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Day of Carnage at Tunisian Museum Leaves Memories, Questions
Bouazza ben Bouazza and Harold Heckle, ASSOCIATED PRESS TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — With bullets flying and his heart pounding,…
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Outgoing Namibian President Wins $5 Million Africa Leadership Prize
NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters)—Namibia’s outgoing president, Hifikepunye Pohamba, has won the Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s $5 million African leadership prize, an…
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, 90, Becomes African Union Chairman
Edmund Blair, REUTERS ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters)—Ninety-year-old Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, one of Africa’s most divisive figures, ascended to…
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West African Leaders Mull New Force to Fight Boko Haram Insurgents
Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA, Ghana (Reuters)—West African leaders will seek authority next week from the African…
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Zimbabwe’s President Alleges U.S. Plot Against Him
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has accused his vice president of plotting with the United States…
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Tanzania: Maasai Group Looks Likely to Keep Land
Jason Straziuso, ASSOCIATED PRESS NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Maasai community near Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park may be able…
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Zimbabwe VP Denies Plot to Kill Mugabe
Farai Mutsaka, ASSOCIATED PRESS HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s vice president has denied reports that she is planning to…
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Mozambique Elections Declared Free and Clear
Emmanuel Camillo and Lynsey Chutel, ASSOCIATED PRESS MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Observer missions declared Mozambique’s national election free and fair as votes continued…
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