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UN moves Congolese refugees as thousands more flee - Summary
Nairobi-Goma - The UN refugee agency UNHCR said Friday it was beginning to move Congolese refugees from camps near the front line in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as civilians continued to flee fresh fighting. UNHCR is moving people on...
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Scores killed in Nigerian election violence
Abuja - Scores of people, including a policeman, have been killed in Jos, the capital city of central Nigeria's Plateau State Friday in the aftermath of council elections. A police spokesman in Plateau, Bala Kassimm said security agencies had not bee...
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Somali pirates release Greek ship
Athens - Somali pirates released Friday a Greek bulk carrier with 26 crew members on board which they hijacked more than two months ago, reports said. The ship, MV Centauri, carrying salt, was en route from Ethiopia to Kenya when it was attacked by f...
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Thousands of Congolese refugees flee fresh fighting
Nairobi-Goma - At least 13,000 Congolese refugees have fled into Uganda over the past few days as fighting flared up again in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said. The refugees told UNHCR officials they were fleeing ...
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Kenyan cabinet agrees to implement report into poll violence
Nairobi - Kenya's cabinet has agreed to implement a report into this year's post-election violence that should see a local tribunal set up to try politicians and businessmen accused of orchestrating the violence. A commission headed by Justice Philip...
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