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Mugabe sees end to power-sharing
ZIMBABWE'S power-sharing government expires in four months and should not be extended, leading to new elections by mid-2011, President Robert Mugabe said in comments broadcast on Friday.
Oct 15, 2010, 09:22
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Rwanda's Kagame poised for huge win
Rwandan President Paul Kagame danced his way towards a second seven-year term on Tuesday after preliminary results gave the bush war veteran 93 percent of the vote in more than a third of country's districts.
Aug 10, 2010, 23:10
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Uganda finds suicide vest, makes several arrests
Ugandan police have found an unexploded suicide vest and arrested six of the more than 20 Somalis and Ugandans suspected of planning twin bombings that killed 76 soccer fans on Sunday, an intelligence source said.
Jul 14, 2010, 02:23
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Tanzania to buy back stake in troubled state rail
Tanzania said on Saturday it planned to acquire the majority stake held by Indian state-run Rites Limited in the east African country's railway company.
Mar 14, 2010, 09:12
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Ugandan rebel leader may be in Sudan, Uganda says
A Ugandan rebel leader wanted for war crimes may be in Sudan, whose President Omar Hassan al-Bashir is wanted by the same war crimes tribunal, Uganda's president said.
Mar 14, 2010, 09:04
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South Sudan's presidential challenger launches Juba campaign
Lam Akol, the sole challenger to south Sudan's incumbent president Salva Kiir, launched his campaign in the region's capital on Saturday, promising an end to corruption if he wins April's election.
Mar 13, 2010, 09:05
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Prosecutor says own witness damaging Bennett case
Zimbabwe's attorney general accused the state's own chief witness on Thursday of seeking to damage the terrorism case against MDC politician Roy Bennett by giving evidence that was favourable to Bennett.
Jan 14, 2010, 20:42
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Nigerian leader may soon leave hospital
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua is expected to be discharged from a hospital in Saudi Arabia very soon after showing significant recovery from a heart ailment, a Nigerian ambassador said Thursday.
Jan 14, 2010, 19:23
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South Africa take 74-run lead after dismissing England
South Africa led by 74 runs with nine second innings wickets in hand at lunch on the third day of the third test against England after dismissing the tourists for 273 earlier on Tuesday.
Jan 5, 2010, 12:55
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Family says Nigeria attacker had cut off contact
The family of a Nigerian man who tried to blow up a U.S. passenger airliner said on Monday they had lost contact with him while he was studying abroad and reported his disappearance to security agencies two months ago.
Dec 28, 2009, 13:37
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Obama to take bankers to task over lending, reforms
President Barack Obama may have some tough words for executives of Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and other financial firms when he meets with them on Monday.
Dec 14, 2009, 15:37
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U.N. court overturns Rwandan's genocide conviction
A U.N. court's appeals chamber has acquitted a Rwandan leader who was sentenced to 20 years in prison over the 1994 genocide because of shortcomings in the evidence.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:32
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Pirate says to free Spanish ship, tanker seized
Somali pirates are leaving a Spanish tuna fishing boat hijacked six weeks ago after agreeing a ransom of $3.5 million, one of the pirates said on Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:13
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Zimbabwe PM's ally goes on trial for terrorism
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's ally Roy Bennett went on trial accused of terrorism on Monday in a case that has stoked tensions in the unity government of Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF.
Nov 9, 2009, 14:13
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Darfur rebels threaten Sudan election workers
Rebels from Sudan's Darfur region on Monday threatened to attack any election officials that came into their territory, underlining the challenges facing the country's first multi-party poll in 24 years.
Nov 9, 2009, 14:11
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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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