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Mugabe 'won't sign constitution'

Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe won't sign the draft constitution into the new supreme law of the country as long as it "disqualifies him from contesting the next elections", a senior Zanu-PF official says.

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Somalia wants arms embargo lifted

2012-02-13 15:03

Somalia’s government has called for the lifting of an arms embargo to help it resist an al-Qaeda-backed Islamist insurgency.

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2012-02-13 08:55

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Gabon court confirms Bongo win

2012-02-12 15:47

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Tunisia sees Yemen-style exit for Assad

2012-02-13 07:44

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SADC backs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma again

2012-02-12 21:46

Southern African countries have vowed to lobby hard for South Africa's Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma who was again backed as the region's candidate for African Union chief after a recent polls deadlock.

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Niger won't extradite Gaddafi son

2012-02-12 12:03

Niger will not extradite Saadi Gaddafi even though the son of the slain Libyan leader violated his asylum conditions with "subversive" comments.

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