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Seeking Somali pirates, from the air

February 21, 2012
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The air crews hunting Somali pirates across the Indian Ocean

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Gyan ‘never recovered’ from 2010

February 20, 2012
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Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan says he has "never recovered" after missing a penalty at the 2010 World Cup.

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Visiting Ethiopia’s khat boomtown

January 28, 2012
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The Ethiopian town that is the khat capital of the world

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Senegal: Manifestations à Dakar – Un policier succombe à ses blessures

January 28, 2012
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Email Print Share 28 January 2012 Comments (0) Les affrontements entre les forces de l’ordre sénégalaises et les manifestants contre la candidature du président actuel, Me Abdoulaye Wade à la présidentielle du 26 Février 2012 a enregistré un mort du côté des forces de l’ordre. Une radio privée (Sud Fm) qui donne l’information...

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African Union to open donated HQ

January 28, 2012
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The African Union is about to inaugurate its newly built Chinese-funded headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

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Ethiopia: Court Sentences Editor to Death

January 26, 2012
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Committee to Protect Journalists (New York) 26 January 2012 New York — A U.S.-based journalist convicted on politicized terrorism charges in Ethiopia was sentenced to death in absentia today, while two other Ethiopian journalists received heavy prison sentences in connection with their coverage of banned opposition groups, according to news reports. Elias Kifle, exiled...

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Strasser and Mesbah head to Milan

January 18, 2012
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AC Milan have recalled Sierra Leone's Rodney Strasser from his loan spell at fellow Serie A side Lecce.

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Libya man ‘killed in detention’

January 18, 2012
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The BBC has seen evidence that a man was tortured and killed in detention, after clashes between rival militia groups in Libya at the weekend.

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Uganda shops shut in bank protest

January 11, 2012
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Businesses in Uganda's capital, Kampala, shut their doors and boycott banks to try and force the country's central bank to lower interest rates.

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Swiss coach Decastel quits Wydad

January 7, 2012
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Swiss coach Michel Decastel parts company with African Champions League finalists Wydad Casablanca of Morocco.

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