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African leaders agree on 'African Authority'
Sirte, Libya - African leaders agreed on Friday to establish a common executive authority for the African Union (AU) which will coordinate key policies on the continent, the Libyan secretary in charge of African Union (AU) affairs Ali Triki said. T...
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2009-07-03 ] Category : [
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Comoros announces 30 days mourning for crash victims
Johannesburg - The government of the Comoros islands has announced 30 days of national mourning for the victims, mostly Comorans, of Tuesday's plane crash off its coast. Comoran President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi announced the mourning period in an addre...
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2009-07-03 ] Category : [
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Jordanian king names eldest son Hussein as crown prince
Amman - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday issued a decree naming his eldest son, Hussein, as crown prince, according to a royal court statement. The 15-year-old Hussein, whose mother, Queen Rania, descends from Palestinian origins, will be veste...
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2009-07-03 ] Category : [
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HRW: UN-backed Congolese troops attacking, raping civilians
Nairobi/Goma - United Nations-backed Congolese forces are attacking and raping civilians instead of protecting them from rebel groups, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. The army late last year and early this year launched operations aimed at flushing...
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2009-07-02 ] Category : [
Africa (World) ]
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