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Gambia
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Rescued Gambian migrants assisted home

afrol News, 10 July - A group of 63 stranded and rescued Gambians whose efforts to reach the European shores have been aborted, were assisted by the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) to return home voluntarily, which was in response to a growing number of requests for help.

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Charter plane captain hunts for cash in Senegal

afrol News, 24 November - A charter flight from the Gambian capital Banjul today made an emergency landing in Senegal after the crew discovered that the plane ran out of fuel. Captain John Lawrence of First Choice Airways had to pay for it.

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Angola
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Angola gets its first shopping mall

afrol News, 23 November - The first shopping mall ever in Luanda, known as Belas Shopping, is due to open on 14 December. The huge consumer palace, made possible by foreign investors and a quickly growing Angolan middle class, marks the normalisation of post-war Angola.

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South Africa
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South African airport named after anti-apartheid hero

afrol News, 27 October - Gradually, the South African government is eradicating symbols from the apartheid era, twelve years after the racist system faced out in Africa's youngest and most vibrant democratic country. Now, the Johannesburg airport is to change its name.

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Djibouti
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Djibouti invests in luxury ahead of COMESA summit

afrol News / Awdal News Network, 11 September - Djibouti is currently gearing up to the summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), due to be held 15-16 November 2006. By that, the tiny, poor Horn state is to pamper COMESA state leaders with a brand new five-star hotel and a luxurious cruise ship.

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