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Lagos, Nigeria - The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria has filed a suit at the federal high court in the capital city of Abuja in defence of Nigerian Senator Ahmed Yerimah, who is under fire for marrying a 13-year-old Egyptian child, in violation of N...
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Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe earned more than US$1 billion from mineral exports in the first five months of the year, the local media reported Friday, quoting Mines Minister Obert Mpofu.
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Reporters Without Borders (RWB) Friday expressed concern about the Mauritian government's discriminatory behaviour towards 'La Sentinelle', the country's leading media group.
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has expressed shock and great sadness at the news of the death of one of the top human rights defenders in the DR Congo (DRC), Floribert Chebeya Bahizire.
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Following are foreign exchange rates for the Tanzanian shilling, as issued Friday by the Bank of Tanzania.
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Accra, Ghana - Ghana's striker Asamoah Gyan is optimistic about Ghana's chances at the World Cup which starts next week in South Africa.
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Lagos, Nigeria - Trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recorded a turnover of 8.25 billion shares valued at 76.14 billion naira in 180,489 deals during May in contrast to a total of 12.6 billion shares valued at 108.31 billion naira in...
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Luanda, Angola - The US is to grant Angola's parliament at least US$1.0 million every year following discussions on Thursday in Luanda between the first deputy speaker, Joao Goncalves Lourenco, and US ambassador, Dan Mozena.
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Tripoli, Libya - The Libyan general people's committee (government) on Thursday decided to take measures needed for the use of solar energy in domestic heating and all services and state projects.
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Accra, Ghana - Ghana said on Thursday that it was unaware of the imminent execution of seven citizens in Libya if urgent diplomatic steps were not taken to save their lives.
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Paris, France - The European Union (EU) on Thursday suspended its budget support for Madagascar for one year because of the illegal change of government which it described as 'unacceptable'.
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New York, US - Cancer could kill more than 13.2 million people a year by 2030, the United Nations cancer agency has said in a new projection.
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Munyonyo, Uganda - The International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague has declared its intention to investigate the Ugandan army, known as the Uganda Peoples Defence Force (UPDF), for atrocities committed during the over two decades of insurgency in the ...
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New York, US - African health ministers and representatives of international agencies Thursday gathered in Marrakesh, Morocco, at a meeting organised by the United Nations and its partners to discuss the impact of swine flu, otherwise known as the H1N1 in...
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Port-Louis, Mauritius - Mauritian Health a nd Quality of Life Minister Shantibai Hanoomanjee said Thursday the time has come for Mauritians to say "no" to smoking.
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - An American collector and philanthropist has returned a 100-year-old prayer book, which belonged to Ethiopia's former ruler, Emperor Menelik II, believed to be among a collection of missing manuscripts which disappeared from Europe...
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Cape Town, South Africa - The Creative Workers of South Africa Wednesday called for a consumer boycott of next week's World Cup kick off concert, saying the line-up does not include enough local talent.
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FIFA World Cup finals - The pre-World Cup friendly between the Samba Boys of Brazil and the Taifa Stars of Tanzania, billed for Monday here, has whippe d football fans in the African nation into a frenzy.
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2010 FIFA World Cup - After a costly delay caused by flight trouble, Nigeria's Super Eagles arrived in South Africa Wednesday, becoming the first African team (apart from host South Africa) to be on ground for the 11 June-11 July 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Nairobi, Kenya - The Kenya shilling eased further against the US dollar to a record 13-month low Thursday, in what appears to be increased demand for the dollar in preference to the euro.
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