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Chad seeks arrest of exiled president's allies
ReutersN'DJAMENA, May 17 (Reuters) - Chad has charged four allies of the country's former president with human rights abuses and issued warrants for their arrest, a senior government source said on Friday. The source, who asked not to be identified, said they...Tags: Government, Idriss Deby Itno, Butterfly Ballots, Human Rights, France
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PLATINUM WEEK-South African mines cannot afford pay rises -Impala
Reuters* Tough talks to start in next couple of weeks * New AMCU union has poached members from established NUM * Anglo Platinum plans to cut 6,000 jobs By Clara Denina LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's mining industry can ill afford to offer wage...Tags: Career and Workplace, Strikes, South Africa, Metal and Mineral, Mining
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Nigeria urges Jordan to open embassy in Lagos
Jordan Times, AmmanNigerian Ambassador in Amman Taofeek Oladejo Orapaja said there is great potential to enhance Jordanian-Nigerian ties in various fields. The ambassador called on Jordan to open a Jordanian embassy in Lagos to help boost these relations, which he...Tags: Petroleum Industry, South Africa, Nigeria, Lagos (Nigeria), Western Africa
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U.N. chief appoints former Dutch minister to head Mali mission
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed former Dutch development minister Albert Gerard Koenders as U.N. special envoy for Mali and head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the West African country. Ban said...Tags: Ban Ki-moon, Côte d'Ivoire, United Nations, Western Africa
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Misleading portrayal of China in Africa
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkWASHINGTON (China Daily/ANN) -- For years, many in the West have accused China of grabbing land, extracting resources and neocolonialism in Africa. Hillary Clinton, then-US Secretary of State, made a veiled attack on China during her visit to Africa...Tags: World Bank Group, Brookings Institution, Environmental Issues, Conservation, China
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Miners union threatens strike at South Africa's Amplats
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum reported for work late Thursday, and a labor leader said the workers will strike on Friday in an escalation of unrest that sent the company's shares lower and the rand to a four-...Tags: Johannesburg (South Africa), South Africa, Metal and Mineral, Mining, Lonmin Plc
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Sudanese foreign minister to visit Juba on Friday
ReutersKHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti will visit South Sudan on Friday, state media said, the first high-level meeting between the neighbors since Khartoum accused Juba of supporting rebels who launched a major attack three weeks...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Salva Kiir Mayardit, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Sudan
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Bloomington parks hosting concerts, theater
Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.Summer concerts are underway at the various city parks in Bloomington. Here is a list of upcoming concert events through August 27. Bryan Park Bryan Park concerts are 6:30-8 p.m. Sundays. Upcoming performances include: July 7, Bloomington Symphony...Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Kevin Reynolds, Music
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Travel nightmare: Dakar, Dhaka — what's the difference?
Sandy Valdivieso and her husband intended to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal. They ended up almost 7,000 miles off-course in Dhaka, Bangladesh. How something this bizarre could happen illustrates how a single mix-up on an airline's part can...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation, Dakar (Senegal), Dhaka (Bangladesh)
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The Miami Herald Jordan Levin column
Miami Herald"Cannonball" conjures images of hurtling objects -- or screaming kids hurling themselves into a swimming pool. And making waves in Miami's cultural world is what Cannonball Miami, an adventurous downtown art enterprise, seeks to do. Originally called...Tags: Politics, The Miami Herald, Entertainment, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Amplats says South Africa miners report for morning shift
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) reported for work on Friday, a company spokeswoman said, despite earlier calls for a strike by some union leaders. Amplats spokeswoman Mpumi Sithole said all workers...Tags: Career and Workplace, Strikes, Anglo American Platinum Limited, South Africa, Johannesburg (South Africa)
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African Children's Choir to perform at Maine churches
Bangor Daily News, MaineThe African Children's Choir will perform Sunday and Wednesday at three churches in Maine in Bangor, Ellsworth and Cape Neddick. The choir was founded in 1984 by Ray Barnett of White Rock, British Columbia. "Inspired by the singing of one small boy,...Tags: Uganda
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