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Nigeria: 10 Percent GDP Growth Possible in 2011 - Finance Minister

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 22:15

The Minister of Finance, Olusegun Aganga, has said 10 per cent growth in Gross Domestic Product in the nation's economy can be achieved in 2011.

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Africa: Continent Needs Aid and Fairer Trade, Says UN Chief

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 22:06

Africans need both foreign aid and fairer trading terms with other regions to achieve the poverty reduction and social development targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by their 2015 deadline, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed on Saturday.

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Somalia: Interim President Issues Cautious Statement on Draft Constitution

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 22:00

Somalia's interim president, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Saturday for the first time spoke about the war-torn country's draft constitution that has been presented by the Independent Federal Constitutional Commission in the capital Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reports.

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Somalia: Uganda Sends 750 More Soldiers to Mogadishu

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 21:57

Uganda has sent an extra 750 peacekeepers to Mogadishu to reinforce the thin presence of the African Union forces in Somalia.

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Kenya: Ex-Soldiers Reveal Role in Election Violence

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 21:54

New evidence on how Kenya's post-election violence was planned, funded and executed has been revealed.

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Rwanda: Presidents Arrive for Inauguration

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 15:09

AFRICAN Heads of State yesterday began to arrive ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of President Paul Kagame which is slated for Monday.

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Somalia: Nigeria Condemns Attack on Peacekeepers

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 15:08

Nigerian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, has strongly condemned the attack against the presidential palace, in the Somali capital during which four Ugandan peacekeepers serving with the African Union mission, in the war-torn Horn of African country were killed.

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Uganda: Ruling Party Primaries Flop

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 15:05

Gloom, frustration, confusion and bitter exchanges among officials, candidates and voters once again characterised what should have been the final day for the NRM primaries on Saturday. The exercise flopped.

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South Africa: Minister Denies Mass Deportations of Zimbabweans Imminent

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 15:04

Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has clarified government's decision to withdraw a special dispensation that exempted undocumented Zimbabweans in South Africa from deportation.

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Zimbabwe: South Africa Calls Time On Undocumented Zimbabweans

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 15:02

South Africa has come under fire from human rights groups for ending the special dispensation for undocumented Zimbabweans living and working on within its borders. Campaigners fear the move will lead to mass deportations and even loss of life.

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Kenya: Police Arrest Another Kampala Blast Suspect

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 14:54

Detectives from Kenya's anti-terrorist Police unit on Sunday arrested an employee of a Mombasa based FM radio station in connection with the Kampala bombing.

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Angola/Uganda: National Team Coach Distressed By Defeat

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 14:53

The coach of Angolan national senior males football team, French Hervé Renard, admitted Saturday that is distressed by the 0-3 defeat to Ugandan in group J first round match of the qualifier for the African Cup of Nations, set for Gabon and Equatorial Guinea in 2011.

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Guinea: Campaign for Presidential Run-Off Begins

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 14:51

Campaigning for the second round of elections kicked off in Guinea on Sunday, with Cellou Dalein Diallo running against veteran opposition leader Alpha Condé. Diallo won over 40 per cent of the first-round ballot in June, which was marred by multiple accusations of fraud.

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Africa: The African Economic Renaissance - Opportunities for Mauritius (Part I)

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 09:02

"Lions on the move: The progress and Potential of African Economies". This is the title of a report prepared by the internationally reputed Mc Kinsey Global Institute. It is a must to read for all those who have doubts about the future of Africa.

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Botswana/Togo: Zebras Beat Togo

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 08:49

The Zebras of Botswana consolidated their leadership of Group K and inched closer to a first-ever Africa Cup of Nations finals appearance with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Togo at home on Saturday.

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South Africa: Boks - Something's Seriously Wrong

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 07:26

What a dramatic Test match. You had to feel in the end for the Springboks for the way they fought back so passionately and bravely and then surrendered it at the death to a long range penalty.

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Rwanda/Benin: A Home Win Against Benin is a Must

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 02:40

Sellas Tetteh is a man under no pressure to produce instant success with the Rwanda national senior football side, the Amavubi Stars.

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Nigeria/Madagascar: Super Eagles On the March Again

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 02:39

The journey to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea begins today as the Super Eagles take on Madagascar in one of the qualifiers billed to hold at the U. J. Esuene stadium, Calabar.

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Rwanda/Côte d'Ivoire: Amavubi Stars Making Losing Start

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 02:38

It was the worst possible but inevitably expected start as Rwanda's Amavubi Stars launched their campaign in the Orange CAN 2012 qualifiers with a 3-0 loss to Ivory Coast in a Group H match played Saturday evening in Abidjan.

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Angola/Uganda: National Football Team Lose to Uganda

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 14:18

The Angolan national senior males football team lost to Uganda by 0-3 on Saturday, in Kampala's Nelson Mandela stadium, for group J's first round qualifier for the African Cup of Nations, to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea in 2012.

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