Sudan / Freelance journalist released on bail, to face trialWednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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PARIS, France, May 16, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Freelance journalist Faisal Mohammed Salih was released on bail yesterday after being held for six days by the security forces in Khart ... Read more |
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W. African jihadists threaten to kill Spanish hostageWednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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BAMAKO (AFP) - A west African Al-Qaeda splinter group on Wednesday threatened to kill a Spanish hostage kidnapped in western Algeria last year if their demands are not met, a spokesman said. "Spain ... Read more |
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South Sudan: thousands displaced as fighting escalatesWednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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GENEVA, Switzerland, May 16, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Since the beginning of the year, the ICRC has stepped up its efforts to respond to mounting humanitarian needs in South Sudan. In ... Read more |
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Irish Minister Costello announces programme of events for Africa Day 2012Wednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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DUBLIN, Ireland, May 16, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Minister of State for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD, today announced a nationwide programme of events to mark Africa Day 201 ... Read more |
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Kenyan police arrest suspect in grenade attackWednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenyan police have arrested a man suspected to have taken part in a grenade attack on a restaurant in the coastal city of Mombasa that killed one, police chief Mathew Iteere told journ ... Read more |
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Convicted Taylor says prosecutors paid witnessesWednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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THE HAGUE (AFP) - Convicted Liberian warlord Charles Taylor on Wednesday accused prosecutors of paying and intimidating witnesses as he address a UN court in The Hague. "Witnesses were paid, coerce ... Read more |
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President Donald Kaberuka Invited To The 38th G8 Summit And To The White House By President ObamaWednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- At the invitation of the President of the United States, Barack Obama, the President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, wil ... Read more |
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Convicted warlord Taylor says prosecutors paid witnessesWednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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THE HAGUE (AFP) - Convicted Liberian warlord Charles Taylor on Wednesday accused prosecutors of paying and intimidating witnesses as a UN court heard arguments ahead of his sentencing hearing in two w ... Read more |
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Kenya police arrest suspect in grenade attackWednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenyan police have arrested a man suspected to have taken part in the grenade attack on a restaurant in the coastal city of Mombasa that killed one, police chief Mathew Iteere told jou ... Read more |
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INVITATION / PRESS BREAKFAST ON RIO+20Wednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, May 16, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- INVITATION / PRESS BREAKFAST ON RIO+20 Tuesday, 22 May 2012 09h00 – 11h00 UNDP Regional Service Centre, Johannesburg ... Read more |
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FAO helps Tanzania monitor carbon stocks / Soil carbon assessment is key to reducing emissionsWednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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ROME, Italy, May 16, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- FAO is helping scientists and policymakers in Tanzania to evaluate how much carbon is stored in forests and forests soils, which will ena ... Read more |
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One dead in Kenya restaurant grenade attack: policeWednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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MOMBASA, Kenya (AFP) - A woman has died a day after armed men opened fire and threw explosives into a restaurant in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, police said Wednesday. "We lost one of the victi ... Read more |
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World Record Breaker: Bola Adebisi Caught In US Airport With Swallowed 180 Pellets Of Heroin!!!Saturday, May 12, 2012 |
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The dream to acquire a Mercedes Benz, own a house in Lekki/Ajah and become one of the party attendants within and outside the country has been dashed as a Nigerian woman, Bola Adebisi, set an unenviab ... Read more |
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Nigerian military arrests foreign 'oil thieves'Wednesday, May 09, 2012 |
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YENAGOA, Nigeria (AFP) - Nigeria's military has arrested 21 Ghanians and five Nigerians for alleged oil theft as they operated two vessels in the country's main crude-producing region, authorities sai ... Read more |
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Airlift of South Sudanese under way in KhartoumMonday, May 14, 2012 |
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KHARTOUM (AFP) - The first batch of up to 15,000 South Sudanese to be airlifted from Khartoum were welcomed in their homeland Monday, after they were ordered to leave Sudan for the newly independent S ... Read more |
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EU force strikes Somali pirate land baseTuesday, May 15, 2012 |
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BRUSSELS (AFP) - A helicopter gunship swooped over the Somali coast to strike at a pirate stronghold Tuesday in a major escalation of an international effort to protect vital shipping lanes. The he ... Read more |
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Moroccan rapper jailed over videoFriday, May 11, 2012 |
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CASABLANCA, Morocco (AFP) - A Moroccan court on Friday sentenced one of the country's most famous rappers to one year in prison over a video critical of the police, judicial officials told AFP. Mou ... Read more |
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West Africa envoys quit MaliSunday, May 13, 2012 |
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BAMAKO (AFP) - Two West African envoys quit Mali after failing to reach agreement with coup leaders on naming the head of a transitional government. Ivory Coast envoy Adama Bictogo on Saturday said ... Read more |
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