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Congo holds tense presidential runoff
Oct 29 2006 10:34PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A runoff election between a president and a powerful rebel warlord climaxed a four-year postwar transition for Congo Sunday, with voters holding onto hope they will soon see the end of a decades-old cycle of war and despotism that has shadowed the heart of Africa.
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Nigerian jet crashes with 104 aboard
Oct 29 2006 8:12PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A Nigerian airliner with 104 people on board slammed into the ground moments after takeoff Sunday and aviation authorities said six people survived with the rest feared dead. It was the third deadly crash of a passenger plane in less than a year in this West African nation known for its notoriously unsafe air industry.
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Somalia Islamic group: Peace talks off
Oct 29 2006 7:26AM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somalia's Islamic group broke off peace talks with the transitional government Sunday, demanding that Ethiopian troops withdraw from the country.
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Protesters seize oil station in Nigeria
Oct 29 2006 4:50AM (CT)
YENAGOA, Nigeria (AP) - Protesters demanding jobs and aid took over an oil pumping station run by an Italian oil firm in Nigeria's volatile southern delta region, forcing the company to shut the flow of oil, a Nigerian security official said Sunday.
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