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8 abducted foreigners freed in Nigeria (AP)
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:07:07 GMT
AP - Eight foreign oil workers kidnapped Saturday in Nigeria have been released unharmed, a military spokesman said. -
Nigerian gunmen release 8 expats but others still held (Reuters)
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:06:51 GMT
Reuters - Gunmen in Nigeria released eight foreign
oil workers seized from a vessel off the Niger Delta on
Saturday but eight other people abducted in separate incidents
were still being held, security officials said.
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Nigerian militants free eight foreign oil workers: army (AFP)
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:03:15 GMT
AFP - Eight foreign workers seized overnight near a major oil export terminal in southern Nigeria were released late Saturday, an army spokesman said.
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Charging Sudan's Beshir would wreck Darfur peace: Mbeki (AFP)
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:29:07 GMT
AFP - South African President Thabo Mbeki said Saturday that Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir must not be prosecuted for war crimes, for fear of upsetting the peace process in Darfur.
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Kallis over injury scare as Proteas pound Bangladesh A (AFP)
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:06:47 GMT
AFP - Jacques Kallis gave South Africa an injury scare before helping the Proteas continue to pulverise Bangladesh A in their tour match in Worcester on Saturday.
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Zimbabwe talks making progress: SAfrican mediator (AFP)
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:32:36 GMT
AFP - Negotiations in South Africa between Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition were making progress Saturday, mediators said.
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South Africa says WTO proposals unacceptable at this stage (AFP)
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:25:42 GMT
AFP - South African Deputy Trade Minister Rob Davies on Saturday said that the country could not accept a draft document tabled on a global trade pact in its current form.
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Rooney recovers his cool in United romp (AFP)
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:06:44 GMT
AFP - Wayne Rooney showed he has heeded the advice of Brazilian great Pele by rounding off Manchester United's tour of South Africa with a dazzling performance in a 4-0 win against Kaizer Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
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UN advisor Lemke confident for 2010 World Cup (AFP)
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:50:55 GMT
AFP - Willi Lemke, a United Nations' special representative for sports and development, on Saturday pledged his full support to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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Infant wounded as Bedouins attack Sinai bus (AFP)
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:20:49 GMT
AFP - Bedouins on Saturday opened fire on a passenger bus in Egypt's Sinai peninsula wounding two people, including an infant, a security official said.
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Gunmen kidnap eight expats off oil vessel in Nigeria (Reuters)
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:49:26 GMT
Reuters - Gunmen kidnapped eight foreign oil
workers from a vessel off Nigeria's Niger Delta early on
Saturday, bringing to 16 the number of industry workers seized
in the past 48 hours, security sources said. -
UN envoy decries illegal fishing, waste dumping off Somalia (AFP)
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:05:51 GMT
AFP - The UN special envoy for Somalia on Friday sounded the alarm about rampant illegal fishing and the dumping of toxic waste off the coast of the lawless African nation.
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Chad rebels free U.S. missionary after 9 months (Reuters)
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:30:16 GMT
Reuters - Chadian rebels have freed a U.S.
missionary after holding him hostage for more than nine months
in the remote north of the central African country, his U.S.
evangelical organization said on Friday.
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Beshir aide makes Darfur peacekeeper threat (AFP)
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:21:11 GMT
AFP - An advisor to President Omar al-Beshir threatened Friday that peacekeepers could be expelled from Darfur if the Sudanese leader is indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court.
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Nigeria 'committed' to deal with Cameroon over Bakassi (AFP)
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:57:30 GMT
AFP - Nigeria is fully committed to an agreement to hand over to Cameroon next month the disputed and potentially oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula, Nigeria's presidency said in a statement Friday.
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Duminy smashes century as South Africa pile up runs (AFP)
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:54:39 GMT
AFP - Opener JP Duminy smashed 166 to help South Africa to 397-3 on the opening day of their three-day tour match against Bangladesh A at Worcester on Friday.
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Official says Zimbabwe power-sharing talks go well (AP)
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:20:28 GMT
AP - Power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe's rival political parties were proceeding well Friday, a South African official said, although violence continued and hundreds of opposition supporters remained jailed.
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Kidnapped Indian oil worker released in Sudan (AFP)
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:18:48 GMT
AFP - Sudanese kidnappers on Friday released an Indian oil worker and his driver in good health, following a 74-day hostage ordeal in the heart of the African country, the Indian ambassador said. -
U.S. expands sanctions against Mugabe's government (Reuters)
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:17:24 GMT
Reuters - The United States expanded sanctions
against President Robert Mugabe's government on Friday,
increasing pressure on the Zimbabwean leader as his party
discusses a power-sharing deal with the opposition.
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Sudan bombed Darfur during Bashir tour: rebels (Reuters)
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:53:15 GMT
Reuters - A Darfur rebel faction that has a pact
with Sudan's government accused the army on Friday of bombing a
village this week even while President Omar Hassan al-Bashir
was in the region making a call for peace.
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Seized Nigeria oil workers freed
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:56:28 GMT
Eight foreign oil workers are freed in Nigeria, hours after being kidnapped in a raid by militants in the Niger Delta. -
Sudan ICC charges concern Mbeki
- Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:21:08 GMT
South Africa's president says Sudan's leader should not be prosecuted for war crimes in case it upsets Darfur's peace talks. -
Chad rebels release US missionary
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:32:21 GMT
Rebels in Chad free an American missionary after holding him hostage for more than nine months, his organisation says. -
Ugandan urges weekday burial ban
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:56:09 GMT
Funerals should be limited to Saturdays to stop people missing work, a Ugandan official says. -
DR Congo boat accident 'kills 42'
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:40:09 GMT
At least 42 people die after their boat sinks on a remote river in DR Congo, officials say. -
Sudanese warning on peacekeepers
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:17:15 GMT
Sudan again warns it cannot be held responsible for the safety of UN troops in Darfur if its leader is prosecuted for war crimes. -
Fresh US sanctions for Zimbabwe
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:02:06 GMT
President Bush signs an order expanding US sanctions on Robert Mugabe's "illegitimate" government in Zimbabwe. -
Apology over Somali visa blunder
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:47:12 GMT
The Irish government apologises to a Somalian woman whose family languished in a refugee camp despite having Irish visas. -
Somalis flee town amid fighting
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:36:13 GMT
Most of the residents of a town in Somalia have now fled after clashes between Ethiopian forces and Somali Islamist fighters. -
Cameroon kills Bakassi attackers
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:58:19 GMT
Troops kill 10 gunmen who attacked them in the Bakassi peninsula, Cameroon says. -
Senegal disqualifies world Scrabble champion for lying about his age
- Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:51:11 GMT
A young Scrabble champion from Senegal is disqualified for lying about his age, local media report. -
Man Utd thrash Kaizer Chiefs
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:11:34 GMT
Manchester United win the Vodacom Challenge in South Africa after beating Kaizer Chiefs 4-0. -
Pompey's Africa landing aborted
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:37:23 GMT
A plane carrying Portsmouth's footballers on a pre-season tour has to abort its landing at a Nigerian airport. -
Stoke sign midfielder Olofinjana
- Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:20:03 GMT
Stoke City sign Wolves midfielder Seyi Olofinjana for £3m on a four-year deal. -
In pictures
- Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:39:29 GMT
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