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Jos massacre: "We don't sleep"
Hundreds of Christians were massacred in Nigeria’s troubled Jos region on Sunday, in fresh clashes with Muslims. Now calm has returned. "We don’t sleep. They say we should stay indoors because...
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It's easy to mistake Senegal's dreadlocked Baye Falls for Rastas. But instead of Christianity, these West Africans use music to praise Islam.
Article: ICC postpones trial of Congo warlord Bemba
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is pushing back the start date of the trial of a former senior official of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who has been charged with war crimes. The trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo was set...
Article: Nigerian government criticised after sectarian violence
Hundreds of Christians have been massacred in Nigeria’s troubled Jos region, in fresh clashes with Muslim tribes. While the government – led by acting President Goodluck Jonathan – says it’s doing all it can, experts...
Article: Geldof attacks reports on Ethiopia aid
Anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof on Sunday lashed out at reports that claimed millions of pounds raised for famine relief in Ethiopia by Band Aid in 1985 were used by rebels to pay for weapons. "About Band Aid, no...
Article: Gadgets galore as Somali pirates spur booming sector
Somali pirates raked in an estimated 60 million dollars in 2009 but the Indian Ocean's ransom hunters have also spurred a much larger industry of ship protection devices. As the 36,000 ships that bottleneck into the Gulf of Aden each year t...
Article: Mobile phones to beat HIV/AIDS in Africa
Mobile phones may be a key weapon in the war against HIV and AIDS in Africa, says the UNAIDS chief. The relatively new technology has a role to play in a continent plagued by inadequate health centres and dilapidated infr...
Article: Togo crackdown as opposition vows protests
Security forces in Togo fired teargas on hundreds of protesters on Sunday as the opposition vowed to contest the results of an election won by the incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe. Jean-Pierre Fabre, t...
Article: Over 500 killed in Nigeria sectarian clashes
At least 500 people were killed on Sunday in communal clashes near Nigeria's central city of Jos, a state governor's advisor told AFP Monday, revising a previous toll of around 100 dead. "We have been able to make...
Article: Togo vote disputed as two camps claim win
Togo's incumbent president and his main rival both claimed victory in an election ahead of results due on Saturday, setting the stage for protests in the West African nation whose 2005 vote was marred by violence.
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Article: Dutch constructor takes pride in Africa's largest football stadium
Article: Dutch constructor takes pride in Africa's largest football stadium
"We present a piece of African pride to the Mayor of Johannesburg. We are ready for the World Cup and cannot wait for the games to begin so that we can showcase African ingenuity in design and our expertise in construction and engineer...
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