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CONAKRY (AFP) - General Sekouba Konate, who has ruled Guinea since an assassination bid against the junta leader last week, has urged the army to show discipline and cohesion, and respect for the population. Full Story »
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ABUJA (AFP) - Police in Nigeria carry out hundreds of extra-judicial killings every year and only those who can afford to pay bribes can guarantee their safety from execution or torture, Amnesty International said Wednesday. Full Story »
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NIAMEY (AFP) - A key Niger opposition leader cautiously welcomed Thursday the government's pledge to drop a legal prosecution against him, calling it a "small step" towards resolving a political crisis. Full Story »
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CONAKRY (AFP) - Talks between Guinea's junta and the opposition are stalled after the military leadership said it would pull out until its leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara recovers from an assassination bid. Full Story »
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KINSHASA (AFP) - The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) plans to step up its strength at Gemena in the northwest to stop tribal strife getting worse, MONUC chief Alan Doss said Wednesday. Full Story »
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LANZAROTE, Spain (AFP) - Amnesty International on Wednesday called for Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar, who is on a three-week-old hunger strike at a Spanish airport, to be allowed to go home. Full Story »
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ABUJA (AFP) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua, undergoing treatment for a heart condition in Saudi Arabia, is responding to treatment but only his doctor can say when he will return, a minister said on Wednesday. Full Story »
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HARARE (AFP) - A top UN official on Wednesday praised "great progress" in easing Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis, but urged donors to continue supporting the country's recovery from a decade of economic freefall. Full Story »
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LAGOS (AFP) - About 61,000 barrels of crude of oil giant Anglo-Dutch Shell were spilled in Nigeria last year, mostly due to the activities of Niger Delta armed militants, company document said on Wednesday. Full Story »
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ABUJA (AFP) - A rise in insecticide resistant mosquitoes has become the latest threat to combating malaria in Nigeria, where roughly up to 300,000 people die each year from the killer disease, experts have warned. Full Story »
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