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Election fighting breaks out in Congo
Oct 26 2006 9:01PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Forces loyal to Congo's presidential challenger fought bodyguards protecting a political ally of the president Thursday, raising tensions just ahead of a vote to pick the first democratically elected leader in 40 years.
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U.N. advocate says hunger on increase
Oct 26 2006 8:59PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.N. rights advocate said Thursday that millions more of the world's poor suffered malnutrition last year, charging that the trade practices of wealthy nations and desert encroachment aggravated the problem.
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Ethiopia admits deaths of 193 protesters
Oct 26 2006 7:20PM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia acknowledged Thursday that security forces killed 193 civilians protesting election fraud last year but insisted excessive force was not used.
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Niger says expulsion applies to Chads
Oct 26 2006 7:14PM (CT)
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Niger's government said Thursday that a mass-expulsion order issued earlier this week applied only to 3,300 refugees from neighboring Chad living in this desert nation without proper identity documents.
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Somalia's Islamic radicals seize town
Oct 26 2006 2:30PM (CT)
KISMAYO, Somalia (AP) - Islamic militiamen seized another town near the government's base in Somalia, but one of the group's leaders dispelled fears that an attack was imminent, saying Thursday it would attend peace talks next week in Sudan.
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Sudan billionaire posts leadership prize
Oct 26 2006 1:44PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A Sudanese billionaire is putting up millions in prize money to promote good governance in Africa _ and to encourage leaders on the world's poorest continent to step down once their democratic mandates have expired.
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Tanzania seeks more from gold producers
Oct 26 2006 12:54PM (CT)
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) - Tanzania has risen to Africa's third largest gold producer in less than a decade, and now this East African nation's government wants to earn more from its privately controlled mining sector.
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Inmates riot at jail in Congo capital
Oct 26 2006 10:39AM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A riot broke out Thursday at the capital's main jail after authorities tightened restrictions following the escape of a dozen inmates convicted of involvement in the assassination of former President Laurent Kabila, prisoners said.
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