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Congo campaigning winds down ahead of vote
Jul 28 2006 11:09PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - President Joseph Kabila called on Congo's citizens Friday to shun violence during this weekend's historic elections, telling thousands of cheering supporters that their votes can bring peace to the Central African country. But unrest continued ahead of Sunday's vote, with a presidential candidate claiming one his armed guards died and another was injured when Kabila's security forces fired on them.
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2 arrested in death of Nigerian politician
Jul 28 2006 3:10PM (CT)
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Police investigating the murder of a Nigerian politician arrested a state senator and the victim's campaign manager Friday as suspects in his death.
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Mediators to talk with Ugandan rebels
Jul 28 2006 2:30PM (CT)
NABANGA, Sudan (AP) - Mediators from southern Sudan arrived at the border with Congo on Friday for talks with a rebel group that has led a brutal 19-year insurgency in Uganda.
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Somali riots erupt after minister shot
Jul 28 2006 11:56AM (CT)
BAIDOA, Somalia (AP) - Hundreds of people rioted Friday near the headquarters of Somalia's weak government after a Cabinet minister was fatally shot outside a mosque. People began streaming into the streets and setting fires just hours after the killing of Abdallah Isaaq Deerow, Somalia's minister for constitutional and federal affairs.
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Somali lawmaker shot and killed
Jul 28 2006 5:53AM (CT)
BAIDOA, Somalia (AP) - A Somali lawmaker was fatally shot outside a mosque after Friday prayers, the latest blow to a virtually powerless administration that has been watching helplessly as Islamic militants take over much of the country.
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Malawi's former president arrested
Jul 28 2006 1:55AM (CT)
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) - Malawi's former President Bakili Muluzi was arrested on corruption charges related to millions of dollars in donor funds that allegedly ended up in his personal account.
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