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Breaking News Sat, 28 Jan 2012
Protesters opposed to President Abdoulaye Wade running for third term in next month's elections shout slogans as they rally ahead of a decision from the country's highest court on the validity of Wade's candidature, in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
Abdoulaye Wade   Photos   Protests   Senegal   Wikipedia: Abdoulaye Wade  
Protests sweep through Senegal after poll ruling
| DAKAR (Reuters) - Street protests spread through towns across Senegal overnight on Saturday after a top legal body said President Abdoulaye Wade had the right to run for a third term in elections ne... (photo: AP)
The Star
Youssou N'Dour & Campino performing at the "Deine Stimme Gegen Armut" (Your Voice Against Poverty) concert in Rostock, Germany on June 7th, 2007.
Photos   Politics   Protesters   Senegal   Wikipedia: Senegalese presidential election, 2012  
Senegal court says Wade can run for third presidential term
Protesters in Senegal clashed with police late Friday after a court approved President Abdoulaye Wade to seek a highly disputed third term, but barred music icon Youssou Ndour from running. | Anti-Wad... (photo: Creative Commons)
Jakarta Globe
Somali refugee children share a meal inside a tent in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia.  Fleeing drought and famine in their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence across the border in Dollo Ado One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns
| GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that in Somalia, the United Nations Children's... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) The Star
Africa   Aid   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Sahel  
 Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade, waves at his supporters during a rally in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, Feb. 23, 2007. Wade, who spent three decades in the country´s opposition and ran four times for president before winning in a landslide in 2000, say Senegal's president cleared to run for 3rd term
| DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal's highest court ruled Friday that the country's increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month's election, a deep blow to the count... (photo: AP/Schalk van Zuydam) Dayton Daily News
Elections   Photos   Politics   Senegal   Wikipedia: Senegalese presidential election, 2012  
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Equatorial Guinea captain in action against Libya during the CAF African Nations Cup soccer tournament first match. Equatorial Guinea upset Senegal
| Equatorial Guinea grabbed the headlines on Day 5 of the Africa Cup of Nations with a stunning defeat of Senegal to become the first team into the quarter-finals. | This... (photo: WN / John Sahid) Taipei Times
Africa   Photos   Senegal   Soccer   Wikipedia: Africa Cup of Nations  
Team picture of the Ivory Coast prior to the friendly soccer match between Germany and Ivory Coast in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. First row from left right: Aristide Zogba, Emmanuel Eboue, Arthur Boka, Cheik Tiote, Didier Zokora Ivory Coast 2 Burkina Faso 0
| Salomon Kalou's early goal helped Ivory Coast book their spot in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals and consign opponents Burkina Faso to an early exit. | The Che... (photo: AP / Roberto Pfeil) Sporting Life
African Cup   Burkina   Ivory Coast   Wikipedia: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B  
Paul Ulrich Kessany and Hamdaoui Mounir during a match of the national teams of Morocco and Gabon. Gabon won the match with 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations: Gabon v Morocco
Morocco's Marouane Chamakh is hoping to be fit to face Gabon in Libreville. | The Arsenal striker has been hit by food poisoning but expects to recover for a game Mo... (photo: Creative Commons / File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske)) BBC News
Africa   Photos   Soccer   Sport   Wikipedia: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations  
Ivory Coast's Salomon Kalou  attends a news conference ahead of their African Cup of Nations quarterfinal soccer match against Algeria, in Cabinda, Angola, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. Ivory Coast 2 Burkina Faso 0: Kalou and crazy own goal books quarter-final place
| Ivory Coast secured a place in the African Cup of Nations quarter-finals after beating Burkina Faso 2-0 on Thursday. | Salomon Kalou opened the scoring in the 16th minu... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic) The Daily Mail
African Cup   Burkina   Ivory Coast   Photos  
In this Dec. 14, 2011 file photo, veteran leader Sir Michael Somare, second right, attends a press conference after claiming to have been reinstated as Papua New Guinea's prime minister in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea rebel soldiers demand return of former PM
| (Reuters) - The leader of a small band of soldiers who mutinied in Papua New Guinea on Thursday demanded the governor-general reinstate former Prime Minister Michael So... (photo: AP / Post-Courier) The Star
Defence   Papua New Guinea   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: 2012 Papua New Guinea Defence Force mutiny  
 Louis Michel, Member of the EC in charge of Development and Humanitarian Aid, receives Youssou N´Dour, Senegalese singer and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN and the Unicef . ula1 Youssou Ndour applies for 2012 election
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Pop star Youssou Ndour, one of Africa's most famous musicians, submitted his application late Wednesday to be a candidate in the Feb. 26 presidentia... (photo: European Community) Breitbart
Election   Photos   Senegal   Singer   Wikipedia: Youssou N'Dour  
Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara, reviews the honor guard upon his arrival at Orly airport, south of Paris, for his first state visit in France, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. President Ouattara to Sign Military Accord On Paris Visit
RFI (Paris)-Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara starts a three-day visit to France on Wednesday. The trip, during which he will sign a security accord with Paris... (photo: AP / Bertramd Langlois) All Africa
France   Ivory Coast   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Alassane Ouattara  
Mali's Bakaye Traore, right, dribbles past Guinea's Pascal Feindouno during their African Cup of Nations Group D soccer match at the Stade de Franceville in Franceville, Gabon, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Traore drive seals win for Mali
FRANCEVILLE, Gabon, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A speculative effort from Bakaye Traore flew high into the net to secure a hardfought 1-0 win for Mali over Guinea in their opening... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe) The Guardian
Guinea   Mali   Photos   Soccer   Wikipedia: Bakaye Traoré  
Lake Volta, Ghana. Tourism Authority to market Ghana through music
| The Western Regional Office of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) is promoting itself through the use of music to market the nation to the International Community. | Mr ... (photo: Creative Commons / Jurgen) Ghana Business News
Economy   Ghana   Market   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Ghana  
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File - A woman suspected of being a Gadhafi loyalist is seen behind bars inside a detention facility in Misrata, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011.
Doctors Without Borders halts work in Misrata
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Nigeria: Militant Leader Pledges Bombing Campaign
Senegal Court Says President Can Run Again
Gabon and Tunisia Advance
Failed Mutiny Highlights the Schism in Papua New Guinea
Mother - Newborn baby - Family Planning
Business, social media to prevent babies with HIV
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Senegal Court Says President Can Run Again
Protests sweep through Senegal after poll ruling
Senegal: Riots After President Wins Ruling
Senegal: Riots After President Wins Ruling
Protesters opposed to President Abdoulaye Wade running for third term in next month's elections shout slogans as they rally ahead of a decision from the country's highest court on the validity of Wade's candidature, in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
Protests sweep through Senegal after poll ruling
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Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor
Egyptian officials to visit US amid tensions
Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor
Ghana experiences rapid urbanisation – UN report
Children gather around a burntout police truck following an overnight attack at Sheka Police station in Kano, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.
Nigeria faces an existential threat
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Industry & Stock Business & Economy
Nigeria: fundamental issues
U.S. citizen freed a week after kidnapping in Nigeria
Ghana could increase GDP by 2-3% per year – RBSC
Nigeria: Thrown into Chaos and a State of Civil War: The Rol
India loans $100 million to Mali for power project
India loans $100 million to Mali for power project
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US Embassy: US citizen kidnapped in Nigeria freed
IFC Partners with Advans S.A. to Set Up Microfinance Bank in
The Cocoa Comeback
Ouattara Calls for French Investment
Lake Volta, Ghana.
Tourism Authority to market Ghana through music
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