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Guinea's junta suspends political negotiations
AP – 2 hrs 47 mins ago

CONAKRY, Guinea - Guinea's military junta has suspended negotiations with the opposition on the country's political crisis until the return of its wounded leader, a junta spokesman said Wednesday. Full Story »
Red Cross appeals for $32M for Zimbabwe food aid
AP – Wed Dec 9, 9:58 am ET

JOHANNESBURG - The Red Cross says they need $32 million to feed 220,000 Zimbabweans who cannot access hard currency in the collapsed economy. Full Story »
Report: Nigerian police killing civilians
AP – Wed Dec 9, 6:53 am ET

JOHANNESBURG - Beware of police roadblocks in Nigeria: If you cannot pay a bribe, you can end up dead, according to an Amnesty International report published Wednesday. Full Story »
Somali pirates hijack Pakistan-flagged ship
AP – Wed Dec 9, 5:13 am ET

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NAIROBI, Kenya - The spokesman for the European Union's anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have hijacked a Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel. Full Story »
Madagascar: 3 leaders going ahead with unity gov't
AP – Wed Dec 9, 1:23 am ET

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - Three political leaders from Madagascar say they are going ahead with forming a unity government, but a fourth politician says that amounts to a coup. Full Story »
Death penalty for gays? Uganda debates proposal
AP – Tue Dec 8, 3:36 pm ET

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KAMPALA, Uganda - Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals. Full Story »
Annan: Pressure has seen Kenya implement reforms
AP – Tue Dec 8, 1:30 pm ET

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NAIROBI, Kenya - Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan on Tuesday praised Kenya's government for acting on reforms necessary to avoid a repeat of the bloodshed that followed the disputed 2007 president poll. Full Story »
Kenyan police arrest man with 100,000 bullets
AP – Tue Dec 8, 10:48 am ET

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NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan police on Tuesday said they arrested a suspected weapons smuggler with up to 100,000 bullets and an assortment of guns, a huge cache in a country with stringent gun laws. Full Story »
Malawi child killed during series of earthquakes
AP – Tue Dec 8, 6:33 am ET

BLANTYRE, Malawi - A police official says a 1-year-old child has died in Malawi following a series of earthquakes in the southern African country. Full Story »
UN condemns Sudan crackdown on pro-reform rally
AP – Mon Dec 7, 3:54 pm ET

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CAIRO - The U.N. and a U.S. advocacy group warned that the detention of three senior southern Sudanese politicians during a crackdown Monday on pro-reform protesters in Khartoum could undermine the country's upcoming elections and its fragile north-south peace deal. Full Story »