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After Crushing Mali Islamists, France Pushes Deal with Tuaregs

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Reuters
May 19, 2013 3:00 pm

After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al-Qaida fighters, France is now frustrating some of it...

Paul Kagame: I asked America to kill Congo rebel leader with drone

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Chris McGreal
May 19, 2013 9:01 am

In an exclusive interview with Chris McGreal in Kigali, Rwanda's president denies backing an accused Congolese war criminal and says challen...

Is Kagame Africa’s Lincoln or a tyrant exploiting Rwanda’s tragic history?

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Chris McGreal
May 19, 2013 9:00 am

In the second part of his special report, Chris McGreal meets President Paul Kagame in Kigali – and finds him angryPaul Kagame is angrier ...

France to buy drones for Mali – report

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Africa News Cloud
May 18, 2013 9:16 am

France will buy two medium-altitude Reaper drones from the United States air force to back up its operations against Islamists in Mali, a re...

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Wiggins pulls out of Giro

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Africa News Cloud
May 17, 2013 3:12 pm

Bradley Wiggins, winner of last year's Tour de France, has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia due to illness, his team announced on Friday, end...

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With Billions of Euros Pledged, Mali Risks Aid Overflow

Daan Bauwens
May 16, 2013 6:04 pm

International donors pledged yesterday to mobilise 3.25 billion Euros to rebuild Mali, a figure that surpassed all expectations. But experts...

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France’s first lady visits Mali’s Gao

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Africa News Cloud
May 16, 2013 3:26 pm

France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler has begun a tour of Mali with a visit to Gao, one of several northern cities liberated by a French-l...

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Central African Republic: Country Descending into ‘State of Anarchy’, UN Told

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Africa News Cloud
May 16, 2013 12:28 pm

[UN]Prime Minister Asks France to Intervene 'With Force'...

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Mali offered more than €3bn in aid – with strings attached

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Paula Kahumbu
May 16, 2013 12:01 pm

EU-led conference agrees aid lifeline, but Europeans insist Mali must fulfil pledges to carry out democratic and social reformsAn EU-led don...

Central African Republic: Country Descending into ‘State of Anarchy’, Security Council Told

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Africa News Cloud
May 16, 2013 9:30 am

[UN]Prime Minister Asks France to Intervene 'With Force'...

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Bloggers Expose State of Local Hospitals

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Ephraim Batambuze III
May 16, 2013 9:14 am

Algerian internet users mounted a movement to demand better hospitals in their own country, As their president recovered in Paris from a mi...

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Europe’s Leading TV Channel, TF1, Integrates MicroStrategy Solution with SAP NetWeaver® Business Warehouse Application

Isaac Twumasi-Quantus
May 16, 2013 9:07 am

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) and mobile software, today announced...

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France’s first lady arrives in Mali

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Africa News Cloud
May 16, 2013 9:03 am

France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler has arrived in Mali for a tour of the war-torn nation described as "part of a mission for children a...

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Huawei, ZTE in EU trouble

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Ephraim Batambuze III
May 15, 2013 6:14 pm

The European Commission is planing to send a formal warning to China that it is uready to levy trade duties against telecoms equipment maker...

Mali’s displaced women organise for long stay away from home | Alex Duval Smith

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Alex Duval Smith
May 15, 2013 12:02 pm

As the donor conference for Mali takes place in Brussels, displaced Malian women aim to tackle more immediate concernsTwo things, at least, ...

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Orange launches the third edition of Orange African Social Venture Prize

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Staff Writer
May 14, 2013 12:06 pm

PARIS, France, May 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Following on from the success of the first two programmes, run in 2011 and ...

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Wiggins staying upbeat

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Africa News Cloud
May 14, 2013 9:13 am

Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins remains optimistic about his flagging Giro d'Italia chances....

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All Blacks name training squad

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Africa News Cloud
May 14, 2013 6:12 am

NZ coach Steve Hansen has included 10 uncapped players in a 38-man training squad ahead of the three-Test series against France. ...

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Nigeria: Nollywood Week Festival to Debut in Paris

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Africa News Cloud
May 13, 2013 3:15 pm

[Daily Trust]Sometimes heavily criticized for its over-dramatization and or low production values, yet Nollywood continues to grow fans worl...

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US And Britain Withdraw Some Diplomats From Libya

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Jamie Dettmer
May 10, 2013 3:26 pm

The United States and Britain are withdrawing some of the staff from their embassies in Tripoli, Libya because of a standoff between the gov...

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Chad emerges as African power broker as France steps back

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Africa News Cloud
May 8, 2013 12:02 pm

Chad's President Idriss Deby, a survivor of countless rebellions, has stepped into a void left by Africa's traditional heavyweights and turn...

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Chad emerges as African power broker

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Africa News Cloud
May 8, 2013 9:13 am

Chad’s president, a survivor of countless rebellions, has stepped into a void left by Africa’s traditional heavyweights and turned his d...

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Tunisia: Holland Expected in Tunisia On July

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Africa News Cloud
May 7, 2013 3:21 pm

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Bardo -"Tunisia needs to reschedule its debts and seeks France's economic support to take up its social challenges," N...

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Nollywood goes to Paris

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Africa News Cloud
May 7, 2013 3:15 pm

Forget popcorn, it will be beignets and Naija meat pies all round when the French capital hosts its first Nigerian film weekEven though Nige...

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Kahui suffers injury setback

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Africa News Cloud
May 7, 2013 9:14 am

An injured shoulder means All Blacks centre Richard Kahui will miss next month's Test series against France, reports say. &...

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UN sends force to look for a fight in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Julian Borger
May 5, 2013 6:03 pm

Deployment of intervention brigade is not peacekeeping but peace enforcement. If successful it will set a precedentIn establishing an interv...

Chad coup foiled, says government

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Africa News Cloud
May 2, 2013 6:00 am

Key country in Mali armed intervention says its security forces have arrested group for plot against President Idriss DebyThe government of ...

Suspected French jihadist held in Mali

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May 1, 2013 3:04 pm

A Frenchman suspected of being a jihadist after he appeared on a video warning France against attacking Mali has been arrested in the north ...

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Libya: Former Minister Denies Laundering Gaddafi Cash for Sarkozy Campaign

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Africa News Cloud
May 1, 2013 9:18 am

[RFI]Former French interior minister Claude Guéant has denied accusations that he laundered half a million euros donated by the late Libyan...

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Leaner French Defense Strategy Focuses on Africa

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Lisa Bryant
April 30, 2013 6:02 pm

Africa figures prominently in France's newly outlined military defense strategy - and experts say the Mali offensive may serve as a blueprin...

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Algeria Contemplates Future Without Ailing Bouteflika

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Reuters
April 30, 2013 6:02 pm

Ill-health may force veteran Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, now in hospital in Paris, to hasten his departure from power, plunging...

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Ghana to build nuclear power plant

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Isaac Twumasi-Quantus
April 30, 2013 9:04 am

Ghana is planning to build a nuclear plant for much-needed power generation. Not everyone, however, is in favor of the project, which would ...

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