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Senegal moves closer to Habre trial
Nov 2 2006 10:44PM (CT)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegal moved closer to bringing a former Chadian dictator accused of war crimes to justice after the government announced Thursday that local laws would be revised and a special commission formed to organize and oversee his trial.
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Ivory Coast president appeals for calm
Nov 2 2006 10:39PM (CT)
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - This war-divided nation's president raised questions Thursday about a U.N. Security Council vote that extended Ivory Coast's transitional government for a year and curbed his powers in favor of the prime minister.
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Town in Congo recasts destroyed votes
Nov 2 2006 6:30PM (CT)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Thousands returned to the polls in a northeast Congo town Thursday and recast ballots destroyed in rioting that followed the weekend presidential runoff, officials said.
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Somali extremists threaten bombings
Nov 2 2006 5:35PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Islamic extremists in Somalia are threatening to stage suicide bombings in parts of East Africa, the U.S. Embassy said Thursday in the latest warning that conflict in Somalia could spread in this volatile region.
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Nigeria authorities name new sultan
Nov 2 2006 3:53PM (CT)
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) - Authorities in Nigeria named an army colonel Thursday as the country's top Muslim leader, replacing his brother, who died in a plane crash last weekend.
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American, Briton kidnapped in Nigeria
Nov 2 2006 3:16PM (CT)
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen in speedboats raided a Norwegian vessel conducting seismic surveys off Nigeria's oil-rich southern coastline Thursday, seizing an American and a Briton in the latest unrest to hit Africa's leading crude producer, officials said.
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