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Mali Mob Assaults Interim President After Pact
The president, Dioncounda Traoré, was beaten unconscious by a pro-military crowd after a deal was reached for the leader of the ruling junta to step aside.
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Zinder Journal: Niger Children Miss School to Search for Water
In drought-racked Niger, the difficult search for water frequently falls to children as young as 10, and they often arrive late to school, or not at all.
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World Briefing | Africa: Mauritania: Qaddafi’s Former Spy Chief Is Indicted
Abdullah al-Senussi, who ran Libya’s extensive spy network, was indicted Monday for “illegally entering Mauritania using false identity documents,” a judicial official said.
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Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Lockerbie Bomber, Dies at 60
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi was the only person convicted in the attack on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 people.
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In Egypt’s Election, Dark-Horse Candidates Add to Suspense
Ahmed Shafik, a prime minister under former President Hosni Mubarak, and Hamdeed Sabahi, a socialist, appear to be gaining support before the election.
