US apologises over Gaddafi comments
 Wed 10 Mar, 2010.
The US state department has apologised for comments made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's call for jihad against Switzerland. Read more...
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Princess Caroline's husband fined over Kenya assault
 Wed 10 Mar, 2010.
A German court has fined Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband 200,000 euros (£181,200; $270,000) for assaulting a hotelier in Kenya in 2000. Read more...
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SOMALIA: Too many patients, one mental health facility
 Wed 10 Mar, 2010.
The number of people seeking mental health treatment has increased in Bosasso, the commercial capital of Somalia's autonomous region of Puntland, despite the existence of only one small health unit, officials said. Read more...
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CAMBODIA: War crimes court juggles public demands
 Wed 10 Mar, 2010.
Competing pressures in Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal could work against the victims it is supposed to represent, human rights groups warn. Read more...
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ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify criticism of Nelson
 Wed 10 Mar, 2010.
South Africa's ruling ANC is asking Winnie Mandela to clarify comments attributed to her which starkly criticise her ex-husband, Nelson. Read more...
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UGANDA: Health fears follow deadly mudslides
 Wed 10 Mar, 2010.
Rose Nakhayetse is lucky to be alive, but her ordeal is far from over. Having narrowly escaped last week’s deadly landslides in eastern Uganda, she and thousands of others are facing fresh dangers. Read more...
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Nigerian army 'ignored warning of massacres' in Jos
 Wed 10 Mar, 2010.
The governor of Nigeria's Plateau state has accused military commanders of ignoring warnings of an attack on Sunday near the city of Jos. Read more...
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Nigeria Senate sets time limit on absentee presidents
 Fri 26 Feb, 2010.
Nigeria's Senate has voted to amend
the constitution, setting a time limit for presidents to formally
announce their inability to carry out their role. Read more...
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Nigeria Anambra state election 'gravely flawed'
 Tue 09 Feb, 2010.
An election for governor of Anambra state in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta
region has been condemned amid reports of vote-buying and ballot-box
theft. Read more...
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Mass protest in Togo against African Cup football ban
 Mon 08 Feb, 2010.
More than 10,000 people have
demonstrated in Togo against a decision to ban the country from the
next two African Cup of Nations tournaments. Read more...
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Angola 2010: Tragedy and triumph
 Wed 03 Feb, 2010.
Egypt's historic triumph in Luanda on Sunday night was a fitting
finale to any tournament - and a great way to end what has at times
been a difficult Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Read more...
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Libya quashes Swiss businessman's jail term
 Tue 02 Feb, 2010.
A Libyan appeal court has overturned a
16-month jail term handed down to a Swiss businessman on a charge of
overstaying his visa. Read more...
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Caf decision over Togo makes no sense
 Mon 01 Feb, 2010.
Not since Buckingham Palace took so long to respond Princess Diana's death in 1997 has an organisation so badly misjudged the mood of the public. Read more...
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Nigeria court delays sick President Yar'Adua cases
 Fri 15 Jan, 2010.
Nigerian judges have adjourned three
cases aimed at clarifying who rules while ailing President Umaru
Yar'Adua is in hospital in Saudi Arabia.
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Soyinka, Musa, Ojukwu Lead 'Mass Rally' on Yar'Adua
 Tue 12 Jan, 2010.
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's failure to transfer power to Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan before proceeding on medical treatment in Saudi Arabia 49 days ago is the subject of a mass rally holding in Abuja tomorrow.
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