the world's growing number of slum dwellers, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.
Mar 30, 2009, 21:00
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Southern Africa summit seen suspending Madagascar
Southern African leaders were expected to suspend Madagascar from the SADC regional bloc on Monday after its president was forced out of office this month.
Mar 30, 2009, 20:54
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FIFA order investigation into Abidjan stadium deaths
FIFA have ordered an investigation into a stadium crush in Abidjan in which at least 19 people were killed and a further 132 injured before a World Cup qualifier between Ivory Coast and Malawi on Sunday.
Mar 30, 2009, 20:16
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Malawi court to rule on Madonna adoption
A Malawi court is expected to rule on Friday whether U.S. pop singer Madonna can adopt a second infant from the country, a move a prominent local human rights activist said would amount to child trafficking.
Mar 30, 2009, 20:14
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