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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T09:13:56+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Nigeria: Jonathan Picks Six Governors as Campaign Coordinators]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Ahead of his September 18 declaration for the presidential race, President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed six state governors as campaign coordinators in the geo-political zones of the country.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T09:02:14+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe: Investment Not a Priority, Says Shoprite Chief]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Shoprite chief executive officer (CEO), Whitey Basson says the time is not yet ripe for the leading South African supermarket chain operator to invest in Zimbabwe.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T09:01:02+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Nigeria: NSA, Aliyu Gusau Dumps Jonathan, Joins Presidential Race]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[TUESDAY’S release of time table for the 2011 general elections by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has widened the political space as National Security Adviser, NSA, Lt-Gen Aliyu Gusau, is set to formally declare his presidential ambition soon.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T08:54:25+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe: NOCZIM to Unbundle Operations]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The troubled National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (NOCZIM) will soon unbundle to create strategic business units (SBUs) that will undertake specific functions in what could eventually lead to the disposal of some of the non-core operations to private buyers.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T08:33:28+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Uganda: Eight Pick Nomination Forms for Presidency]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Eight presidential aspirants have picked nominations forms to run in next year's elections. The main political players are yet to do so.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T06:25:56+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Somalia: Hijacked Chemical Tanker Released]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[MV PANEGA was hijacked on 11 May 2010, approximately 100 nautical miles east of Aden (Yemen) in the Gulf of Aden. Today, 9 September, the vessel was released from Garacad from under pirate control.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T04:59:14+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Somalia: Islamist Group Shebab Behind Mogadishu Attack]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Somalia's main insurgent group, the Al Qaeda-inspired Shebab, claimed responsibility Thursday for a suicide attack on Mogadishu's main airport. The assault killed at least two African troops, three civilians and five suicide attackers.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T04:56:47+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Madagascar: Fears of Another Locust Plague]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned of an "imminent and severe threat from the increasing number of swarms of Migratory Locusts" in Madagascar, requiring "immediate response assistance to prevent a humanitarian disaster".]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T04:55:07+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Congo-Kinshasa: UN-Backed Radio Station Recognized for Courageous Reporting]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The United Nations-sponsored radio station based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has the largest Francophone audience in sub-Saharan Africa, is the winner of this year's Free Media Pioneer award bestowed by the International Press Institute (IPI), it was announced today.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T04:52:04+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Kenya: Help HIV-Positive Children in Pain, Urges HRW]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Kenyan government needs to do more to provide palliative care for children with chronic illnesses, including cancer and HIV/AIDS.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T04:50:47+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Somalia: Somali Civilian Deaths at "Alarming" Levels]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Clashes between Somali government forces and Al-Shabab fighters in Mogadishu have reached "alarming levels", with at least 250 people killed and 400 wounded in the past two weeks, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T04:50:20+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Africa: Drug-Resistant HIV Threat Looming]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HIV-positive patients about to start antiretroviral treatment are warned not to skip even the occasional dose of their medication because of the virus' ability to mutate rapidly and become drug resistant; but what about patients who have never taken treatment and already have a drug-resistant strain of the virus?]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T04:45:26+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Gambia: Human Rights Defender Sentenced to Six Months Imprisonment]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Director of African Democracy and Good Governance Edwin Nebolisa Nwakame was on Monday sentenced by Magistrate Abeke of Banjul Magistrates' Court to a mandatory jail term of six months imprisonment with hard labour. A fine of D10, 000 was also imposed on the defendant in default to serve three years in prison with hard labour.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T04:31:10+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Sudan: Radio Presenter Gunned Down]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Following Sunday's murder in Angola of Alberto Graves Chakussanga, a radio journalist with a station critical of the ruling MPLA government, authorities must conduct a thorough and transparent investigation exploring all possible leads and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T04:24:35+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Somalia: Mogadishu Clashes Claim 20 Lives]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[At least 20 people have been killed and dozens others injured in fresh clashes between Somali government and the insurgent groups, Al-Shabaab that rocked Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reports.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T04:23:16+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Somalia: Deadly Suicide Bomb Attack on Mogadishu Airport]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[At least 25 people have been killed after a suicide car bomber exploded at the gate to Mogadishu's airport Thursday, where a high ranking international delegation was having talks with the leaders of the Transitional Federal Government, Radio Garowe reports.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-10T04:17:13+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwe: A Long Dry Season]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Headmaster Njabulo Mpofu has weathered long dry spells before, but the water troubles affecting his school in the arid Midlands region of Zimbabwe are severe.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-09T18:58:59+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Sudan: Obama to Help Rescue Peace Deal; Northern Offical Says Secession Not 'Inevitable']]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A senior Sudanese official on Thursday said Sudan was continuing to work to achieve unity of the country's north and south and did not believe that southern succession was "inevitable" as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated on Wednesday.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-09T18:58:59+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Sudan: Obama to Help Rescue Peace Deal; Northern Official Says Secession Not 'Inevitable']]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A senior Sudanese official on Thursday said Sudan was continuing to work to achieve unity of the country's north and south and did not believe that southern succession was "inevitable" as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated on Wednesday.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>2010-09-09T16:02:14+02:00</pubDate>
			<title><![CDATA[Uganda: Alliance Not Party's Target]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Democratic Party (DP) has not entered, and has no intention of entering into an alliance with UPC.]]></description>
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