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| Pope denounces 'atrocious' Nigeria bloodshed |
| JOS, Nigeria (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday denounced the "atrocious" bloodshed in Nigeria after a massacre of Christian villagers, as police said 49 people would be charged over the killings.... |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:42:12 -0500 |
| Mozambique floods kill two, thousands to be evacuated |
| Flooding in Mozambique killed two people and displaced hundreds of families, prompting the government to step up rescue operations and issue a red alert for some areas. Torrential rains that have bat... |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:34:37 -0500 |
| Windies ease to win over Zimbabwe |
| West Indies showed Zimbabwe the value of quality seam-up bowling as they dismissed the tourists for 104 to win the third one-day international by 141 runs. Zimbabwe sent down 41 overs of spin as the ... |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:34:29 -0500 |
| Low Strengthens Into Hubert, Making Landfall In Madagascar |
| Posted on: Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 14:52 CST The low that forecasters were watching for development yesterday, March 9, strengthened into Tropical Storm Hubert, and is already making landfall in ... |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:33:48 -0500 |
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| Africa: Nigeria Extradites Al-Qaeda Suspect to U.S. |
| A TERRORIST suspected to belong to the Al-Qaeda network, Ibrahim Haman Ahmed, who was extradited to the United States of America by Nigerian government officials had been on the wanted list of the United States Central Intelligence Agency for more than two years, security and diplomatic sources in Abuja told Vanguard, yesterday. |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:02:18 GMT |
| Africa: Seeing Signs of Recovery After Global Crisis - IMF |
| With recovery getting under way, Africa should now address longer term challenges to the continent's future, including governance issues and climate change, to be able to press ahead with the region's economic transformation, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said. |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:10:05 GMT |
| Africa: European Commission Launches Its Climate Talks Rescue Plan |
| European Commission proposals for advancing post-Copenhagen climate talks, launched today, were welcomed by Oxfam International. However the international agency said that while the EC had thrown a spotlight on emissions reduction loopholes in the Copenhagen Accord - the political agreement brokered at the UN Climate Summit in December - it had ignored major loopholes on climate finance. |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:37:20 GMT |
| Africa: Africa Needs U.S.$620 Billion For Agribusiness - CBN |
| With the current level of agribusiness financing put at about $5 billion per year, total projected demand needed for the development of the sector between now and 2050 has been pegged at about $620.4 billion, with an annual demand of $6.5 billion. |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:55:30 GMT |
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| Lawyer: Anomalies delayed Zuma asset list |
| Anomalies in the code are the reason why President Jacob Zuma was late in declaring his assets according to his lawyer Michael Hulley. |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:26:16 +0200 |
| AfriForum taking Malema to court |
| AfriForum says it will submit a complaint against Julius Malema to the Equality Court over his "shoot the boer" remark. |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:15:55 +0200 |
| Security firm gets gun permits |
| The country's largest private security company has obtained an urgent court order against the Central Firearms Registry for firearm permits for the 2010 SWC. |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:33:13 +0200 |
| N1 highway closed overnight |
| The N1 highway near the Atterbury bridge has been closed until Thursday morning following a massive accident, says the Tshwane department of community safety. |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:43:21 +0200 |
| SA can't live without cellphones |
| Most South Africans can't live without their cellphones, and many worry they might miss something if they turn them off, a survey has found. |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:27:11 +0200 |
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| Seventeen killed in Mogadishu |
| Fighting between Somali government troops and al-Shabaab rebels in the north of Mogadishu has left 17 people dead and another 65 wounded. |
| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:57:22 +0200 |
| White House remembers Egyptian cleric |
| The White House has offered its deepest condolences after the death of Egyptian cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, who hosted President Barack Obama's landmark speech to the Muslim world in 2009. |
| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:07:04 +0200 |
| Allies key to securing justice, says Rwanda |
| Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo believes the thawing of diplomatic relations with France may have paved the way for the arrest of a leading Rwandan genocide suspect in Paris. |
| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:13:05 +0200 |
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