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Zimbabwe Minister To Visit Displaced Foreigners In De Doorns
Thu Mar 11th at 1:27 am

Zimbabwean Labour Minister Paurina Mpariwa is expected to visit displaced Zimbabwean workers at De Doorns in the Boland today. Thousands of workers were chased out of ...

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Britain Cuts Aid To Malawi Over $13m Jet
Thu Mar 11th at 1:18 am

Malawi 's main bilateral donor, has cut aid to the southern African nation this year after Malawi bought a $13.26m (€9.7m) presidential jet last year, a senior British...

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South Sudan Humanitarian Problems Worsening - Report
Thu Mar 11th at 1:06 am

JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Semi-autonomous south Sudan, wracked by inter-tribal fighting and hunger, will face a worsening humanitarian situation this year, a Norwegian a...

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Jonathan Sends Unedited Uwais Report To National Assembly
Thu Mar 11th at 12:44 am

Abuja — It emerged yesterday that Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has forwarded a copy of the report of the Justice Mohammed Uwais-led Electoral Reforms Committee t...

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49 To Be Charged With Murder After Jos Crisis, Police
Thu Mar 11th at 12:44 am

THE police said, yesterday, that 49 people are to be charged with murder after communal violence left scores of villagers dead. Most of those facing charges are Muslim...

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Malaria Control Experts Held
Thu Mar 11th at 12:44 am

Kampala — THREE top officials in the Ministry of Health who were in charge of the malaria control programme were yesterday remanded to Luzira Prison after they were ch...

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Zuma Lobbies Imf On Zim
Thu Mar 11th at 12:44 am

Harare — South African President Jacob Zuma has told the International Monetary Fund to resume lending to Zimbabwe as he continues the battle to end the illegal econom...

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Kagame Addresses Common Wealth Business Council
Thu Mar 11th at 12:44 am

Kigali — President Kagame, attended a lunch held in his honour at the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), in London yesterday, and addressed the business members of t...

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East Africa Is New Frontier For Oil Search
Wed Mar 10th at 11:33 pm

HOUSTON, Texas -- East Africa has become a promising new frontier for oil exploration and major multinationals are jostling for the rights to search for black gold, in...

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West Indies Seamers Skittle Zimbabwe
Wed Mar 10th at 11:29 pm

AMOS VALE, St Vincent (Reuters) -- West Indies enjoyed a crushing 141 run victory over Zimbabwe to take a 2-1 lead in their five match one day series after dismissing ...

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Millions In Zimbabwe Face Hunger Crisis
Wed Mar 10th at 11:19 pm

The Red Cross is facing a shortfall of $23.9m (£15.9m) for its programmes in Zimbabwe, which include home care for those infected by HIV. Hunger is impacting the effo...

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Metropolitan Struggles To Find Traction And Partner In Kenya
Wed Mar 10th at 11:12 pm

Submit your comment Metropolitan's Kenyan operations are not doing as well as those in Nigeria and Ghana because it has had difficulty finding a suitable partner in th...

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Nato Extends Anti-piracy Operation Off Somalia Until End 2012
Wed Mar 10th at 11:06 pm

anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia until the end of 2012, the alliance's spokesman James Appathurai has said. Appathurai told reporters on Wednesday the dec...

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Nigeria charges over Jos killings
Wed Mar 10th at 11:00 pm

Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead.

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Arrests Made In Nigeria Killings
Wed Mar 10th at 10:02 pm

Pope denounces violence Earlier Pope Benedict XVI denounced the "astrocious" violence. As new gunfire added to the tensions around the flashpoint city of Jos, the hea...

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Dr Congo Mines 'hit By Extortion'
Wed Mar 10th at 9:35 pm

Former rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo who now serve in the army are running mafia-style extortion rackets in the mines, campaigners say.The country has som...

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Zimbabwe Skittled By Seamers
Wed Mar 10th at 9:27 pm

Miami - West Indies enjoyed a crushing 141-run victory over Zimbabwe to take a 2-1 lead in their five-match one-day series after dismissing the tourists for just 104 a...

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DR Congo mines 'hit by extortion'
Wed Mar 10th at 8:00 pm

Former rebels in DR Congo, now in the army, are running mafia-style extortion rackets in mines, campaigners say.

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Contractors 'divert Somalia aid'
Wed Mar 10th at 5:01 pm

Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says.

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Zuma submits finance declaration
Wed Mar 10th at 1:13 pm

South African President Jacob Zuma submits his declaration of interests, after critics urged an inquiry into his finances.

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ANC seeks Winnie Mandela answers
Wed Mar 10th at 10:24 am

South Africa's ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify a media report in which she apparently fiercely criticised ex-husband Nelson.

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Ivory Coast court Troussier
Wed Mar 10th at 10:07 am

Ivory Coast talk to the 'White Witch Doctor' about taking the Elephants to the World Cup.

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Spanish hostage in Africa freed
Wed Mar 10th at 8:59 am

A Spanish woman aid worker kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, the Spanish government says.

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Nigeria to play four friendlies
Wed Mar 10th at 8:39 am

The Nigerian Football Federation announces four pre-World Cup friendlies for the Super Eagles.

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Tullow oil profit falls by 93%
Wed Mar 10th at 6:03 am

Oil firm Tullow says profits for 2009 fell by 93% but it is optimistic after major new discoveries in Uganda and Ghana.

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Egypt's top cleric dies aged 81
Wed Mar 10th at 5:34 am

Egypt's top Muslim cleric, Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81.

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Mommie? Poppie?
Wed Mar 10th at 4:15 am

Addressing your elders is a thorny issue in Ghana

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UN health agency funds urgent medical supplies in landslide-hit Uganda
Wed Mar 10th at 12:00 am

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is sending $50,000 in emergency funding to Uganda where deadly mudslides and flooding have left hundreds of thousand...

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UN aid officials warn of fears of water-borne diseases in flooded Kenya
Wed Mar 10th at 12:00 am

The recently flooded regions of Kenya could fall victim to water-borne diseases if public hygiene campaigns are not organized, the United Nations humanitarian wing war...

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Ban calls for renewed commitment to peace pact from Sudan ahead critical year
Wed Mar 10th at 12:00 am

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Sudan to renew its commitment to the 2005 agreement which ended the long-running north-south civil war, and ...

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African leaders support agribusiness plan at UN-backed conference
Wed Mar 10th at 12:00 am

High-level representatives from 44 African countries wrapped up a United Nations-backed conference in Nigeria today with the approval of an ambitious plan to generate ...

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DR Congo deforestation reveals Earth's hidden secrets
Tue Mar 9th at 8:26 pm

Deforestation in central Africa has revealed what could be an impact crater left by a giant space rock, scientists say.

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US apology for Gaddafi comments
Tue Mar 9th at 3:24 pm

The US apologises for comments made by a spokesman after Libya's Col Gaddafi called for a holy war against Switzerland.

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UK gives SA World Cup condom aid
Tue Mar 9th at 11:21 am

The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup.

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In pictures
Tue Mar 9th at 11:21 am

Togo in trouble as election protests continue to rage

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Eriksson Ivory Coast link played down
Tue Mar 9th at 8:45 am

Sven-Goran Eriksson's agent says the coach was unlikely to take charge of the Ivory Coast team at the World Cup.

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UN and aid partners call for $60 million to help 110,000 Congolese refugees
Tue Mar 9th at 12:00 am

The United Nations and its partners today launched an appeal for just under $60 million to help more than 100,000 refugees from the northwest of the Democratic Republi...

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West African farmers receive boost from UN organic food exporting initiative
Tue Mar 9th at 12:00 am

Some 5,000 West African farmers are reaping the rewards from a United Nations scheme aimed at helping them export produce to the growing organic food market in the ind...

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UN rights chief calls for new approach to end cycle of violence in Nigeria
Tue Mar 9th at 12:00 am

The United Nations human rights chief said today she was appalled by the latest "massacre" of hundreds of villagers in northern Nigeria, and called for authorities to ...

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Africa: Five Years to Children Born Free of HIV
Mon Mar 8th at 6:08 pm

A world where all children are born free of HIV infection is possible in only five years if donors continue to fund global efforts to combat the virus.

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Nigeria: Sport Bodies Clash over Pay for New Coach
Mon Mar 8th at 6:07 pm

The understanding between the Nigeria Football Federation and The Presidential Task Force on Lagerback and his remuneration is yet to be smooth.

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Nigeria: Jos Crisis - Jonthan Sacks National Security Adviser
Mon Mar 8th at 6:00 pm

THE Jos crisis which led to the death of about 400 people on Sunday, has led to the sacking of the National Security Adviser, Sarki Mukhtar, by the Acting President, D...

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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Shrinks MDC Ministers' Powers - Again
Mon Mar 8th at 5:59 pm

The MDC-T has sharply criticised the latest 'provocative' moves by Robert Mugabe to reassign fundamental roles from ministries belonging to the MDC. A government gazet...

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Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Calls for Peacekeeping Force to Monitor Elections
Mon Mar 8th at 5:59 pm

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said he will call on the African Union and SADC to deploy a peacekeeping force to protect voters in elections that are expected to...

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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Documentary Wins an Oscar
Mon Mar 8th at 5:59 pm

'Music by Prudence', an inspiring documentary about a group of handicapped Zimbabwean musicians, scooped the best prize for a short documentary at the 2010 Academy Awa...

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