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  1. news Mortars kill Somalia peacekeepers

    Four African Union peacekeepers are killed as a mortar hits Somalia's presidential palace, officials say. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 31-08-2010 01:15 AM
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  2. news SA leader calls for strike talks

    South Africa's President Jacob Zuma instructs ministers to return to the negotiating table to end a crippling public sector strike. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 30-08-2010 11:12 AM
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  3. news Rwanda threatens UN over report

    Rwanda says it will reconsider its UN commitments - including peacekeeping contributions - if a draft report is published accusing its troops of...

    Started by africanjournalist, 29-08-2010 10:38 AM
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  4. news Madagascan ex-president sentenced

    The exiled Madagascan president is sentenced to life in prison with hard labour for ordering a killing last year. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 28-08-2010 06:42 PM
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    • Views: 56
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  5. news Court worry at Bashir Kenya trip

    The International Criminal Court lodges a report with the UN about a trip to Kenya by Sudan's president, who it wants to try for alleged war crimes....

    Started by africanjournalist, 28-08-2010 06:56 AM
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  6. news Congo killings 'may be genocide'

    Killings by the Rwandan army and allied rebels in Zaire and DR Congo in the 1990s could be classified as genocide, a draft UN report says. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 27-08-2010 02:16 PM
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  7. news Court bars SA police from strike

    A court in South Africa bars police officers from joining a nationwide strike by public workers, as nationwide marches are planned. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 26-08-2010 11:01 AM
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  8. news S Africa bus-train crash kills eight children

    At least eight children are killed and four injured in a collision between a school bus and a train in South Africa, local reports say. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 25-08-2010 05:58 PM
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    25-08-2010 05:58 PM Go to last post
  9. news Somali MPs killed in hotel raid

    Islamist gunmen storm a hotel near Somalia's presidential palace and kill at least 32 people, including six MPs in a suicide attack. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 24-08-2010 03:51 PM
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  10. news Al-Qaeda frees Spanish hostages

    Two Spanish aid workers kidnapped nine months ago by al-Qaeda's North African offshoot have been released in Mali. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 23-08-2010 08:50 PM
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  11. news South Africa wins strike injunction

    South Africa's government is granted an injunction banning workers in essential services from continuing their national strike. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 21-08-2010 08:47 PM
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  12. news SA strike 'murder tactic' warning

    South Africa's health minister tells striking public sector workers that those who interrupt vital medical care are guilty of murder. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 21-08-2010 05:48 AM
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  13. news Lockerbie bomber restraint urged

    The UK government urges Libya not to celebrate the first anniversary of the release of the man responsible for the Lockerbie bombing. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 20-08-2010 01:03 PM
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  14. news SA military deployed to hospitals

    South Africa's army is called in to protect hospitals from striking public sector workers on an indefinite strike for higher wages. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 19-08-2010 05:47 PM
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  15. news Mandela aide quits over diamonds

    The former head of Nelson Mandela Children's Fund resigns from its board after admitting he received diamonds from the model Naomi Campbell. ...

    Started by africanjournalist, 19-08-2010 07:34 AM
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  16. news South Africa workers begin strike

    Public sector workers in South Africa begin an open-ended strike, having rejected an offer of a 7% pay rise from the government. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 18-08-2010 03:12 PM
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  17. news US court drops Somali piracy charges

    A federal judge throws out piracy charges against six Somali men accused of attacking a US Navy ship off the coast of Africa, although other charges...

    Started by africanjournalist, 18-08-2010 04:47 AM
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  18. news Kenyan held in albino sale sting

    A Kenyan national who was attempting to sell an albino man for more than $250,000 has been arrested, police in Tanzania say. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 17-08-2010 04:26 PM
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  19. news Diamond dealer in Zimbabwe threat

    A major diamond firm holds to its trade ban on Zimbabwe's diamonds, despite an official sale, and threatens traders with expulsion. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 16-08-2010 08:14 PM
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  20. news South Africa opposition parties to merge

    Two South African political parties agree to merge, to challenge President Jacob Zuma's ruling African National Congress. More......

    Started by africanjournalist, 15-08-2010 09:15 PM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 65
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