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  • Pranab Mukherjee to attend IBSA meeting in South Africa
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    Cape Town, : Union External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has reached Cape Town to participate in the fifth meeting of the India-Brazil-South Africa Ministerial Trilateral Commission, which is beginning today.

  • Sudan extends Khartoum curfew indefinitely
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    Sudan broke off diplomatic relations with Chad on Sunday after an attack by Darfur rebels on the capital Khartoum that the government said was supported by Chadian President...

  • Nigeria mobilises athletes for medals
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    Beijing, (Xinhua) Lagos: The Nigerian government has concluded plans to mobilise the country's athletes for the Olympic Games to reach their optimum conditions for medals in August, a top official in the National Sports Commission has said.

  • Sudan says rebel attack on Khartoum defeated
    Reuters
    Darfur rebels fought Sudanese troops in a suburb of Khartoum on Saturday in a bid to seize power, but the government said the attack was defeated.

  • Nigerian athletes for Paralympics resume camping
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    The Nigerian athletes who have been on a month's break are back in camp at the Liberty Stadium in Southwest Nigeria Ibadan in Oyo State to intensify their preparations for the Paralympics Games in China.

  • Zimbabwe delays presidential election run-off
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    The presidential run-off pitting President Robert Mugabe against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will not be held in the next few weeks as required by law, the head of the electoral commission...

  • Zimbabwe runoff will be delayed
    Examiner
    Zimbabwe 's presidential runoff cannot take place in the time allotted by law, the head of the electoral commission said in an interview published Sunday.Opposition...

  • Floods kill seven in Algeria
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    Floods caused by torrential rains have killed seven people and partially damaged roads in eastern Algeria over the past two days, officials said. Two corpses were found yesterday following heavy...

  • Zimbabwe braces for new elections amid crackdown
    ABC Australia
    Zimbabwe is braced for the return home of the country's opposition leader, who has vowed to face veteran president Robert Mugabe in a runoff election despite the risk of more violence. Morgan...



  • Rare Somalia talks make slow start, U.N. hopeful
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    Rare peace talks between Somalia's interim government and opposition exiles have made a slow start in Djibouti, but a senior U.N. official said he was encouraged both sides had...

  • Zimbabwe police arrest activists
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    Police in Zimbabwe say they have arrested nearly 60 supporters of the opposition MDC, as the country awaits run-off presidential elections. The activists were held on Thursday on suspicion of...

  • Thousands Welcome Prime Minister in Kisumu
    All Africa
    A huge crowd turned out to welcome Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Kisumu on Saturday. But this year, the homecoming parties have not been as ecstatic as those of 2003. Picture by James...

  • Over fifty Zim activists arrested - lawyer
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    Harare - Zimbabwean police have arrested 56 opposition activists in the farming town of Shamva on charges of public violence, an opposition lawyer said on Sunday. &Police in Shamva arrested 56 MDC...

  • African Development Bank warns about food price increases
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    The African Development Bank warned Sunday that the near doubling of prices of some staple food crops in recent months had serious implications for Africa, particularly the poorest nations.

  • Darfur rebels approach capital
    The Seattle Times
    Nairobi, Kenya — Darfur rebels from western Sudan took their five-year struggle to the doorstep of their country's capital Saturday, engaging government forces in gunbattles on the outskirts of...

  • Oic Sends Fact-finding Mission To Comoros
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    Jeddah, Secretary General Of The Organization Of The Islamic Conference (oic) Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Today Dispatched A Fact-finding Mission To The Union Of Comoros Upon The...

  • Sudan’s Army Beats Back Rebel Attack on Capital
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    Nairobi, Kenya — Darfurian rebels staged a bold attack on Saturday, advancing to within a few miles of the center of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. By nightfall, it seemed that...

  • Violence on Outskirts of Capital Concerns UN Chief
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    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced grave concern over the fighting spurred by attacks by the rebel Justice and Equality Movement forces that has broken out on the...

  • Darfur rebels battle Sudan forces near capital
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    Darfur rebels from western Sudan took their five-year struggle to the doorstep of their country's capital Saturday, today, engaging government forces in gun battles on the...

  • Tsvangirai Sets Terms for Run-Off
    All Africa
    Tsvangirai said the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, heavily criticised for delaying the announcement of results of the 29 March election, should be reconstituted.

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