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Central Congo polls open for extra day
Jul 31 2006 8:33PM (CT)
MBUJI-MAYI, Congo (AP) - Polls opened for an extra day Monday in central Congo but it appeared that few took advantage of the second chance to vote in what officials said was a massive boycott called by one candidate.
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Malawi drops charges againt ex-president
Jul 31 2006 5:24PM (CT)
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) - Theft and corruption charges against the former president of this southern African nation have been dropped after the current president suspended the chief investigator in the case, Malawi's top prosecutor said Monday.
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Rebel leader holds talks with Uganda
Jul 31 2006 4:22PM (CT)
ON THE CONGO-SUDAN BORDER (AP) - The elusive leader of a brutal 19-year Ugandan rebellion held his first formal peace talks with government officials Monday, giving a boost to efforts to end a conflict that killed thousands of civilians and forced children to become fighters.
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Ex-S. African official's trial postponed
Jul 31 2006 1:39PM (CT)
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa (AP) - A South African court gave prosecutors a September deadline to make their case for more time to prepare charges against former Deputy President Jacob Zuma, who is accused of corruption in the nation's most explosive trial since apartheid.
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Violence prompts re-opening of Congo polls
Jul 31 2006 1:12PM (CT)
MBUJI-MAYI, Congo (AP) - Dozens of polling stations reopened Monday in Congo's second-largest city, offering citizens stymied by violence during their nation's historic elections another chance to vote.
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Somalis rally in support of prime minister
Jul 31 2006 9:52AM (CT)
BAIDOA, Somalia (AP) - Hundreds gathered outside the home of Somalia's prime minister Monday to show their support for the embattled leader, who barely survived a no-confidence vote in parliament over the weekend.
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30 people in Uganda killed in accident
Jul 31 2006 6:28AM (CT)
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A minibus that was speeding collided with a fuel truck in eastern Uganda, killing 30 people, a senior police officer said Monday.
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Gambian journalists being arrested
Jul 31 2006 3:10AM (CT)
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) - Scores of reporters jailed, some emerging with tales of police beatings. Newspapers shuttered. A journalist forced into hiding.
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