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S.Sudan confirms troop withdrawal

voxafrica.com | 17/05/2012 |

As the Security Council deadline for Sudan and South Sudan to withdraw forces from Abyei passes, the two countries have offered somewhat opposing views on the matter.
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Africa journal charts athletes ahead of the 2012 Olympics

voxafrica.com | 17/05/2012 |

As we celebrate the run up to the 2012 Olympics, AFRICA JOURNAL is finding athletes following many different roads to London. This week we look at those whose paths have been the toughest, starting in Ghana.+ ghana + 2012olympics

PM to shield Britain from Eurozone break-up

voxafrica.com | 17/05/2012 |

In a speech to business leaders the British Prime Minister David Cameron has urged European leaders to do more to quell the debt crisis inside the euro zone.+ david cameron

Marrakech: Traditional fashion show sets trend

"Caftan 2012" the most prestigious traditional fashion show in Morocco has got underway. Twelve established fashion designers and two new comers showed off their collections to a select audience in Marrakech.

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DR Congo refugees arrive at Uganda makeshift camp

Part of Uganda's border with the Democratic Republic of Congo has become a temporary home for thousands of Congolese fleeing fighting between government troops and renegade soldiers. Refugees carried suitcases, mattresses and other belongings as they crowded onto the backs of trucks to be transported to a border transit centre run by the UNHCR, the Red Cross and the Ugandan government.

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Mali aid convoy: Islamists reach deal with local authorities

As tonnes of much needed aid were being loaded in trucks in Bamako, officials in Timbuktu on Wednesday held a ceremony with representatives from the Islamist rebel group Ansar Dine, who had blocked the convoy on the outskirts of the ancient city.

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African computer tablets compete with international brands

The computer tablet market is a fiercely contested terrain, with Apple leading at almost 70 percent of the market share globally. Companies across Africa are hoping to break through the competitive market by securing a group of consumers they say are not being catered for by established international brands.Africa is the fastest growing mobile market world-wide, and will be home to 738 million handsets by the end of this year, according to a survey by industry body Group Special Mobile Association (GSMA).

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Taylor says witnesses were bought

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has accused the prosecution of paying and threatening witnesses in his war crimes trial. Taylor, who was convicted last month, also told judges in The Hague he was "no threat to society".

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DRC rebels 'still recruit youth'

Human Rights Watch says Renegade general Bosco Ntaganda, who's wanted by the ICC, is still forcing youngsters to fight. HRW alleges, over the past month, nearly 150 young men and boys have been recruited in the east of DR Congo.

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