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    LIBYA: GADDAFI TO BE SUED OVER BOMB ATTACKS April 9, 2006

    Kizza Hajarah (SomaliNet) Libya’s president, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and Libya’s government are to be sue over supply of explosives that were used against IRA victims. It is alleged that Semtex, a chemical used in bomb making was got from Libya. These Libyan bombs killed si

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    GHANA TO ENSURE ORPHAN WELLBEING April 9, 2006

    Kizza Hajarah (SomaliNet) Ghana’s Department of Social Welfare has promised to close orphanages that ignore the well being of Ghana’s orphans. This was revealed by George F. Acquah, an official from the above department. He cited Section 105(2) of Ghana’s Chil

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    NAMIBIA HOSTS ANGELINA JOLIE April 9, 2006

    Kizza Hajarah (SomaliNet) Famous actress Angelina Jolie is in Namibia. This follows media reports that Jolie plans to have a baby without the glamour of attention usually poured on celebrities. She arrived in Namibia on 4th April with eight people including her boyfriend, Brad Pitt and t

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    BURUNDI: UN’S SECRETARY-GENERAL DEMANDS RE-DEPLOYMENT OF PEACEKEEPERS TO DR.CONGO April 9, 2006

    Apunyu Bonny (SomaliNet) In bid to boost security and monitor elections, The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan has announced his intention to redeploy peacekeepers from the organisation’s operation in Burundi (ONUB) to its mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC).

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    SOUTH AFRICA: A NEW 5 YEAR ANTI-AIDS PLAN LAUNCHED BY RED CROSS April 11, 2006

    Apunyu Bonny (SomaliNet) A new five-year initiative meant to bolster HIV/AIDS efforts in 10 Southern African countries was launched recently by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The IFRC estimated that over 10 million people in Southern Africa were HI

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    NIGERIA: AFRICAN LEADERS UNITE AGAINST MALARIA April 12, 2006

    Kizza Hajarah (SomaliNet) Nigeria is to host African leaders as they form a united front against, AIDS, malaria and Tuberculosis (ATM). This gathering was preceeded by a press conference at Internews Network Nigeria, which was hosted by ATM’S Africa committee. Issues to be discusse

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    GHANA: ATTORNEY GENERAL IN COURT April 12, 2006

    Ghana: Attorney General in court Kizza Hajarah (SomaliNet) Ghana’s Attorney General and the Chief of Staff of Ghana International Airlines (GIAL) are to face court in Accra, Ghana. This follows the filing of a court case by the American shareholders in Ghana International Airlines aga

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    CHAD: REBEL ACTIVITIES INTENSIFY April 12, 2006

    Kizza Hajarah (SomaliNet) Chad is about to witness a military coup. This is if we are to go by the revelations of Chad’s rebel group, Forum for Change (FUC)."We have passed through the eastern borders of the countries and we are going towards the west and our objective is Ndjamena. We ar

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    LIBERIA: UN PROMISES TO LIFT BAN April 12, 2006

    Kizza Hajarah (SomaliNet) The Security Council will, in a not distance future, lift the sanctions on timber and diamond. These were the words of Ellen Margrethe Loj, Denmark's ambassador to the United Nations on the UN sanctions on Liberia. Loj also heads the security committee on Liberia.

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    CAMEROON: DUTCH CAUGHT IN SMUGGLING April 12, 2006

    Kizza Hajarah (SomaliNet) Authorities in Cameroon have caught two Dutch Nationals involved in smuggling. These were smuggling cultural goods from Cameroon into Europe. The Europe destined goods are by law not allowed to leave Cameroon. They were mainly cultural goods from North Cameroon and

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