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Nigeria's ruling party chooses nominee
Dec 17 2006 11:40PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's ruling party on Sunday chose a Muslim from the north as its candidate for presidential elections that will mark the first transfer of power between elected governments since Nigeria's independence in 1960.
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Migrants feared dead off Senegal coast
Dec 17 2006 7:02PM (CT)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Scores of migrants who spent days at sea were missing and feared dead Sunday after their boat wrecked off Senegal's coast, the Red Cross said.
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Somalia Islamists discuss defections
Dec 17 2006 1:04PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Nearly 200 troops serving Somalia's Western-backed government defected to the Islamic courts movement, an Islamic official said Sunday, as both sides braced for impending war.
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Mugabe's term creates Zimbabwe divisions
Dec 17 2006 10:07AM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's ruling party recommended Sunday that President Robert Mugabe's term be extended by two years, to 2010, delaying a showdown between rival factions over the choice of his successor.
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