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Police In Nigeria Banned Checkpoints
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 11:22 | Written by Nigeria News Oline |
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 The Nigeria Police has banned checkpoints across the country following several fatal accidents caused by the checkpoints mounted by the police.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Army steps in to the breech health workers strike action
Thursday, 26 August 2010 17:34 | Written by IRIN |
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 The army has deployed more 1,800 medical staff to 47 public hospitals throughout South Africa to substitute for striking doctors and nurses as the nine-day industrial action becomes increasingly ill-tempered.
Last Updated (Thursday, 26 August 2010 18:04)
Opposition Lawmakers Want Benin's President Prosecuted Over Financial Scam
Thursday, 26 August 2010 16:55 | Written by Scott Stearns | Dakar |
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Opposition lawmakers in Benin want the president to stand trial for what they say is his role in a financial scam that has swindled thousands of people.
Last Updated (Thursday, 26 August 2010 18:16)
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SIERRA LEONE: President fires police chiefs
Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:00 | Written by Murtala Kamara Mohammed / AfricaNews |
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The head of Sierra Leone's Police and his deputy have been fired without any reason. President Ernest Bai Koroma said the Inspector General Acha Kamara and deputy will be replaced by Francis Alieu Munu and Richard Moigbe respectively following parliamentary approval.
Gunmen Kill 31 in Somalia Hotel Attack
Tuesday, 24 August 2010 14:43 | Written by VOA NEWS |
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 Gunmen stormed a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Tuesday, spraying bullets and killing at least 31 people, including members of parliament. The Somali ministry of information blamed the attack on al-Shabab, one of the Islamist militant groups trying to topple the government.
Last Updated (Tuesday, 24 August 2010 14:46)
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