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KHARTOUM (AFP) - Leaders of former warring north and south Sudan announced a deal on democratic reforms on Sunday ahead of next year's national elections and a southern referendum on independence. Full Story »

NIAMEY (AFP) - Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Niger's capital Niamey on Sunday to call for President Mamadou Tandja to step down over his controversial attempts to stay to power. Full Story »

MADRID (AFP) - Spain's government Sunday vowed to press Rabat over the demands of Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar, who has been on hunger strike for almost a month to force Morocco to allow her to return home. Full Story »

VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI paid tribute Sunday to four missionaries murdered in separate incidents in Africa this month and called for peace. Full Story »

MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somalia's hardline rebel group Hezb al-Islam executed two men Sunday in front of hundreds of residents in the district of Afgoye, officials and witnesses said. Full Story »

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Lesotho-born Thato was brought to South Africa at age three, by a woman she knew simply as "granny". Full Story »

LUSAKA (AFP) - Resurgent copper prices have lifted Zambia's economy, but the gains haven't rubbed off on President Rupiah Banda, who has been embroiled in battles over media freedom and fighting corruption. Full Story »

HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was re-elected Saturday as ZANU-PF leader for the next five years, urging supporters to work for the survival of the party. Full Story »

KHARTOUM (AFP) - The former rebels of south Sudan on Saturday threw their weight behind the creation of "hybrid courts" for Darfur as proposed by the African Union despite reservations from Khartoum. Full Story »