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Zuma: Trade key to African growth
Sun 29 Jan 2012
Trade between African countries would reduce poverty and stimulate economic growth, President Jacob Zuma said in Ethiopia on Saturday. “Intra and inter-regional trade is not an option, it is an... (photo: Creative Commons / Magnus Manske)
African leaders attend the closing session of the African Union summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
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African leaders hold first post-Gadaffi summit
Sun 29 Jan 2012
Addis Ababa - African Union leaders meet on Sunday, January 29, 2012 for their first summit since the death of the bloc's founder Muammar Gadaffi, with intense lobbying for its new top officials... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
A man holding an Egyptian flag walks by as a family take photographs of newly-painted murals on a street leading off from Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Egypt's military leaders dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution Sunday, meeting two key demands of protesters who have been keeping up pressure for immediate steps to transition to democratic, civilian rule after forcing Hosni Mubarak out of power.  The Washington Post  Sun 29 Jan 2012
Egypt’s youth move to reclaim streets in creative ways through graffiti and street art
CAIRO — The conflict between Egypt’s ruling military and pro-democracy protesters isn’t just on the streets of Cairo, it’s on the walls as well, as graffiti artists from each... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
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Praia Dona Ana in Lagos, a coastal beach typical of the Algarve.  The Guardian  Sun 29 Jan 2012
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Noo Saro-Wiwa – review
Noo Saro-Wiwa's sharply observed Nigerian travelogue reveals another side to the African giant A fish vendor in Lagos. Photograph: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images... (photo: Creative Commons)
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People congregated in Tahrir Square on 9 February 2011. The square became established as a focal point and a symbol for the ongoing Egyptian democracy demonstrations. The Star Sun 29 Jan 2012
Egypt Islamists seek more gains in upper house polls
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians vote on Sunday in the first stage of elections for the upper house of parliament, with Islamists seeking to repeat the success they enjoyed in... (photo: Creative Commons / Jonathan Rashad)
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A street in Naama Bay,Sharm el-Sheikh. NZ Herald Sat 28 Jan 2012
Egypt: Tourist shot dead during robbery
A French tourist was killed in a shooting in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh yesterday after a group of Bedouins opened fire while trying to rob a currency... (photo: Creative Commons / Piotr.S)
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A Nigerian soldier stands in a building that was destroyed in resent violence at Jos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. BBC News Sat 28 Jan 2012
Nigeria army kills 11 Boko Haram Islamists
The Nigerian military has shot dead 11 members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, a spokesman said. They died... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
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A man kisses the Tunisian flag during a demonstration in Tunis, Tunisia, against high prices and unemployment, Saturday Jan. 8, 2011. Sydney Morning Herald Sat 28 Jan 2012
8000 protest conservative Islam in Tunisia
AP More than 8,000 Tunisians marched on Saturday through Tunis denouncing violence committed by ultraconservative Islamist groups in recent months. Since the fall of Zine... (photo: AP / Hassene Dridi)
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This video image taken from Egyptian State Television shows 83-year-old Hosni Mubarak laying on a hospital bed inside a cage of mesh and iron bars in a Cairo courtroom Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011 as his historic trial began on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him. Ha'aretz Sat 28 Jan 2012
'Egypt's Mubarak asked world leaders to save him from execution'
Deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak sent letters to nine world leaders with whom he had friendly relations, requesting help for him and his family, the Egyptian... (photo: AP / Egyptian State TV)
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Anti-Syrian regime protesters raise their hands and chant slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Arab League suspends monitoring mission in Syria The Los Angeles Times
In this Jan. 3, 2012 file photo provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Arab League monitors walk through the Al-Sabil area of Daraa, Syria. Syrian activists are accusing President Bashar Assad's regime of misleading Arab League observers who are monitoring the government's compliance with a plan to end the country's bloodshed. They say authorities are changing neighborhood signs to confuse the monitors, taking them to areas loyal to the regime and painting army vehicles to look like those of the police — in order to claim the army has pulled out of flashpoint regions. With violence rising, Arab League suspends Syria mission The State
British Petroleum - BP BP must cover some of rig owner's Gulf liability: judge Turkish Press
Rebel fighters fire their machine gun towards pro-Moammar Gadhafi forces on the front line of Dafniya in Misrata, Libya, Friday, June 17, 2011. Libya prisoners make new torture allegations BBC News
Eastern Africa
UN chief: Oil dispute between South Sudan and Sudan a ‘serious threat to peace and security’ The Washington Post
UN chief: Oil dispute between South Sudan and Sudan a 'serious threat to peace and security' Star Tribune
Kenya police arrest imam suspected of ties to Somalia's al-Shabab militia Star Tribune
UN chief: Sudan oil crisis a 'threat to peace' Austin American Statesman
Western Africa
Man kidnapped in Nigeria expected home today Atlanta Journal
US citizen kidnapped in Nigeria returns to US Atlanta Journal
US citizen kidnapped in oil-rich Nigeria delta returns to US after release from captivity The Washington Post
Burkina Faso coach Paulo Duarte upset with the team's FA Goal
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