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afrol News, 8 October - The African Union Commission on Wednesday made an urgent call for funding for body's peace operations on the continent.

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» 03.10.2008 - Kenya indignant of 'West blackmail'
» 03.10.2008 - Congolese urged to stand against govt
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» 02.10.2008 - Ethiopia restores ties with Norway
» 02.10.2008 - Mbeki requested to retain mediatory role in Zimbabwe
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» 01.10.2008 - Russian warships stop off in Libya
» 01.10.2008 - ANC dismisses party split reports
» 30.09.2008 - Tanzania lifts objections on EAC residence
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» 29.09.2008 - Burundi signs global ban on nuclear test explosions
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» 26.09.2008 - Mugabe appeals for lift of sanctions
» 26.09.2008 - Senegal issues warrant for French judge
» 25.09.2008 - South Africa elects third black president
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» 24.09.2008 - AU threaten Mauritanian junta with isolation
» 23.09.2008 - 11 SA ministers resign with deputy president
» 22.09.2008 - New president nominated for South Africa
» 22.09.2008 - Sudan lobbies against president's indictment
» 22.09.2008 - UNICEF calls for release of 90 abducted children
» 22.09.2008 - Nigeria militants declare ceasefire
» 20.09.2008 - SA president axed
» 19.09.2008 - ANC considers ousting Mbeki
» 19.09.2008 - UN appoints new Equatorial Guinea/Gabon conflict mediator
» 19.09.2008 - ICG cites ways to end Niger-Delta crisis
» 18.09.2008 - UN to reduce Darfur peacekeepers by half
» 17.09.2008 - Malawi cut ties with Sahrawi Republic
» 17.09.2008 - Habre victims file a complain in Senegal
» 16.09.2008 - EU and US vow to keep Zim sanctions
» 16.09.2008 - Nigeria denies resignations reports
» 16.09.2008 - SA president shifts focus - now in Sudan
» 15.09.2008 - Sudan and Chad resume diplomatic ties
» 12.09.2008 - Zuma saved from corruption case
» 12.09.2008 - UN welcomes Zim power-sharing agreement
» 09.09.2008 - Zim parties promise smooth-fresh talks
» 08.09.2008 - Kenya urged to open borders for trade
» 08.09.2008 - Sailor dies in vessel hijacking
» 08.09.2008 - Rice urges end to Western Sahara dispute
» 05.09.2008 - British engineer jumps Gambian jurisdiction
» 05.09.2008 - SA to hit 10 million tourists
» 05.09.2008 - Ghana leader wants aid dependency to stop
» 05.09.2008 - CAR shuns rebel violence
» 05.09.2008 - Burkina Faso reshuffles cabinet
» 05.09.2008 - CPJ demands release of journalist and translator
» 05.09.2008 - Top US official tours Maghreb
» 04.09.2008 - 6 SA TB patients escape
» 04.09.2008 - Women's health crucial for development
» 04.09.2008 - Africa's harmful alcohol use frowned
» 04.09.2008 - Villagers attack UN convoy
» 04.09.2008 - Mugabe gives deal deadline to MDC
» 04.09.2008 - Bomb blast kills four in Ethiopia
» 04.09.2008 - Nigeria president's health under spotlight
» 03.09.2008 - US backs ousted Mauritania regime
» 03.09.2008 - 6 die in Ghana's political violence
» 03.09.2008 - ANC president tours Tanzania
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» 02.09.2008 - Kagame furious over general's indictment
» 02.09.2008 - Mauritius leader asked to ignore employment bills
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» 01.09.2008 - Russian peacekeepers to be deployed in central Africa
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» 01.09.2008 - Zim talks end without break through
» 01.09.2008 - Ivorian leader wins party's nomination
» 01.09.2008 - Gambia attains 6.5% economic growth
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» 29.08.2008 - Senegal's anti-press minister fired
» 28.08.2008 - Africans back anti-racism law
» 28.08.2008 - Francophonie isolates Mauritania
» 28.08.2008 - Climate change threatens Africa
» 28.08.2008 - Ethiopia may withdraw troops from Somalia
» 27.08.2008 - Politicians snub Mauritania junta over electoral ambitions
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» 27.08.2008 - Somali leaders sign cooperation agreement
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