Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Arab League's backing of no-fly zone over Libya ramps up pressure on West
The league's move represents an extraordinary step by the leading Arab organization, historically reluctant to sanction a member, and provided fresh evidence of the reformist spirit recasting Arab politics.
West Africa: ECOWAS Builds Govt's Trade Capacity
An ECOWAS training delegation, which flew into the country last week, has provided special training for Liberian technocrats in the areas of trade, commerce, and industry.
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Crimes against taste?
Gaddafi compound reminiscent of Mobutu palace
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Cicely Wolters: An unabashed advocate for the Peace Corps
FEDERAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK | A former Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua and now desk officer for Morocco and Jordan at headquarters in Washington, D.C., Cicely Wolters has watched as the Internet and cellphones have transformed the experiences of volunteers worldwide.
Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Obama signals willingness to intervene militarily in Libya if crisis worsens
President Obama orders plans giving U.S. military "full capacity to act" in Libya if situation worsens but expresses several notes of caution.
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Clinton visits Cairo's Tahrir Square, decries violence in Bahrain
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hails the "power of the human spirit" in a surprise visit to Cairo's Tahrir Square, a bright spot in a trip mostly focused on ominous developments elsewhere in the Middle East.
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France fires first shots against Libya after Gaddafi's forces enter Benghazi
Planes bombed a Libyan military vehicle and set up 600-square-mile sanctuary over Benghazi; 20 planes were patrolling the skies.
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Monday, 29 August 2011
U.S. jet crashes in Libya, but pilots safe; Gates sees airstrikes slowing soon
Both members of a U.S. fighter jet crew were rescued in Libya after their F-15E Strike Eagle malfunctioned and crashed, the U.S. military said. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said "significant military fighting" in Libya "should recede in the next few days."
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Another Area Girds for Revolt as Sudan Approaches a Split
Despite an agreement signed only days ago to bring peace to central Sudan, the country seems to be sliding inexorably toward war.
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For Bahrain protest movement, democratic hopes give way to sectarian concerns
Many of the nation's majority Shiites fear their demands for greater influence in the country will not be met anytime soon.
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In Burkina Faso, Leader Keeps Cool Under Fire
How President Blaise Compaor� has lasted is a lesson for autocrats.
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Sunday, 28 August 2011
Nigeria: Unical Shut As Students Protest Colleagues Death
University of Calabar (UNICAL) was yesterday shut after students violently protested alleged death of three colleagues on campus as a result of insecurity.
Morocco
Provides an overview of Morocco, including key events and facts about this mountainous kingdom at the far end of the Maghreb
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13 Somalis die in mortar attacks in capital; AU arrests 3 soldiers for wounding civilians
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A medical official says 13 people died in mortar attacks in Somalia's capital.
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A look at the 17 nations holding more than 850 Somali pirate suspects for prosecution
A look at the 17 nations prosecuting more than 850 pirates captured off East Africa. The overwhelming number of pirate suspects are Somali.
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'Fools' and presidents
Viewpoint on Nigeria's warring generals and feuding justices
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Few Return to Rebel-Held Brega, Libya
Brega was captured without much of a fight, as loyalist forces turned and fled, the rebels said.
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Saturday, 27 August 2011
Israel intercepts ship it says carried Iranian weapons bound for Gaza
The Israeli navy on Tuesday intercepted what officials alleged was a ship carrying Iranian weapons destined for Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip.
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Strauss-Kahn gets passport back
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn gets his passport back after his US sexual assault case is dropped but is not expected back in France immediately.
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Friday, 26 August 2011
Nigeria: Commonwealth Secretary-General Condemns Attack on UN Building
The Commonwealth condemns those responsible for the fatal bomb attack on the United Nations building in Abuja, Nigeria, on Friday 26 August 2011.
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Nigeria: Ogun Community Protests Land Acquisition for Airstrip
HUNDREDS of land owners in Wasinmi, Ewekoro Local Government area of Ogun State, yesterday took to the streets protesting alleged takeover of their land and farms by the Federal Ministry of Aviation for the construction of an airstrip.
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The Lede Blog: Updates on the War in Libya
The Lede continues to follow the war in Libya on Wednesday, as rebels battle for control of the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
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Thursday, 25 August 2011
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
African Farmers Displaced as Investors Move In
Across Africa and the developing world, a new global land rush is gobbling up large expanses of arable land.
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Obama concerned about Gaddafi's gains but says noose is tightening on Libyan leader
Obama administration edges closer to Libya's formal opposition but stops far short of recognizing the rebel transitional council as the legitimate government.
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Rebel council seeks to transform Libya
Libya's rebels are a movement under siege and desperate for international recognition, assistance and a no-fly zone.
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A Pivot 25 Retrospective
Pivot 25 was a blast! Over 100 teams from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda applied to pitch their startup over a 2-day period. We named it “pivot” because we wanted to play off of the word, often used in the startup scene to denote a need for a startup to nimbly move in a different [...]
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Fresh plea for bomber extradition
Two US senators demand the extradition of the Lockerbie bomber from Libya, on the second anniversary of his release from prison in Scotland.
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Monday, 22 August 2011
VIDEO: 'Tripoli is celebrating', residents say
Tripoli residents have been celebrating the arrival of rebels into the capital.
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Obama administration seeks more U.N. authority to intervene in Libya
The Obama administration pressed Thursday for greater United Nations authority to confront Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's forces by land, air and sea, while insisting that Arab governments play a central role in any possible military action.
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Obama demands pull-back of Libyan troops; Tripoli declares cease-fire
President demands Libyan government move beyond cease-fire declaration and withdraw troops from cities captured by rebels or face "military action."
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Sunday, 21 August 2011
Libya: Rebels Surge Into the Centre of Tripoli
Libyan rebels surged into Tripoli Sunday in a final drive to oust Moamer Kadhafi, seizing swathes of the capital including the symbolic Green Square and arresting the strongman's son, Seif al-Islam.
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Zambia
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Zambia.
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U.N. confirms probe into allegations of torture by Gaddafi's forces
The torture inquiry, the latest international move to bring pressure on Libya's Moammar Gaddafi, is confirmed as NATO ministers meet to weigh options for intervention.
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Two fighters, shoulder to shoulder, show the diversity of the Libyan rebel forces
One is a scruffy rabble-rouser, the other is a clean-shaven Islamist, but they are united in their fight against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.
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Rebel council seeks to transform Libya
Libya's rebels are a movement under siege and desperate for international recognition, assistance and a no-fly zone.
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Clinton says U.S. supports, but will not lead, military operation against Libya
The secretary of state pledges that the United States will strongly support the international military action to halt Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's attacks on rebels.
Saturday, 20 August 2011
Friday, 19 August 2011
Yemen deports 2 American, 2 British journalists as country is roiled by unrest
CAIRO - Armed Yemeni security forces raided an apartment shared by four Western journalists Monday and deported them because of their coverage of a growing uprising against the country's longtime ruler, one of the reporters said.
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Fire sweeps Egypt's Interior Ministry building as police protest outside to demand higher pay
CAIRO - An Egyptian security official says police protesting in front of Egypt's Interior Ministry have set fire to part of the downtown complex.
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Ivory Coast charges ex-president
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and his wife, under house arrest since April, have been charged with economic crimes.
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Rebel council seeks to transform Libya
Libya's rebels are a movement under siege and desperate for international recognition, assistance and a no-fly zone.
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Clinton, top US visitor since uprising, pressing Egypt's temporary leaders to stick to reform
CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was pressing Egypt's transitional leaders Tuesday to follow through on pledges for democratic reform after the ouster of the country's longtime autocratic president in a popular revolt.
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Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Watching the Murder of an Innocent Man
The open space between two squatter camps where Farai Kujirichita was beaten to death by vigilantes.In a shantytown near Johannesburg, an angry mob committed a horrifying crime that was caught on video.
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DR Congo
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Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Ghana
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U.S. and European officials say initial assault on Gaddafi's forces 'very effective'; Libyan leader pledges 'long, drawn-out war'
After 24 hours of strikes on air defenses and ground forces, Gaddafi calls foreign forces "Nazis," promises drawn-out war
U.S. jet crashes in Libya, pilots survive, as Gaddafi's forces dig in
Setbacks for rebels reveal the degree to which the disorganized and ill-equipped force is depending on allied airstrikes to end Gaddafi's rule.
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Clinton, top US visitor since uprising, pressing Egypt's temporary leaders to stick to reform
CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was pressing Egypt's transitional leaders Tuesday to follow through on pledges for democratic reform after the ouster of the country's longtime autocratic president in a popular revolt.
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Monday, 15 August 2011
Kenya: 10 Dead in Chuka Road Accident
10 people perished in a Matatu accident on the road between Chuka and Chogoria in Meru. The Matatu veered off the road and rolled several times. Eye witnesses say the vehicle was overloaded at the time of the accident.
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DR Congo
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Angola: Mysterious Illness Afflicts Schoolchildren
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has dispatched a team of experts to Angola to help local authorities probe an outbreak of a mysterious but apparently non-fatal illness afflicting schoolchildren in the African nation.
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Clinton, top US visitor since uprising, pressing Egypt's temporary leaders to stick to reform
CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was pressing Egypt's transitional leaders Tuesday to follow through on pledges for democratic reform after the ouster of the country's longtime autocratic president in a popular revolt.
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U.S. jet crashes in Libya, pilots survive, as Gaddafi's forces dig in
Setbacks for rebels reveal the degree to which the disorganized and ill-equipped force is depending on allied airstrikes to end Gaddafi's rule.
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World Briefing | AFRICA: Libya: Rebels Battle Government for Control of Strategic Oil Town
Rebels fighting for control of the strategic port city of Brega have captured a residential section of the city, a rebel spokesman said Friday.
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Local Innovation and Entrepreneurs
I gave a keynote yesterday at the opening of the infoDev Global Forum in Helsinki, which has a specific focus on innovation. The m:lab funding comes from them, and they are exploring new ways to help entrepreneurs in the high-tech space, specifically mobiles, to make their businesses a reality. Innovation: Knowledge and Resources I’ve already [...]
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Sunday, 14 August 2011
Libya
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China, after abstaining in U.N. vote, criticizes airstrikes on Gaddafi forces
China on Monday stepped up its criticism of the U.S.-led airstrikes against Libya, using the Communist Party's main media organs to say the military intervention undermines the United Nations charter.
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Burundi
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Saturday, 13 August 2011
Madagascar
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US Marshals: Woman accused in fatal Texas day care fire returns to US after capture in Nigeria
HOUSTON - Authorities say a woman accused of fleeing the country after a fire at her Texas day care facility killed four children has returned to the U.S. following her capture in Nigeria.
Equatorial Guinea
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Friday, 12 August 2011
Yemen deports 2 American, 2 British journalists as country is roiled by unrest
CAIRO - Armed Yemeni security forces raided an apartment shared by four Western journalists Monday and deported them because of their coverage of a growing uprising against the country's longtime ruler, one of the reporters said.
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Cameroon
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Missile strikes building in Libyan compound where Gaddafi lives
A missile struck a building on Sunday night in the compound in Tripoli where Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi lives, fueling the rage that has erupted among his supporters since U.N.-mandated airstrikes began on Saturday.
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Thursday, 11 August 2011
Top intelligence official says Gaddafi likely to prevail; U.S., Europe weigh responses
The top U.S. intelligence official said Thursday that Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi is likely to "prevail" in his battle against rebels without foreign intervention or some other major change, as European governments and U.S. lawmakers sought ways to aid Gaddafi's increasingly beleaguered opponents.
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Week in Review: In Libya, Delusion Makes a Last Stand
Despite the repressive regime, protesters in Benghazi, Libya, set fire to a book with an image of Col. Muammar�el-Qaddafi.As bombs rain down, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi plays chess with a believer in aliens. In the souk, people yearn aloud for his passing.
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Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Kenya's elections postponed
The much-anticipated Kenya football elections are postponed for a third time.
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Libya
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Tuesday, 9 August 2011
VIDEO: UN urged to stop Sudan violence
Human rights activists are lobbying the United Nations to stop ethnic related violence in the Sudanese state of South Kordofan.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14428795
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E.U. no longer recognizes Gaddafi as Libya's leader but resists bolder steps
BRUSSELS - European governments declared Friday that Moammar Gaddafi can no longer be considered the leader of Libya and must step down immediately, but they stopped short of formally recognizing the Libyan rebel movement or endorsing military action to support its armed struggle.
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Allies of Zimbabwe?s President Push for Quick Vote
With no credible successor to unite the quarrelsome factions that threaten to splinter the country?s ruling party, Zimbabwe hurtles into another violent political season.
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Mauritania
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Malawi: Hunger Project Withdraws Mutharika Award
The Hunger Project (THP) has withdrawn an award that it gave Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika following the way his government handled the July 20 protests that left 19 people dead.
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Monday, 8 August 2011
U.N. confirms probe into allegations of torture by Gaddafi's forces
The torture inquiry, the latest international move to bring pressure on Libya's Moammar Gaddafi, is confirmed as NATO ministers meet to weigh options for intervention.
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On a Libyan field, allied airstrikes bring destruction and hope
Before attacks, civilians and rebels were frustrated by international community's lack of action.
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Shabab Concede Control of Capital to Somalia Government
Militants withdrew from Mogadishu, leaving the city under government control for the first time in years.
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Sunday, 7 August 2011
Riches Flow Into Nigeria, but Are Lost After Arrival
Oil money has brought more questions than calm to the Niger Delta.
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Egypt: initial results show constitutional reforms passing, and unprecedented turnout
CAIRO - Partial results from a third of Egypt's provinces Sunday showed massive turnout and a vote overwhelmingly in favor of constitutional changes that eliminate restrictions on political rights and civil liberties.
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Africa: Growing Economic Powers Reinvigorate South-South Co-Operation
The benefits of south-south co-operation (developing countries sharing resources) are appearing in a fresh light. Emerging economies, notably China and India, are grabbing headlines as growing financial powers that are substantially increasing their investments in Africa and Asia. Justifiably so, as together the two countries account for one-fifth of the global economy and are projected to represent a full third of the world's income by 2025.
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U.S. jet crashes in Libya, but pilots safe; Gates sees airstrikes slowing soon
Both members of a U.S. fighter jet crew were rescued in Libya after their F-15E Strike Eagle malfunctioned and crashed, the U.S. military said. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said "significant military fighting" in Libya "should recede in the next few days."
Congress members struggle to define message on Mideast, North Africa
How difficult are the decisions the president must make about the turmoil in the Mideast?
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Obama signals willingness to intervene militarily in Libya if crisis worsens
President Obama orders plans giving U.S. military "full capacity to act" in Libya if situation worsens but expresses several notes of caution.
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Friday, 5 August 2011
Killers of Libyan Rebel General Were Among His Own Forces
Mourners thronged the casket of a commander as questions continued about his assassins.
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Togo
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Togo
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Thursday, 4 August 2011
Guinea
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U20: altitude concerns Cameroon
Cameroon admit they have not prepared for altitude ahead of Friday's Group B decider against Uruguay in Bogota.
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Gun evidence shown in Egypt trial
The trial of Egypt's ex-interior minister sees guns, ammunition casings and grenades allegedly used in attacks on protesters earlier this year.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14407595
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Malawi
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Malawi
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Wednesday, 3 August 2011
The Saturday Profile: Under Siege in War-Torn Somalia, a Doctor Holds Her Ground
Dr. Hawa Abdi helps nearly 100,000 people at her medical facility, persevering despite an attack by militants in May.
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Tuesday, 2 August 2011
North Africa: Morocco is U.S. 'Best Friend and Ally' in Region - Congresswoman Says
Morocco is the "best friend and ally" of the United States in North Africa, said U.S. democratic congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, stressing it is important, in light of the events in the Arab region, to "recognize and support" the efforts of the countries that "share our democratic values" and support the kind of reforms that the region desperately needs.
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Intelligence director's testimony about Gaddafi causes controversy
Testimony from the nation's intelligence director that Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi will "prevail" in that country's conflict prompted an attempt by the White House on Thursday to play down that assessment and a call by at least one key senator for the resignation of the nation's top spy.
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VIDEO: Serving food to thousands in Somalia
The BBC's Andrew Harding reports from an aid station in the capital Mogadishu, as the African Union says it will hold a summit to pledge help for the victims of Somalia's drought.
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Zimbabwe
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Zimbabwe.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14113249
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Monday, 1 August 2011
South Africa working to help Aristide return, says US should discuss any objections with Haiti
PRETORIA, South Africa - South Africa is helping ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide return to his homeland from exile in Pretoria, and any problems Washington has with that should be taken up with Haiti, the deputy foreign minister said Tuesday.
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