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Somali death toll rising

2010-07-29 23:12

The death toll in Somalia's long-running conflict has risen this year, driven by increased shelling and fighting in the central region, a human rights group has said.

Helicopter

Missing Russian pilot found

2010-07-29 22:04

The Russian helicopter pilot who went missing while on a mission in Sudan's Darfur region has been found and returned to his peacekeepers' base, a UN official says.

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Swazi healers held for skull theft

2010-07-29 20:59

Police in Swaziland say they have arrested three traditional healers for allegedly desecrating graves to retrieve human skulls and bones for healing rituals.

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Senegal to extradite 'terrorists'

2010-07-29 20:03

An appeal court in Senegal has given the green light for the extradition of three Moroccans accused of terrorism, but their fate depends on a presidential decree, says their lawyer.

boat accident

138 killed in DRC boat accident

2010-07-29 15:58

Some 138 people have died after an overload boat carrying passengers and goods capsized in bad weather in the DRC, police say.

The Sudanese army

Missing pilot 'held' by Sudanese militia

2010-07-29 13:05

A Russian helicopter pilot who disappeared in Darfur while working for the UN is being held by a militia loyal to the Sudanese government, an official says.

 
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ARABIAN ROBES:  Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and his United Arab Emirates counterpart Abdallah bin Zayid arriving at a meeting in Cairo. (Nasser Nasser, AP)

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Border mars S Sudan vote

2010-07-29 20:59

A referendum in on possible south Sudan independence can't he held as planned, unless the border between north and south is demarcated in advance, the ruling party has said.

Cellou Dalein Diallo

Diallo poised to win Guinea poll

2010-07-29 19:02

Ex-prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo is almost certain of victory in Guinea's second round presidential vote after winning the endorsement of a key rival, observers have said.

al shabab members

Shabaab warns African countries

2010-07-29 14:17

Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked group has warned African countries against plans to send additional troops to the war-ravaged country, saying they would be “annihilated”.

Hippo

Anthrax kills 82 hippos in Uganda

2010-07-29 12:55

Uganda national anthrax task force says an anthrax outbreak has killed 82 hippos and nine buffaloes in the last month and a half.

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somali pirates

Pirates release Turkish ship

2010-07-29 09:32

Somali pirates have released a Turkish-owned cargo ship and its crew of 19 people nearly four months after seizing the vessel, a company lawyer says.

 

Burundi arrests terrorism suspect

2010-07-29 09:13

Burundi’s police have arrested a Croatian tourist in the capital Bujumbura for suspected links to an Islamist extremist group

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