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Sudan suspends two English newspapers

afrol News - Sudanese press regulator has suspended two English newspapers on Monday for allegedly employing journalists who are hostile to government.

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Hijacked passengers arrive safely in Sudan

afrol News - Passengers and crewmembers of a Sudanese plane that was hijacked en-route to Paris on Tuesday finally made it home safely yesterday.

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Josephine Bakhita - an African Saint

afrol News - "If I was to meet those slave raiders that abducted me and those who tortured me, I'd kneel down to them to kiss their hands, because, if it had not have been for them, I would not have become a Christian and religious woman." A few years ago, Bakhita was the first person ever from Sudan to be canonized (made a Saint). She also is the first African to be canonized since the early centuries of Christianity and has become a symbol of faith and unity for Catholics in war-ravaged Sudan.

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