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Breaking News Mon, 20 May 2013
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, attends the opening session of the Arab League summit in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 26, 2013.
Egypt   Gaza   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: Sinai Peninsula  
 BBC News 
Sinai abduction: Egypt President Morsi rules out talks
The Egyptian president has ruled out negotiating with the abductors of seven members of the security forces seized last week in the Sinai peninsula. | In a statement, Mohammed Morsi said there was &qu... (photo: AP / Ghiath Mohamad)
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika speaks at the Supreme Court in Algiers, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Algeria's president, 72, who led his oil-rich and gas-rich North African nation out of a bloody Islamic insurgency, started clearing the way Wednesday to give himself a third term in office, announcing plans to abolish limits that would have prevented his re-election.
Algeria   Business   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Abdelaziz Bouteflika  
 Daily Press 
With president ailing, Algeria prepares for end of an era
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Three weeks after being rushed to hospital in Paris, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has disappeared from sight, leaving behind a country preparing for a successor who for ... (photo: AP)
Golfe de Tunis et port de Sidi Bou Sad.jpg  Golfe de Tunis et port de Sidi Bou Sad, Tunisie.  The Observer 
Tunisia: after the revolution
Making waves: Sidi Bou Said, near Tunis and the Bay of Carthage. Photograph: Idealink Photography/Alamy | Sidi Bou Said's signature blue-and-white houses are framed with sweet-smelling jasmine and bou... (photo: Creative Commons / Paul SKG)
Nature   Photos   Tourism   Tunisia   Wikipedia: Sidi Bou Said  
A Tunisian holding a board reading "Not afraid of Islam", welcomes opposition figure Rached Ghannouchi, unseen, during his arrival at the international airport of Tunis, in Tunisia, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011.  The Guardian 
Tunisia: after the revolution
The birthplace of the Arab spring, Tunisia is getting back into its stride as a go-to destination for independent travellers in search of vibrant souks and laid-back coastal boltholes | Making waves: ... (photo: AP / Hassene Didri)
Photos   Politics   Revolution   Tunisia   Wikipedia: Tunisian revolution  
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US Navy 081008-N-1082Z-045 Pirates leave the merchant vessel MV Faina for the Somali shore Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 while under observation by a U.S. Navy ship BBC News
Seychelles cells: The Somali pirates jailed in paradise
There are more than 1,000 convicted Somali pirates in prisons around the world. Some of them end up in a UN-funded jail on the tiny island nation of Seychelles. | The Ind... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)
Photos   Pirates   Prison   Somalia   Wikipedia: Piracy in Somalia  
In this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 photo, a police officer armed with an AK-47 rifle walks past pedestrians as he patrols a major road in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The radical sect Boko Haram, which in August 2011 bombed the United Nations headquarters in Nigeria, is the gravest security threat to Africa's most populous nation. The Star
Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Military   Nigeria   Photos   Rebels   Wikipedia: Nigerian Sharia conflict  
Rebel soldiers loyal to Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara, the widely recognized winner of an election that millions once hoped would reunite the West African nation, advance towards the Government army in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday Dec. 16, 2010. Gunfire and explosions shook Ivory Coast's main city Thursday as supporters and security forces loyal to the two men claiming to be president clashed in the streets, killing at least 15 people and bolstering fears the world's top cocoa producer is teetering on the edge of another civil war. Voa News
Ivory Coast Militia Leader Arrested for 2011 Massacre
Soldiers in Ivory Coast have arrested a militia leader who was allegedly involved in a 2011 massacre of political opponents. | Military officials say Amade Oueremi gave h... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Human Rights   Ivory Coast   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: Second Ivorian Civil War  
In this file photo taken, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 file photo, Nigeria secret service officers stand guard, during a court hearing in Lagos, Nigeria. Voa News
Nigeria Imposes Curfew in Military Campaign
Nigeria's military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri, as security forces continue to pursue suspected Islamist militants in ... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Boko Haram   Islamists   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: Nigerian Sharia conflict  
FEMA - 44808 - FEMA Mobile home page on a smart phone screen Joy Online
Huawei launches Windows 8 phone in Ghana
Huawei and its authorised distributor in Ghana, IPMC have unveiled the new Huawei Ascend W1 Windows 8 Phone in the country. | The involvement of IPMC as the sole wholesal... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)
Ghana   Huawei   Photos   Wikipedia: Windows Phone 8   Windows Phone 8  
Love Birds in a cage for sale The Hindu
Biodiversity: Unloved love birds
I was in Nagpur last week. I was told of an illegal bird market and so I went on Sunday morning. I saw hundreds of small cages with budgerigars and pigeons in them. Of co... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Biodiversity   Birds   Love   Photos   Wikipedia: Love Birds  
AIDAdiva in Izmir, Cruise ships are organized much like floating hotels, with a complete hospitality staff in addition to the usual ship's crew. Nation
Seychelles and South Africa in joint cruise ship marketing talks
Seychelles and South Africa’s Kwazulu Natal province has discussed joint marketing efforts to develop the cruise ship business, linking the ports of Durban to Victoria on... (photo: Creative Commons / Omur Tanyel)
Africa   Cruise   Photos   Seychelles   Tourism   Wikipedia: Cruise ship  
A woman with her child with the back       Une femme avec son enfant au dos  Togo and Africa Newstrack India
At least 30 countries in Africa at risk of yellow fever: WHO
Tweet | Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that 30 countries in Africa with a total population of 508 million are conside... (photo: WN / Eteh)
Africa   Beijing   Diseeses   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Yellow fever  
ay Jan. 9, 2009 Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf attends the "New World, New Capitalism" conference in Paris. Reuters
Liberia's Johnson-Sirleaf defends governance record
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday defended her government's record on good governance and transparency, following an independent a... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
Africa   Corruption   Liberia   Photos   Wikipedia: Liberia  
BUSINESS & ECONOMY TERRORISM
- Zuma agrees to fund Lesotho power plant
- AGI launches Industry Awards to reward deserving companies
- ETI opens project in Accra
- Mauritius ‘win-win’ pledge on tax treaty EXTAR EFFORT Po
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika speaks at the Supreme Court in Algiers, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Algeria's president, 72, who led his oil-rich and gas-rich North African nation out of a bloody Islamic insurgency, started clearing the way Wednesday to give himself a third term in office, announcing plans to abolish limits that would have prevented his re-election.
With president ailing, Algeria prepares for end of an era
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- Kenya police kill "terror couple"
- Terror Suspects Die After Kenyan Shootout
- Terror Suspects Die After Kenyan Shootout
- Kenya police kill "terror couple"
In this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 photo, a police officer armed with an AK-47 rifle walks past pedestrians as he patrols a major road in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The radical sect Boko Haram, which in August 2011 bombed the United Nations headquarters in Nigeria, is the gravest security threat to Africa's most populous nation.
Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
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RELIGION ENVIRONMENT & NATURE
- Nigeria military: At least 14 suspected Islamic extremists,
- Total Chaos: T.B Joshua Hijacks’ Spintex Road Again
- Heavy Tunisian security crackdown blocks hardline Muslim ral
- Nigeria military declares 24-hour curfew in city
File - Israeli youths wave Israeli flags during a march celebrating Jerusalem Day in front Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday. May 20, 2012.
The Six-Day War and the Reunification of Jerusalem
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- Forest Conservation Mammoth Exercise
- Eight Countries Submit Action Plans to Combat Illegal Trade
- Body to Manage Wildlife Challenges in the Pipeline
- Tunisia: after the revolution
Golfe de Tunis et port de Sidi Bou Sad.jpg  Golfe de Tunis et port de Sidi Bou Sad, Tunisie.
Tunisia: after the revolution
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HEALTH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Focus Orthopaedic Hospital appeals for duty free privileges
- Single Yellow Fever Shot Is Enough - WHO
- Vaccine Injured Children in Africa Abused Like Lab Rats
- Breast Cancer: What Is The Risk?
A woman with her child with the back       Une femme avec son enfant au dos  Togo and Africa
At least 30 countries in Africa at risk of yellow fever: WHO
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- Microsoft organises IT workshop for Ghanaian students
- Is Lagos Home to an African Tech Movement?
- Vaccine Injured Children in Africa Abused Like Lab Rats
- Huawei launches Windows 8 phone in Ghana
FEMA - 44808 - FEMA Mobile home page on a smart phone screen
Huawei launches Windows 8 phone in Ghana
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REFUGEES HUMAN RIGHTS
- Do white people have a future in South Africa?
- Rwanda Day 2013 - Refugee Affairs, Finance Ministers Engage
- Is Kagame Africa's Lincoln or a tyrant exploiting Rwanda
- UN Agency Prepositions for Darfur Refugees in Chad Ahead of
Rwanda President Paul Kagame speaks during the London Summit on Family Planning organized by the UK Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in central London Wednesday July 11, 2012.
Is Kagame Africa's Lincoln or a tyrant exploiting Rwanda's tragic history?
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- Nigeria army says Boko Haram is in disarray
- Nigeria: Boko Haram in disarray, says army
- Nigeria Inflation at 9.1%, GDP 6.56%, Interest rate 12%: Wha
- Zimbabwe PM: We Will End Police, Military Abuse
Rwanda President Paul Kagame speaks during the London Summit on Family Planning organized by the UK Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in central London Wednesday July 11, 2012.
Is Kagame Africa's Lincoln or a tyrant exploiting Rwanda's tragic history?
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