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Demonstrators protest xenophobia in South Africa

In a rare and unusual protest, women marched in Johannesburg, South Africa Thursday protesting xenophobic attacks on foreign immigrants, primarily Somalis and Pakistanis, many of whom have set up shops in the shanty towns.

Bin Laden Plotted To Kill Obama: Report

Osama bin Laden was plotting to kill US President Barack Obama as part of a plan to disrupt the 2012 American presidential elections, according to some intelligence data found in the former al-Qaeda chief’s Pakistani compound.
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Libyan defector Koussa flying to Qatar

Moussa Koussa, the former Libyan foreign minister who defected to Britain almost two weeks ago, has flown to Qatar, according to the UK Foreign Office.
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni

Uganda may provide Gaddafi asylum

The East African country of Uganda is reportedly willing to allow Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi to live there in exile, according to spokesman for Ugandan president.
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh and French President Nicolas Sarkozy pose prior a bilateral meeting in Djibouti  20/01/2010

Mideast unrest spreads to tiny Djibouti

The unrest roiling through the Middle East and North Africa has now spread to the tiny nation of Djibouti, where thousands of people have gathered on the streets to demand the immediate resignation of President Ismael Omar Guelleh.
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Somali pirate handed 33-year sentence by US court

A U.S. judge sentenced a Somali pirate to 33 years and nine months in prison on Wednesday for his role in the 2009 seizure of the Maersk Alabama container ship and two other vessels in the Indian Ocean.
An oil rig prepares to drill in western Uganda, near the shores of Lake Albert

Africa Oil closes farmout deal on E.Africa blocks

Canada's Africa Oil Corp said on Wednesday it had completed a farmout agreement for three east African exploration blocks to London-listed Tullow Oil Plc, which now holds a 50 percent stake in each of them.

S. Korea rescues hijacked ship from Somali pirates

Special Forces from South Korea stormed a cargo ship taken over by pirates in the Arabian Sea and rescued the 21-member crew. The rescue attempt occurred a week after the cargo ship, Samho Jewelry, was hijacked by Somali pirates. The ship had eight South Koreans, two Indonesians and 11 people from Myanmar and was carrying chemicals from the UAE towards Sri Lanka.

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