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File - Journalists take notes and record as they listen to the verdict of the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, seen on the screen standing in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012.
Africa   Liberia   Photos   War Crime   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)  
Sierra Leone trial: Charles Taylor set to address court
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is expected to address the international court that found him guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone. | It is his last chance to speak at the tribunal in The Hag... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong)
BBC News
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012.
Human Rights   Mali   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état  
Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
| Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and using child soldiers. | A repor... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore)
Al Jazeera
A man holds the Ghana flag, during celebrations to commemorate Ghana's 50 years of independence at the Independence Square in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, March 6, 2007. Veep Urges Ghanaians To Promote National Unity
The Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has urged Ghanaians, irrespective of their political and cultural differences, to pursue activities that will promote national unity and cohesion. | That, h... (photo: AP / Olivier Asselin) Graphic
Cultural   Ethnic   Ghana   Photos   Wikipedia: Culture of Ghana  
For the festival of the fiftieth birthday of the independence of Togo and much other African countries. Inauguration du nouveau sige social de la direction gnral des impts du Togo. Pour la fte du cinquantime anniversaire de la indpendance du Togo et de beaucoup autres pays africains  le president faure Togo opposition leader threatens poll boycott
| LOME, Togo-Togo's opposition leader is threatening to boycott an election slated for October if the president doesn't seek consensus on electoral reforms. | Jean-Pierre Fabre spoke Saturday during a... (photo: WN / Eteh) The Boston Globe
Elections   Lome   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Togolese parliamentary election, 2012  
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A journalist records the verdict of the judges in the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, seen on the screen standing in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012. Liberian warlord 'would not be safe' in UK prison
| In submissions to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the former Liberian warlord's defence team complained that the 80-year term recommended by the prosecution was &qu... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong) The Independent
Crime   Liberia   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: Special Court for Sierra Leone  
President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Los Angeles International Airport, Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Los Angeles. Obama is traveling to the West Coast for a series of campaign fundraisers. Obama Raises $1M Within 90 Min of Endorsing Gay Marriage
*In the first 90 minutes after news of President Obama's support of gay marriage Wednesday, his campaign banked $1 million in spontaneous contributions, according to Buzz... (photo: AP / Mark J. Terrill) Peace FM Online
Government   Obama   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
Bharti Airtel,India Bharti Airtel unit's service best in Nigeria, says sectoral regulator
Tweet ABUJA: Airtel Nigeria, a unit of Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel, has emerged as the best among four major GSM operators in the country in service quality parame... (photo: WN / jayshree) The Times Of India
Indian   Market   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: Bharti Airtel  
Pregnancy Pregnancy Tips For A Healthy Pregnancy
Drinking enough Water is one of the most important ways to keep yourself hydrated during pregnancy and can help no end with constipation and skin elasticity. Drinking 3 -... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Peace FM Online
Health   Photos   Science   Women  
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare speaks at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea's 'father of independence' to retire
Papua New Guinea's "father of independence", Sir Michael Somare, will not contest the forthcoming elections after more than four decades at the centre of the Commonwealth... (photo: AP / Rick Rycroft) The Daily Telegraph
Business   Elections   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Michael Somare  
Congo Cameroon
Refugees flee DR Congo fighting
New Zealand: The Maori
Maternal deaths cut by half: UN
Kipoi exceeds Tiger's expectations
11 Peacekeepers Wounded in Democratic Republic of Congo: UN
11 Peacekeepers Wounded in Democratic Republic of Congo: UN
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20th may 2012 - Darak Joins the Dance
Humanitarian Support - Gov't Partners with Red Cross Cam
List of Players Called to National Camp
Afcon 2013 / World Cup 2014 Qualifiers - Lavagne Unveils Squ
Processed timber been offloaded from a trailer vehicle in Freetown,Sierra Leone.
Ghana to import timber from Cameroon – Report
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Liberia Sierra Leone
War crimes judges hear Taylor's sentencing pleas
Liberians Return Home as Refugee Status Deadline Looms in Co
Gold junior financing troubles and a risk off environment -
War crimes judges to hear arguments on sentencing for former
File - Journalists take notes and record as they listen to the verdict of the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, seen on the screen standing in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012.
Sierra Leone trial: Charles Taylor set to address court
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Liberia's Taylor to address court
Taylor set to address Hague court
War crimes judges hear Taylor's sentencing pleas
War crimes judges hear Taylor's sentencing pleas
File - Journalists take notes and record as they listen to the verdict of the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, seen on the screen standing in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012.
Sierra Leone trial: Charles Taylor set to address court
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Nigeria Ghana
Nigeria inflation rises, driven by non-food
NIGERIA: Calls for more action on child lead poisoning
Nigeria government holds first mass wedding as it tries to m
Inflation Rises to 12.9 Percent, Driven By Non-Food Items
Local health workers remove earth contaminated by lead from a family compound in the village of Dareta in Gusau, Nigeria Thursday, June 10, 2010. Foreign health workers and local volunteers are working to clean up villages affected by lead poisoning, after 160 people died and hundreds more fell sick.
Aid group slams Nigeria for lead poisoning
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Treat sports as business in Ghana – Stakeholders
Ghana issues ultimatum to foreigners to stop retail business
Ghana secures $145m from World Bank, CDB to improve irrigati
Eight Ghanaians to attend G8 Summit in US
A man holds the Ghana flag, during celebrations to commemorate Ghana's 50 years of independence at the Independence Square in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, March 6, 2007.
Veep Urges Ghanaians To Promote National Unity
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Mauritania Senegal
Mauritanian economy resists slowdown despite crippling droug
Statement By IMF Staff Mission in Country
Thousands in Mauritanian anti-regime protest
Thousands of Mauritanians stage anti-regime demo
Aid crisis leaves millions at risk
Aid crisis leaves millions at risk
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Singer Urges Government to Tackle Sahel Hunger
Hundreds at funeral of Senegalese soccer great
Hundreds at funeral of Senegalese soccer great
Hundreds of fans turn out to attend funeral of Senegalese so
David Peters, right, and Luke Whited, a gay couple who were joined in a civil union in their home state of Illinois, show their rings inside the Bourbon Pub, a gay bar, after being interviewed about President Obama's statement of support of gay marriage, in New Orleans, Wednesday, May 9, 2012.
Gay marriage a distant dream around the world
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