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Mugabe's health forcing change

2011-10-11 22:47

President Robert Mugabe's failing health has possibly forced Zanu-PF to press for early elections in Zimbabwe and accelerate a company grab plan.

Pirates Somalia Nato

Message in a bottle leads to rescue

2011-10-11 22:47

British and US forces freed an Italian cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates in a dramatic rescue after retrieving a message in a bottle.

Richard Branson

Branson linked to plan to remove Mugabe

2011-10-11 22:47

Virgin Group boss Richard Branson had plans to bankroll a diplomatic move aimed at persuading Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to step down, according to WikiLeaks.

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Tunisian PM to hold talks in Libya

2011-10-11 22:47

Tunisian PM Beji Caid Essebsi will go to Libya is set to go to Libya for talks on bilateral co-operation and security issues two weeks ahead of crucial elections in Tunisia, an aide says.

Rowan Williams

Zim bishops threatened, abused - report

2011-10-11 20:03

Anglican bishops in Zimbabwe are receiving death threats and one worshipper who refused to follow an excommunicated leader was killed, according to a document.

somali pirates

US, British forces free hijacked ship

2011-10-11 17:56

British and US commandos have freed an Italian vessel with a crew of 23, which had been hijacked by pirates off Somalia.

 
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REASON TO CELEBRATE:  A Libyan new regime fighter celebrates with confetti after taking over a neighbourhood during battles with forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, in the streets of Sirte. (Ahmad al-Rubaye, AFP)

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Henry Okah

Nigeria blast - more suspects arrested

2011-10-11 22:47

Three additional suspects, including a banker, have been arrested over two car bombings on last year's Independence Day in Abuja, which killed at least 12 people.

Winston Tubman

Liberia's Tubman says sure of winning

2011-10-11 21:36

Winston Tubman, the main rival in Liberia’s elections to incumbent President President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, says he feels “sure of winning the first round”.

Egypt

Egypt's deputy PM resigns over protests

2011-10-11 19:02

Egypt's finance minister and deputy prime minister has resigned in protest over the government's handling of the protests in Cairo that left 26 dead, most of them Coptic Christians.

Rowan Williams

Anglican leader praises Zambian leadership

2011-10-11 16:37

The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has praised Zambia’s new president Michael Sata for his efforts to change the country's tax code to help the poor.

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King Mswati III

Swazi crisis man-made disaster - Mswati

2011-10-11 15:22

Africa's last absolute monarch King Mswati III has labelled Swaziland's financial crisis a "man-made disaster'.

Liberia election

Liberians vote in peaceful election

2011-10-11 14:11

Liberians are voting peacefully in the west African state's second presidential election since its civil war, with incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf bidding for a second term.

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Militia hands over Tripoli airport to govt

2011-10-11 13:03

Libya’s interim government has taken over the country’s main international airport from a group of regional fighters as part of its efforts to consolidate control over strategic infrastructure.

Gavel

Egypt court overturns ban on Islamist party

2011-10-11 13:03

An Anglican court has overturned a decision barring the formation of a political party by an Islamist group that took up arms against the state in the 1980s and 1990s.

Libya

Libya: Fighting intensifies in Sirte

2011-10-11 11:53

Troops of Libya’s interim rulers are fighting their way across the coastal town of Sirte, as doctors in the city say medical supplies are running low.

 
Cholera

Cholera outbreaks claim 2 466

2011-10-11 15:22

Parts of central and western Africa are experiencing a massive cholera outbreak which has claimed 2 466 lives so far this year, the UN says.

A journalist's notebook and laptop

Missing Gambia journalist 'is alive'

2011-10-11 14:11

Gambian journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh, who disappeared in 2006 after being picked up by men who said they were state intelligence officers, is alive, the country’s justice minister says.

pirates

Tanker, crew seized off Nigeria's coast

2011-10-11 13:03

Pirates off Nigeria's coast have seized a chemical tanker and kidnapped the vessel’s crew, a watchdog group says, the latest attack to target shipping in West African waters.

Egypt church riots

Egyptian mourners chant against army

2011-10-11 11:53

Tens of thousands of Egyptians have chanted against the ruling military council during a massive funeral procession for 17 Christian protesters killed in a Cairo protest.

Nigeria

Nigeria 'risks revolution'

2011-10-11 11:53

Nigeria risks revolution if the government doesn’t address mounting frustration in one of the world’s most corrupt countries, a committee appointed by the president to probe post-vote violence says.

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