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The parliament in Mali on Friday passed a law granting amnesty to the leaders of the March coup that plunged what was considered one of Africa's democratic success stories into chaos. The text, which must be signed by the president before becoming law, was part of an agreement signed by the putschists and west African bloc ECOWAS on April 6
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The UN Security Council unanimously ordered sanctions Friday against the leaders of last month's military coup in Guinea-Bissau. The 15-nation council ordered a travel ban against five top military officers in the West African nation, led by chief of staff General Antonio Indjai. The European Union has also ordered sanctions over the April 12 coup and Guinea-Bissau has been suspended
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On 23 May, Egyptians head to the polls to elect the first president of the post-Mubarak era. Whilst this is likely to be the freest election in Egyptian history, the process faces a number of constraints. Accusations abound that the ruling military council (SCAF) has used indirect pressure on the levers of state - especially the courts - to limit
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The leaders of Argentina and Angola said Friday they plan to sign new cooperation agreements soon, though Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner wrapped up a visit to Luanda with no news on an oil-for-food pact. "Our economies are complementary because of Angola's immense wealth in oil, diamonds and gas and our own potential as the world's largest agricultural producer," Kirchner said
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Algerian singer Warda, whose powerful vocal range and patriotic songs earned her legendary status throughout the Arab world, died of a heart attack late on Thursday aged 72, her family said. Known throughout the region as Warda al-Jazairia (Warda the Algerian), she performed for presidents and popular audiences, reinventing herself throughout the decades to appeal to old and young alike.
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A lawyer for Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam said Friday he doubted Libya was able or willing to try his client, as he asked the International Criminal Court to report the matter to the UN. Xavier-Jean Keita, the defence lawyer appointed by the ICC, said in papers before the Hague-based court that despite several requests to meet Seif, Libyan authorities
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Mbabane — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has withdrawn its advisory team from Swaziland, saying it is unable to support the government's proposed financial reform programme. The IMF was assisting the government in implementing the Fiscal Adjustment Roadmap (FAR), to right-size the budget, where government spending currently exceeds its revenue. "Government has yet to propose a credible reform programme that
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Top in Bible school, missing his family, and craving Chinese takeaways: an American extremist in Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated rebels recounts his life in an autobiography. Titled "The Story of An American Jihadi" and posted on Islamist websites, the book claims to be written by Alabama-born Omar Hammami -- better known as Abu Mansoor al-Amriki (the American). If confirmed, the book
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THE military and police chiefs have launched a spirited campaign on behalf of President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF ahead of the next do-or-die elections to regain ground lost to the MDC parties in the last polls. The security forces have begun their campaign -- which is clearly in violation of the constitution -- in Manicaland where it is believed
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Blantyre - Malawian President Joyce Banda on Friday announced an inquiry into an alleged plot by the inner circle of the country's late former leader to block her rise to power following his death. "By public demand, I have decided to immediately set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the circumstances and intent of the alleged coup plot," Banda
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A portrait of President Jacob Zuma posing as Lenin with his genitals hanging out has sparked outrage in South Africa, but the gallery on Friday refused demands from the ruling ANC to take it down. Zuma's African National Congress has demanded that the private gallery in Johannesburg withdraw the "distasteful and vulgar" portrait by satirical artist Brett Murray. But the
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Two alleged South African hitmen will go on trial on July 30 in the killing of honeymooner Anni Dewani, even if her British husband has not yet been extradited to stand trial with them, a judge said Friday. "This matter is now ready to finally start on July 30," Judge Andre le Grange said. Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe are
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The UN Security Council has called on Sudan and South Sudan to reach an agreement on the status of the disputed, oil-rich Abyei border region and extended the UN security force's mission there by six months. The council passed a resolution on Thursday calling the situation a serious security threat and demanding the creation of a jointly administered Abyei police
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Addis Ababa - Ethiopia's federal court ruled on Thursday that 11 people should face terror charges after prosecutors said they formed a cell with an al-Qaeda-linked group from neighbouring Somalia. The charges come amid signs of increasing militancy in the East African nation. Ethiopian troops moved into Somalia at the beginning of the year to fight the Somali militant group
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood organised on Thursday a kilometres-long rally to support its candidate in next week's presidential election, displaying the potent network of activists it counts on to win. Islamist activists stood side by side for kilometres through Cairo and north of the capital holding posters of Mohammed Mursi, who sketchy polls suggest is trailing behind in the May 23-24
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's military on Thursday shelled positions it believed were held by mutineers who have been fighting the army in the country's east, a military source said. The army fired heavy artillery from tanks into the hills of Mbuzi and Tchanzu in Nord-Kivu province and received no return fire, the source said. A spokesman for the mutineers
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Bissau - Around 70 soldiers of a west African force arrived in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, part of regional efforts to restore stability after a 12 April coup, an AFP correspondent reported. The soldiers from Burkina Faso were welcomed by officers from Guinea Bissau's police and army as well as representatives of the United Nations and the Economic Community of West
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West Africa's mediator for Mali has begun talks with the Islamist and Tuareg rebel groups who seized the north of the country after a coup in March, officials said on Thursday. The mediator, Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, "has begun consultations with the different armed groups with a view to lay out an agenda to get out of the crisis
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Libya faces the daunting task of vetting thousands of candidates wishing to compete in June elections for a constituent assembly, with several bodies involved in the process. "If a person committed a criminal offence or had ties to the former regime he is excluded," Al-Taher Qraf, the deputy head of the electoral commission said on Thursday, the final deadline for
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Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah, in Cannes with an Arab Spring drama, defiantly vowed Thursday that the Islamists jockeying for power back home would never succeed in stifling art. "In a context where cinema is being attacked as a sin in Egypt by so-called Islamist parties, this film is not so much a political commitment as a commitment to cinema," he
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Mogadishu - A military court in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland has sentenced 17 people to death for attacking a military base over a land dispute one day earlier, an official said on Thursday. Dozens of angry people marched through the streets of Hargeisa on Thursday to demand the release of the defendants. Riot police dispersed the crowd. The court
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After abolishing the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), allegedly because it was too little to have an impact, Parliament has transferred the money to enhance the MPs' salaries, The Observer has learnt. The Shs 2.9bn originally budgeted for CDF will enhance the legislators' daily sitting allowances, sources told us. Officials in the Parliamentary Commission have vehemently denied the report, with some
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South African President Jacob Zuma said Thursday his country would not "bully" its way into the top job at the African Union, a key post also being contested by Gabon. African leaders failed in January to choose between Gabon's Jean Ping, who has held the post since 2008 and South Africa's Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a former foreign minister and ex-wife of
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Sohag - Democratic fervour is gripping Egypt's big cities ahead of a presidential election but in the provinces many are nostalgic for the autocratic past. In Sohag, a town 400km up the Nile from Cairo, residents have been alarmed by civil unrest, labour strikes and lax policing since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak last year. "Egypt is a land of
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South Sudan is trudging on with plans to develop its infrastructure amid unresolved oil issues with its northern neighbour; an inflation surge and recently imposed austerity measures to recoup revenue losses. For roads infrastructure alone, South Sudan would require an estimated $10 billion while funding for eight of its hydropower sites will need $15 billion. Speaking during the African Trade
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