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Mauritania says three prisoners escape
Apr 27 2006 10:32PM (CT)
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - Three prisoners accused of belonging to an al-Qaida-linked Algerian militant group escaped Thursday from a jail in Mauritania's capital, officials said.
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South African activist Moodley dies at 60
Apr 27 2006 3:14PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Strini Moodley, one of the founders of the Black Consciousness Movement during South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle, died Thursday after a brief illness, his family said. He was 60.
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China's Hu signs oil deal with Nigeria
Apr 27 2006 2:06PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao said Thursday his government will seek closer ties with Africa _ a resource-rich frontier for the world's fastest growing economy _ after signing a series of major business deals with oil-rich Nigeria.
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Some Congolese miss the looting, fighting
Apr 27 2006 1:39PM (CT)
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - A former child militia fighter spends his days tilling a field in war-battered eastern Congo. But he dreams of beating plowshares back into swords. Serge Palmi, 18, is one of 17,000 who laid down weapons last year as part a government effort to disarm Congo after its 1998-2001 civil war.
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Chad, World Bank reach deal on oil dispute
Apr 27 2006 1:31PM (CT)
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - The World Bank has reached a preliminary deal with Chad to release some of the country's frozen oil money, an important step toward resolving a dispute over how the impoverished nation spends its newfound wealth, officials said.
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Sudan open to discussing U.N. help
Apr 27 2006 5:45AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Sudanese government opposes a U.N. takeover of peacekeeping operations in Darfur but is willing to discuss how the world body can help if a peace deal is reached to end the three-year conflict, a senior U.N. official said.
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