South Africa creates special 'World Cup courts' (AFP)
W.Sahara activist refuses Madrid offer of refugee status (AFP)
Egypt vows to be firm after World Cup defeat (AFP)
Rwanda genocide survivors may boycott U.N. court (Reuters) Reuters - Survivor groups from Rwanda's 1994 genocide say they may stop sending witnesses to the U.N. tribunal in Tanzania, in protest at the court's recent acquittals of two genocide suspects. 35 Egyptian police hurt as football violence simmers (AFP)
EU signs deal with Nigeria to support peace (AFP)
Ghana, Ivory Coast clash in African Nations Cup (AFP)
Swiss seize $350 mln from late Nigeria dictator's son (AFP)
First S.Africa-England one-day international rained off (AFP)
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AFP - South Africa coach Peter de Villiers and captain John Smit agreed that the world champions were back on track following their 32-10 win over Italy here.
AFP - South Africa plans to create special courts dedicated to handling crimes committed during the World Cup, aiming to speed up the judicial process, especially for cases involving foreigners.
AFP - Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar has declined an offer by Madrid to grant her refugee status following her expulsion from the territory by Morocco, a representative said Saturday.
AFP - President Hosni Mubarak vowed on Saturday that Egypt will be firm in dealing with attacks on its nationals, amid hot tempers and a diplomatic spat with Algeria over a World Cup football showdown.
AFP - Protesters injured dozens of police near the Algerian embassy in Egypt's capital on Friday, fanning the flames of a diplomatic spat that erupted after Algeria won a football World Cup qualifier.
AFP - The European Commission has signed a 677 million euro (one billion dollar) deal to help Nigeria tackle challenges in its restive oil-producing region, promoting peace, good governance and trade, the EU said Friday.
AFP - World Cup qualifiers Ghana and Ivory Coast will clash in the first round of the African Nations Cup after the draw here Friday placed them in Group B with Burkina Faso and Togo.
AFP - Swiss authorities said Friday that they had ordered some 350 million dollars of assets to be seized from the son of the late Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha for graft.
AFP - Rain caused the abandonment of the first one-day international between South Africa and England at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.
