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France’s reputation for influence-peddling and widespread corruption in Africa is nobody’s secret, but Nicolas Sarkozy's reactions to the current electoral deadlock in the Ivory Coast indicate that France's shadowy African era may be coming to an end.
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In yet another act of piracy on the high seas, a chemical tanker has been hijacked in the Red Sea, according to a communiqué by the EU Naval Force Somalia (EUNAVFOR).
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The USA, China and Australia all share one thing in common today -- they have been found to be three of the top-ten most environmentally destructive countries in the world.
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The Japanese government is setting up its first foreign military base in Djibouti, a small African state strategically located at the southern end of the Red Sea on the Gulf of Aden. The new military base is set for completion early next year.
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Gallup polls conducted during 2009 show that among Arab League countries, the opinion of United States leadership has improved over the last year.
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The international aid agency Oxfam has launched a £9.5 million ($15 million) emergency appeal for East Africa as 23 million people in the region find their lives under threat from hunger.
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The Somali parliament’s deputy speaker, Osman Elmi Bogore has announced a decision to introduce Sharia, or traditional Islamic law, across Somalia. Members of Parliament passed an opposition bill unanimously, he said.
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Five suspected Somali pirates are to appear in a Netherlands court over a foiled attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden, say prosecutors in the Rotterdam law court. The five men were flown in with a military transport after capture by Danish patrols.
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The planned boycott of the Johanna Russ, a German-owned freighter and other ships with Israeli cargo bound for Durban harbour in South Africa, thus far is an utter failure. The port authority merely replaced the union workers with non-union workers.
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South African dockworkers will refuse to off-load the Johanna Russ, a German-owned freighter which may arrive at Durban harbour on Sunday February 8. The local Palestine Solidarity Committee claims it carries 'goods from illegal Israeli settlements'.
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