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Starving Zimbabweans strip elephant carcass bare

For us it is a saddening sight - a magnificent bull elephant struck down in his old age. But for the starving of
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Fired South African prostitute claims unfair dismissal

A South African sex worker has gone to court, saying she was unfairly sacked by a Cape Town massage parlour. Known as Kylie, she
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Mogadishu residents told to leave Somali capital

Mogadishu's mayor has told residents to leave the Somali capital's war zones, amid fierce battles with insurgents. At least 50 people have been killed
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Charles Taylor's wife gives birth

The wife of Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor - on trial in The Hague for war crimes - has had a baby girl, his family ...
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Nigeria women protest at killings

Hundreds of women have taken to the streets of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, and the central city of Jos in rallies against Sunday's massacre ...
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Gambia row over wave of arrests

An opposition leader has criticised a wave of arrests in The Gambia, saying detainees - including a former minister - do not know ...
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Nigerian soldiers open fire on youths; 2 killed

JOS, Nigeria – Soldiers opened fire on a crowd after curfew and killed two people, witnesses said Wednesday, just days after more than 200 people ...
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Nigeria charges 49 over Jos killings

Nigerian police say 49 people are to be charged with murder after communal violence left scores of villagers dead. Most of those facing charges ...
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Spanish hostage in Africa freed

A Spanish women kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, the Spanish government says. There are unconfirmed reports that an Italian woman ...
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Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigerian town

JOS, Nigeria – Automatic weapons fire punctuated by screams erupted after dark Tuesday in a Nigerian city located near villages where massacres just two days ...
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Nigerian army 'ignored warning of massacres'

A Christian organisation in Nigeria has accused the army of ignoring warnings of attacks in the build-up to the weekend massacre near the ...
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Troops on patrol after Nigeria ethnic massacre

JOS, Nigeria – Nigerian troops were on Tuesday patrolling tense villages near the troubled city of Jos after the massacre of more than 500 Christians ...
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