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Updated: Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 12 : 09 PM GMT |
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France has declared war on al-Qaeda, after launching its first attack on one of the group's bases in North Africa.
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African Union leaders have agreed to reinforce the AU peacekeeping force in Somalia to tackle al-Shabab militants.
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 12 : 08 PM |
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At least 19 people died in a Nairobi slum after drinking illegal local brew, which may have been laced with chemicals to make it more potent, a government official said.
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 12 : 06 PM |
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Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, arrived in Chad on his first trip to a member state of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that demands his arrest for war crimes and genocide, officials and media reports have said.
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12 : 14 PM |
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The Supreme Court in Guinea has confirmed that there will be a second round in the country's landmark presidential election.
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12 : 12 PM |
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Cattle carcasses dot the desert. More beggars show up at street corners in the capital, Niamey. These are indications that Niger is on the brink of catastrophe, say aid workers.
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12 : 10 PM |
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Kenyan security forces on the border with Somalia have clashed with suspected members of the al-Shabab group, officials and residents said.
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12 : 07 PM |
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The body overseeing the trade in "blood diamonds" has agreed that Zimbabwe can resume limited exports from new diamond fields in the east of the country.
Friday, 16 July 2010, 11 : 53 AM |
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A judge has sentenced to death eight men, including The Gambia's former army chief, for their parts in a coup plot in the western Africa nation last year.
Friday, 16 July 2010, 11 : 44 AM |
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