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    NIGERIA: LAWYERS WANT MORE RIGHTS March 13, 2006

    Kizza Harajah (SomaliNet) Lawyers in Nigeria will not attend any court session in the following two days. This is in reaction to Nigeria government's failure of obeying court outcomes. Nigeria's government is also guilty of human rights violations, according to the lawyers. According t

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    NIGERIA: I REALLY FEAR FOR MY LIFE - HOSTAGE March 15, 2006

    Kizza Harajah (SomaliNet) Cody Oswald, an American in the hands of Nigerian militants expressed fear for his life. He was separated from his fellow captives and believes that his time for death has come. " I really fear for my life. Something needs to happen to see that their demands are met,"

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    GHANA: MISS GHANA SEARCH LAUNCHED March 16, 2006

    Kizza Harajah (SomaliNet) The search for Ghana's most beautiful lady was launched at Ghana's Labadi Beach Hotel in a glamorous manner. “This year, we continue the search for a beautiful mind with the high hopes of an expectant mother. The past year has been pregnant with new innovations

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    CAMEROON: PRESIDENT SUFFERS STOMACH PROBLEMS AT SUMMIT March 16, 2006

    Kizza Harajah (SomaliNet) The president of Cameroon, Paul Biya suffered from stomach problems on his return from a Central Africa Regional Summit in Equatoria Guinea. Sources close to Cameroon's president said that the president suffered from “sudden gastro-intestinal complicationâ

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    GUINEA: 2 SOLDIERS KILLED IN A FATAL BORDER FIGHT WITH SENEGAL March 17, 2006

    Apunyu Bonny (SomaliNet) At least two Guinean soldiers were killed on Thursday near the border with Senegal amid fierce factional fighting between Casamance separatists. Speaking to the parliament, the Guinea Bissau Defence Minster, Hon. Helder Proenca, said that extra troops had been sent t

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    EGYPT: FIRST VICTIM OF HUMAN BIRD FLU DEATH CONFIRMED March 20, 2006

    Apunyu Bonny (SomaliNet) Egypt has confirmed the first human death from the H5N1 avian virus compelling the, government to kick off awareness drives to prevent the further spread of the potentially deadly disease. IRIN reported Sunday. According to Mr. Abdel Sayyid al-Abbasi who is an offici

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    NIGERIA: THREE POLICE OFFICERS DEAD IN CENSUS CRISIS March 22, 2006

    Kizza Hajarah (SomaliNet) Three police officers were killed in a scuffle with gangsters in southern Nigeria. This was at a house in which Biafran Separatists were holding a meeting aimed at encouraging all the Igbo in Nigeria to boycott the coming census. We went there looking to find ou

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    GHANA: EDUCATION ABOUT BIRD FLU NEEDED March 22, 2006

    Kizza Hajarah (SomaliNet) Mr Francis Hammond, the Executive Secretary of Ghana's Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association, has said that people in Ghana have wrong information about bird flu and need to be educated about the issue. This follows leading hotels in Ghana's stopping of sellin

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    LIBERIA: LESS CRIMES COMMITTED- UNITED NATIONS March 22, 2006

    Kizza Hajarah (SomaliNet) The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has released a report saying that the past six months have been characterised by less crime in the country. Liberia's UNMIL report covers the months from October to date. Only 18 armed robbery cases were recorded in L

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    GHANA: TO HOST GUARDS FROM NORTH DAKOTA March 24, 2006

    Kizza Hajarah (SomaliNet) Ghana will host guards from North Dakota for a week. The Ghana destined group will comprise six Air and Army Guards. While in Ghana, the guards from both countries will discuss exchanging missions, training alongside environmental management and disaster solutions

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