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African heads clamp down to get back to civilian rule African heads clamp down to get back to civilian rule Mon 7 May 2012
DAKAR: West African presidents have threatened tougher action against coup leaders in Mali and Guinea-Bissau who have resisted efforts to fully restore civilian rule.... (photo: EC / EC) Independent online (SA)
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In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 file photo, fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard during a hostage handover, in the desert outside Timbuktu, Mali. West African leaders set for Mali talks Thu 3 May 2012
West African leaders are set to discuss the turmoil in crisis-hit Mali at a summit after soldiers who overthrew an elected government in March repelled a counter-coup... (photo: AP) Al Jazeera
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Soldiers line the route as the coffin of slain army chief Gen. Batista Tagme na Waie is transported to the cemetery in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Sunday, March 8, 2009. Waie's death one week ago in a bomb blast sparked the assassination of President Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira by unidentified attackers hours later in an apparent revenge attack. West Africa bloc hits Bissau with sanctions, threatens force Mon 30 Apr 2012
BANJUL (Reuters) - West African regional bloc ECOWAS slapped sanctions on Guinea-Bissau's military rulers on Monday and threatened to use force to dislodge them, after... (photo: AP / Mamadu Alfa Balde) The Star
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FILE- In this March 21, 2012 file photo, ruling party presidential candidate and Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior gestures after the electoral commission announced provisional election results giving him the lead in the first round of presidential voting, in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau: Deposed Leaders Are Freed and Sent to Ivory Coast Sat 28 Apr 2012
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West Africa bloc to send troops to Mali, Guinea-Bissau West Africa bloc to send troops to Mali, Guinea-Bissau Fri 27 Apr 2012
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The West African regional bloc ECOWAS said on Thursday it would send troops to Mali and Guinea-Bissau to help swiftly reinstate civilian rule after... (photo: EC / EC) The Star
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Revolutionary fighters, beside an anti-aircraft machine gun, center, demonstrate in favor of the National Transitional Council, NTC, at Tripoli's main square, Libya, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Libya bans religious parties from politics Wed 25 Apr 2012
Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) has issued a new law that bans parties that are based on religious principles, the council spokesman said. The law,... (photo: AP / Alexandre Meneghini) Al Jazeera
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Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke speaks to people at a fund raising campaign for American presidential candidate Barack Obama in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday Aug. 11 2008. The event, held by a group calling itself "Africans for Obama 08," drew hundreds of people from the Nigerian business elite. Each paid more than $2,000 to munch on grilled snails, sip from flutes of Veuve Cliquot and Moet & Chandon and join in a lively, if poorly executed, series of the "fist bumps" popularized by Obama and his wife, Michelle. 'Africa Needs Common Stock Exchange Platform' Wed 25 Apr 2012
The former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Professor Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, has urged African countries to establish a common stock exchange... (photo: AP / George Osodi) Graphic
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Ban welcomes European Union's energy access initiative for developing countries Ban welcomes European Union's energy access initiative for developing countries Mon 16 Apr 2012
Photo: UNDP16 April 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed a new European Union (EU) initiative designed to assist developing countries in providing access... (photo: EC / EC) United Nations
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Guinea-Bissau troops wait in queue to vote during elections in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, on Sunday, June 19, 2005. Guinea-Bissau voted Sunday in the West African country's first presidential election since a 2003 coup, with 13 contenders vying for the top post _ including the man the military ousted two years ago. Many hope a new leadership can shunt one of the world's poorest nations toward democracy and development after decades of internal conflict. Guinea-Bissau Junta In Power Pact Mon 16 Apr 2012
Military forces that staged last week's coup in Guinea-Bissau are to set up a transitional body with some opposition parties to run the West African state. The move... (photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam) Graphic
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Syria: Ban voices concern over shelling of Homs, urges adherence to ceasefire Syria: Ban voices concern over shelling of Homs, urges adherence to ceasefire Mon 16 Apr 2012
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Mark Garten15 April 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced serious concern over the shelling of the Syrian city of Homs... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) United Nations
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South Sudan disputes North's claim South Sudan disputes North's claim Sun 15 Apr 2012
South Sudan has denied that the disputed, oil-rich area of Heglig has been reclaimed by Sudanese forces, saying that the South's army was still in control of the... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) Al Jazeera
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Liverpool's new signing Andy Carroll Carroll heads Liverpool to FA Cup final Sat 14 Apr 2012
Andy Carroll scored a late winner as Liverpool came from behind to defeat Merseyside rivals Everton 2-1 to reach the FA Cup final at Wembley. Carroll - the club's... (photo: AP / Tim Hales) Al Jazeera
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, bottom second left, visits Iran's Fuel Manufacturing Plant (FMP), a new facility producing uranium fuel for a planned heavy-water nuclear reactor, just outside the city of Isfahan 255 mile (410 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2009. The West fears the reactor could eventually be used for producing a nuclear weapon. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced the plant's opening during a ceremony in the central city of Isfahan. The plant will produce pellets of uranium oxide to fuel the heavy-water research reactor, which is scheduled to be completed in 2009 or 2010. Iran and world powers set for nuclear talks Sat 14 Apr 2012
Iran and world powers are due to meet in Turkey on Saturday in a bid to reach a breakthrough on the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear programme. The negotiations in... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) Al Jazeera
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Secretary general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, and Chief Negotiator of southern Sudan Pagan Amum speaks during a press conference in Nairobi Kenya, Friday April 13, 2012. Sudan's armed forces advancing on Heglig town Fri 13 Apr 2012
Sudan's armed forces are on the outskirts of Heglig town and are advancing toward the settlement, which was occupied by South Sudan this... (photo: AP / Khalil Senosi) Al Jazeera
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Egyptian protesters hold a giant Egyptian flag during a rally in Tahrir Square to denounce the presidential candidacies of Hosni Mubarak-era officials, including that of his former spy chief in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 13, 2012. Cairo protests against Mubarak-era candidates Fri 13 Apr 2012
Thousands of Egyptians have taken to the streets in support of parliamentary legislation that bans former top officials from the regime of Hosni Mubarak from running for... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) Al Jazeera
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Security Council Urges Guinea-Bissau to Engage in Dialogue Security Council Urges Guinea-Bissau to Engage in Dialogue Sat 31 Mar 2012
Sunday, 1 April 2012, 10:13 am Press Release: United Nations Security Council Urges Political Parties in Guinea-Bissau to Engage in Dialogue New York, Mar 31 2012 2:10PM... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Scoop
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Guinea Bissau: Security sector reform among country’s priorities Guinea Bissau: Security sector reform among country’s priorities Thu 29 Mar 2012
United Nations envoy for Guinea-Bissau yesterday singled out security sector reform, drug trafficking and organized crime as priorities on the country’s road to... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) The Examiner
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Bissau electoral body throws out fraud complaints Bissau electoral body throws out fraud complaints Wed 28 Mar 2012
Bissau - Guinea Bissau's election commission on Wednesday rejected opposition complaints of fraud during a March 18 first-round presidential vote in the West African... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Independent online (SA)
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UN rights chief praises Senegal election, urges Mali and Guinea-Bissau to follow suit UN rights chief praises Senegal election, urges Mali and Guinea-Bissau to follow suit Wed 28 Mar 2012
High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré28 March 2012 – The United Nations human rights chief today congratulated Senegal for conducting... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) United Nations
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An unidentified daughter of Samba Diallo, the former head of military intelligence, mourns her father's death after he was shot late Sunday night outside a bar near his home in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Monday, March 19, 2012. A presidential election that was supposed to stabilize this coup-prone nation was marred by a military assassination just hours after polls closed Sunday. Guinea-Bissau ex-military boss seeks refuge Fri 23 Mar 2012
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — A relative of Guinea-Bissau's former military chief says he is seeking refuge at a European Union compound in the capital after another... (photo: AP) Austin American Statesman
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