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Top Headlines
- Egypt: Nation Mourns As Death Toll Rises (Aswat Masriya)
- Congo-Kinshasa: Massacre Survivors Pursue Justice in Canada (Global Witness)
- Senegal: UN Rights Chief Questions Use of Force (UN News)
- Africa: Getting Rid of the Explosive Remnants of War (ISS)
- Cote d'Ivoire: UN Disarmament Operation Continues Near Abidjan (UN News)
- Kenya: Defence Minister Calls for More Troops in Somalia (Nation)
- Gambia: Promotions in the Navy (Daily Observer)
- Sudan: UNAMID Chief Told to Avoid Unnecessary Contact With Bashir, Khartoum Again Criticizes Mission (Sudan Tribune)
- Sudan: Satellite Imagery Tracks Kharoum's South Kordofan Refugee 'Chokepoint' (Sudan Tribune)
- Somalia: Landmine Blast Strikes At Kenyan Truck in Madera Town (Shabelle)
- Somalia: Kenyan Troops Seize a Key Town in Southwestern Somalia (Shabelle)
- Egypt: Tantawi Receives Al-Ahly Soccer Team, Port Said Injured (Egypt Online)
- Kenya: Country War On Terror Claims Officer (Nation)
- Kenya: Preacher in Court Over Illegal Arms (Nation)
- Angola: INAD Destroys Explosive Devices in Luvo Locality (ANGOP)
- Sudan: Darfur Peacekeepers Recover Carjacked WFP Trucks (Sudan Tribune)
- Sudan: Unamid Boss Attends Celebration Hosted By Darfur Janjaweed Leader (Sudan Tribune)
- Namibia: Naval Commander Heads to Antarctica (Namibian)
- South Sudan: Japan Establishes Office, Engineering Defense Force in Nation (GoSS)
- Namibia: South Africa-Iran Oil Boycott in Limbo (Namibian)
- South Sudan: The Nation is Part of South Sudan History - - UN Commander (Leadership)
- Egypt: National Council for Human Rights - No Poison Gas Used in Dispersing Protesters (Egypt Online)
- Egypt: Al-Azhar Sheikh - Blow on Iran to Devastate Region, Deepen Hatred Towards West (Egypt Online)
- Egypt: Chief of Staff Receives British Counterpart (Egypt Online)
- Egypt: People's Assembly Accuses Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Issuing Presidential Elections, Al-Azhar Laws (Egypt Online)
- Africa: Nuclear Threat or Propaganda War? (The Herald)
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AfDB
- African Leaders Endorse Major Continental Infrastructure Programme
- North African Lawyers Commend Alsf-Palu Training Opportunities
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- AfDB and WCO Partner to Strengthen African Customs Administrations
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