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Nigeria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria offered an amnesty on Sunday to Islamist militants who surrender and said 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation to try to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast. In their...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Organizations, European Union, Civil Rights, Religious Conflicts
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'Britain's Obama' urges stronger economic ties with West Africa
Associated PressACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies. During a trade mission to...Tags: BBC, Media Industry, David Cameron, Ghana, Nigeria
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S.Africa finds collusion, manipulation in Gupta scandal
ReutersBy Agnieszka Flak JOHANNESBURG, May 19 (Reuters) - South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to President...Tags: New Delhi (India), Johannesburg (South Africa), Weddings, Jacob Zuma, Political Corruption
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Exclusive: South Africa's NUM seeks 15-60 percent wage rises from gold, coal producers
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it would seek pay rises of up to 60 percent from gold and coal producers, raising the prospect of fresh strikes as firms battle higher costs and falling prices in an already heated...Tags: Career and Workplace, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gold Fields Limited, Employees, Metal
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Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
ReutersLIBREVILLE (Reuters) - African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Central African Republic, where authorities have struggled to contain violence after a rebel takeover. Thousands...Tags: Central African Republic, Human Rights Watch, Rebellions, Civil Rights, Politics
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Bidding nears for $9-14 bln Congo hydropower plant
Reuters* Chinese, Korean and Spanish firms to bid by early 2014 * Plant would provide 4,800 MW, S.Africa to buy over half * Congo needs more electricity to power mining operations By John Irish PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - Chinese, South Korean and Spanish...Tags: International Organizations, Congo, Economy, Business and Finance, Research, Renewable Energy
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religious Conflicts, Nigeria, Butterfly Ballots, Wars and Interventions
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Golf-European Tour Madeira Islands Open scores
ReutersMay 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour Madeira Islands Open at the par-72 course on Saturday in Santo da Serra. The cut was set at 146. 135 Craig Lee (Britain) 67 68 136 Peter Uihlein (U.S.) 72 64 Mark Tullo (Chile) 67 69 137...Tags: International Travel, Australia, South Korea, Travel, Italy
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Japan to provide $2 billion to Africa resources projects
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will provide $2 billion worth of financial support over five years to back Japanese firms' resources development projects in Africa, media reported on Saturday. Japan's Trade Minister Toshimitsu Motegi made the announcement at the...Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Japan, Mozambique, Mitsui & Company Limited, Nippon Steel Corporation
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Kerry to attend Syria talks on May 22, visit Mideast, Africa
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend talks on Syria in Amman on Wednesday, the State Department said, as major powers try to bring the Syrian government and opposition to peace talks in June. Kerry's visit is part...Tags: Politics, Government, West Bank, U.S. Department of State, African Union
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Liberia's Johnson-Sirleaf defends governance record
ReutersBy Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday defended her government's record on good governance and transparency, following an independent audit that cast doubt on her anti-corruption efforts....Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Liberia, Finance, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Accounting and Auditing
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READER SUBMITTED: History, Beautification, Sports Projects Aided By Grants From Zak Public Service Fund
SuffieldFunding for a commemorative headstone for a Suffield cemetery to acknowledge the unmarked graves of 18th and 19th century African-Americans is among eight grants totaling $58,240 awarded this month for Suffield projects from the Amiel P. Zak Public...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Politics, Schools, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Civil and Public Service
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