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Lions seek to salvage pride in final Springbok Test
(AFP)
AFP - South Africa play the British and Irish Lions in the third and final Test here Saturday with the series already sewn up and seeking a first-ever whitewash in 118 years of fixtures between the two sides.
Africa refuses to act on Sudan war crimes warrant
(AFP)
AFP - The African Union refused to act on an international war crimes warrant for Sudan's president, at a summit that also yielded a deal on the powers of a new regional Authority.
Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Darfur: officials
(AFP)
AFP - Two women aid workers from Ireland and Uganda were kidnapped Friday by armed men in Sudan's volatile Darfur region, the scene of Africa's longest running conflict, officials told AFP.
Irish aid worker kidnapped in Darfur: ministry
(AFP)
AFP - An Irish aid worker has been kidnapped in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan, a spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin confirmed Friday.
African leaders denounce international court
(AP)
AP - After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed Friday to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity in Darfur.
AU to shelter Beshir from war crimes warrant: delegates
(AFP)
AFP - The African Union decided Friday not to cooperate with a war crimes warrant against Sudan President Omar al-Beshir and again appealed to the United Nations to delay the case.
African leaders discuss new mandate for Somali force
(Reuters)
Reuters - African leaders will consider a resolution Friday to give African Union peacekeepers in Somalia a mandate to do more than just defend themselves from attacks by hardline rebels.
After deal on African Authority, summit mulls Sudan warrant
(AFP)
AFP - Peacekeepers in Somalia and the war crimes warrant for Sudan's president dominated the final day of an African Union summit Friday, after a late-night compromise on a new regional Authority.
Nigeria, Algeria, Niger seal $10 bln gas pipeline deal
(AFP)
AFP - Three African countries on Friday signed an accord to build a 10-billion-dollar trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking vast reserves in Nigeria to Europe.
Obama's Africa visit prompts Nigerian, Kenyan angst
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama's choice of Ghana for his first official trip to Africa next week has triggered a bout of self-questioning in Nigeria and Kenya, where many see his itinerary as a deliberate snub.
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