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9 people said killed in Nigeria fighting
Oct 4 2006 6:51PM (CT)
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - Security forces battled militants in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta Wednesday after attacks on a convoy and a pumping station, officials said, the latest in a rash of kidnappings and other violence that has damaged the country's important petroleum industry.
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Militia advances closer to Somalia base
Oct 4 2006 6:24PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - The Islamic militia that has seized much of southern Somalia has advanced to within 12 miles of the only town still controlled by the country's weak U.N.-backed government, an Islamic official said Wednesday.
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Uganda rebels sought for violating truce
Oct 4 2006 2:04PM (CT)
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - The Ugandan army is hunting down rebels it accuses of violating a truce seen as a step toward ending one of Africa's longest-running conflicts, an army spokesman said Wednesday.
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Rebels shopping offers hope in Burundi
Oct 4 2006 2:23AM (CT)
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) - Days after the last rebel group in this beleaguered African nation agreed to stop fighting, the governor of Bubanza province took a phone call. The rebels were on the line _ and they wanted groceries.
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