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 | Ivorian army chief replies to predecessor's threat | | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian army chief of staff,
Gen. Philippe Mangoua has called for serenity and vigilance among the
population following threats contained in a letter issued by his
predecessor, Maj. Gen. Mathias Yehamun Doué against President Laurent
Gbagbo's government.
In a radio-televised statement broadcast Sunday, Gen. Philippe
Mangou regretted Doue's message and accused him of breaching the law of
discretion to which all soldiers are supposed to abide.
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| Nigeria's Enyimba beats Ajax Cape Town 2-0 | | Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Defending African Champions League
champions Enyimba FC of Nigeria Sunday defeated visiting
Ajax Cape Town of South Africa 2-0 to move closer to its
dream of retaining the continental title for a third consecutive
time.
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| Burudian prince dies suddenly in Kigali | | Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Prince God Kamatari of Burundi, the grand
grandson of king Mwambutsa IV Baragicuye (1955-1965) died suddenly in
Kigali Saturday, a source close to the bereaved famiy said on Sunday.
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| Criminality rising in Mauritius | | Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The crime rate shot up by 73% in
Mauritius between 1993 and 2003 from 155,572to 269,917 cases, according
to statistics released here this weekend.
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| Guinea Bissau's PAIGC rejects Nino Vieira's victory | | Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA)- The candidate of the African Party for the
Independence of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde, Malam Bacai Sanha told a
rally here Saturday that "the PAIGC will never recognise the victory of
Nino Vieira."
Addressing supporters of the headquarters of the party founded by the
late Amilcar Cabral in downtown Bissau, Sanha said that "we respect the
decision of the Supreme Court but we shall never accept it."
"We won the election because a majority of Guinea Bissau voters cast
ballots for us," said the losing candidate in the presidential runoff in
July.
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| Libyan Muslim brotherhood to be freed | | Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan authorities will soon release members of
the Muslim Brotherhood imprisoned here several years ago for violating
the laws, according to the chairman of the Kadhafi International
Foundation of Charitable Associations (FKIAC), Seif Ul-Islam
Kadhafi.
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| Fixtures of CAN 2005 quarterfinals | | Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - After eight teams qualified Saturday
for the quarterfinals of the African Basketball Cup of Nations
championships in Algiers, here are the new fixtures:
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| Nigeria to spend 700m naira on AIDS conference | |
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has approved
about 700 million naira ($5 million) for the 14th International
Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (ICASA),
to be hosted by the country in December 2005, the local press
reported Sunday, quoting ICASA 2005 Chairman Femi Soyinka.
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| EAC members to harmonise fishing laws | | Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC)
comprising Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania has begun harmonising laws
on fishing meant to end persistent conflicts over Lake Victoria,
the water mass whose resources they share.
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| Mauritian Premier attacks drug trafficking, graft | | Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Premier Navin
Ramgoolan's address at Parliament Tuesday will focus his
government's policy in fighting against drug trafficking,
corruption and money laundering, parliamentary sources told PANA
here.
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| IGAD leaders shun post-Garang summit in Kampala | | Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A summit of IGAD leaders called by
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni to discuss how to strengthen
their commit to the Sudan peace process after the tragic death of
John Garang, failed to convene at the weekend as the regional
leaders apparently shied the gathering.
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| Team probing Garang's air crash to quiz Museveni | | Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The international panel investigating
the helicopter crash in which former Sudanese 1st Vice President
Dr. John Garang died is with over a dozen others demanding to
question President Yoweri Museveni and some senior officials of
the Ugandan government.
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