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afrol News, 6 November - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has pledged his party's return to the unity government with President Robert Mugabe after a successful mediation by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in Mozambique last night.

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afrol News, 6 November - Campaigning in Equatorial Guinea began yesterday for the 29 November presidential elections. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema is challenged by opposition leader Plácido Micó Abogo, the latter having few illusions he will be given a fair chance.

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"Send Central African leaders to ICC"

afrol News, 5 November - Only days after the former President of the Central African Republic, Ange-Félix Patassé, returned home after a 6-year exile, human rights groups demand he be sent directly to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes. Also the current President is accused of grave war crimes.

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afrol News, 3 November - Equatoguinean President Teodoro Nguema Obiang today issued a decree pardoning the five foreign masterminds behind an alleged coup attempt in March 2004. These include South African Nicolaas du Toit and Briton Thomas Mann, who will be freed during few days.

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afrol News, 2 November - Jon Kamanda, a Sierra Leonean judge, has taken over as the new President of the UN-backed war crimes court that also presides over the case against Liberian ex-Dictator Charles Taylor. Mr Kamenda is the first local to lead the special court.

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» 30.10.2009 - Last Burundian refugees repatriated
» 30.10.2009 - Anti kidnapping legislation passes second reading
» 30.10.2009 - Security Council extends sanctions on Ivory Coast
» 30.10.2009 - Assembly shop for efficient stoves launched in Darfur
» 30.10.2009 - Rescue operation for Zimbabwe's abused elephants announced
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» 29.10.2009 - Ethiopia launches 2010 elections campaign
» 29.10.2009 - Embezzlement case against Africa trio overturned
» 29.10.2009 - Security Council calls for trying of Guinea's massacre
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» 29.10.2009 - UN steps in to help in Angola/DRC refugee saga
» 29.10.2009 - Abdelaziz calls on UN to protect Sahrawi
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» 28.10.2009 - Angola slams French ruling on arms deal
» 28.10.2009 - Zimbabwe turns away from UN human rights expert
» 28.10.2009 - Ivorian foes re-arming ahead of polls
» 28.10.2009 - Tanzanian farmers receive FAO's boost
» 28.10.2009 - SA racism case back in court
» 28.10.2009 - Tunis forum makes recommendations on protecting African remittances
» 27.10.2009 - IMF returns Senegal's bag of dollars gift to official
» 27.10.2009 - Gabon rejects nearly 300 migrants
» 27.10.2009 - Guinean killings were planned - HRW
» 27.10.2009 - Former ports chief jailed for 2 years
» 27.10.2009 - FAO commences work on international land-tenure governance guidelines
» 27.10.2009 - Envoy calls for world support of AU peacekeeping role
» 27.10.2009 - Kenya leads Africa rural connect in third round
» 26.10.2009 - SADC states highest ranked in prosperity index
» 26.10.2009 - Tribunal up-holds sentence for 3 former rebels
» 26.10.2009 - Kenya probes missing funds in resettlement programme
» 26.10.2009 - Ben Ali gets fifth term in presidency
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» 26.10.2009 - Natron community vows to protect the lake
» 23.10.2009 - $480 million to help in Ethiopia's food security
» 23.10.2009 - Nigeria cracks a whip on cyber fraudsters
» 23.10.2009 - Uganda must pursue peace and unity - Mwesigwa
» 23.10.2009 - Court frees Kenyan sect leader
» 23.10.2009 - Africa told to enhance actions to reduce disaster risk
» 23.10.2009 - Malawi signs $60 million road project funding with AfDB
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» 22.10.2009 - SA govt to subsidise poor TV owners go digital
» 22.10.2009 - Kenya fails the 2010 electricity target
» 22.10.2009 - UN pledges support to AU's refugees' treaty
» 22.10.2009 - EU considering sanctions on Guinea
» 22.10.2009 - MCC country directors review progress on programmes
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» 22.10.2009 - Good governance is everyone’s responsibility, ECA official
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» 21.10.2009 - Eritrea is the bottom last in Press Freedom Index 2009
» 21.10.2009 - Displaced Somalis failed international community, UN rights expert
» 21.10.2009 - US backs arms embargo on Guinea
» 21.10.2009 - Ghana and Burkina Faso urged to develop strategies on use of Volta River
» 20.10.2009 - Gabon recalls Central Bank Governor
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» 20.10.2009 - Mali armed to fight al Qaeda insurgents
» 20.10.2009 - ECOWAS suspends Niger
» 20.10.2009 - Africa to accelerate efforts to achieve development goals
» 20.10.2009 - Expelled Angolan refugees in dire need of aid
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» 19.10.2009 - UN advance plan to probe Conakry massacre
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» 19.10.2009 - Cocoa livelihoods programme launched in Ghana
» 19.10.2009 - African countries conclude gender and climate change training
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» 16.10.2009 - Arrest Al Bashir - ICC
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» 16.10.2009 - HRW calls on Burundi to halt deportation of refugees
» 16.10.2009 - Chad expels Cameroon editor
» 16.10.2009 - UN expert calls for independent investigation into DRC killings
» 15.10.2009 - Kibaki appeals for unity ahead of global summit
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» 15.10.2009 - ICC prosecutor to investigate Guinea’s killings
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» 15.10.2009 - Gates challenges global leaders to support world's poorest farmers
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» 14.10.2009 - Senate endorses oil deregulation policy
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» 14.10.2009 - Dafur sanctions' monitoring mandate expanded
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