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Malians voted on Sunday in parliamentary elections intended to cap the troubled west African nation`s return to democracy but overshadowed by the threat of Islamist reprisals.
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Leaders of the 15-nation west African bloc ECOWAS met in Senegal to call for "urgent steps" from the international community to secure peace in Mali and discuss the creation of a single currency.
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Scientists have discovered five new species of bats in West Africa.
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Family members of the captain urged the Ministry of External Affairs to take urgent steps to bring back crew members of Turkish oil-chemical tanker.
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The Zambian government is considering camping the national football team in West Africa ahead of a 2014 Brazil World Cup against Ghana.qualifier match
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Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has defied international sanctions to host Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his three-nation West African tour that also took him to Benin and Niger.
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At least 30 people died when a boat, carrying 60 illegal immigrants, capsized off the coast of Gabon, a west African country, Xinhua reported.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 10:43
A UN agency says up to 700,000 people are expected to be uprooted by the ongoing turmoil in Mali.
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However, the report forecasts a decline in capex in Russia, North Africa, Central America, and Canada in the near to medium term.
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The rebel group that recently seized control of Mali announced a cease-fire saying they had reached their military goal.
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The West African country has around 8 million mobile subscribers in a population of 17 million.
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For 10 years, Laurent Gbagbo-led Ivorian Popular Front party dominated the political scene in Ivory Coast.
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