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African leaders review regional peace bids
Mar 20 2006 6:29PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Seven African leaders reviewed efforts to restore peace in Somalia and Uganda and attempts to resolve a festering border dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia Monday.
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Germany to lead EU mission in Congo
Mar 20 2006 2:41PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Germany has agreed to lead a European Union mission to send hundreds of troops to Congo when the African nation holds a series of landmark elections starting in June, the German Defense Minister said Monday.
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NATO ready to help U.N. in Darfur
Mar 20 2006 12:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - NATO is prepared to support a U.N. force in the Darfur region of Sudan, the alliance's secretary-general told President Bush in a White House visit Monday.
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Gas flames a reminder for Nigeria's poor
Mar 20 2006 10:52AM (CT)
EABOCH, Nigeria (AP) - Sooty towers of flame spew into the air night and day as excess natural gas from the petroleum industry burns off, buffeting Nigerian villagers with jet-force heat and noise. For many living near the dozens of gas flares dotting southern Nigeria, the flames are a potent reminder that the country's oil wealth has done little to benefit its people.
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