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Arms and ammunition surrendered by one of Nigeria's key militant leaders in the volatile oil hub of the Niger Delta Ateke Tom, 2009. Militants in Nigeria's oil rich Niger Delta are gradually losing patience over unkept amnesty promises placing the much hailed deal at risk of coming off track, an ex-commander said.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Militants in Nigeria's oil rich Niger Delta are gradually losing patience over unkept amnesty promises placing the much hailed deal at risk of coming off track, an ex-commander said.


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AP - Zimbabwe's president says gay rights will not be protected in a constitution being drawn up under a power-sharing deal.
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The main reception of a hotel in Durban on March 10. About half of hotels, lodges and other accommodation in South Africa will charge premium rates during the World Cup, but the tourism minister said he believed the pricing was responsible.(AFP/File/Rajesh Jantilal)AFP - About half of hotels, lodges and other accommodation in South Africa will charge premium rates during the World Cup, but the tourism minister said Friday he believed the pricing was responsible.


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Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (L) and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe are pictured during a ceremony in Harare in 2009. Mugabe on Friday ruled out any concessions in ongoing negotiations with Tsvangirai's party until sanctions imposed by Western countries were removed.(AFP/File/Jekesai Njikizana)AFP - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has backed President Robert Mugabe's stance against including gay rights in a new constitution, state media reported Friday.


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Rwanda's supreme court ruled it is not competent to hear a plea seeking the release of Laurent Nkunda, a former rebel chief in the Democratic Republic of Congo, held since January 2009.(AFP/File/Roberto Schmidt)AFP - Rwanda's supreme court ruled Friday it is not competent to hear a plea seeking the release of Laurent Nkunda, a former rebel chief in the Democratic Republic of Congo, held since January 2009.


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AP - Mozambican police say they have arrested seven people suspected of trafficking women to neighboring South Africa to work as prostitutes.
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Reuters - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Friday he would only implement terms of an agreement he signed in 2008 with rival Morgan Tsvangirai if the West removed sanctions on his allies.
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Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (L) and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe are pictured during a ceremony in Harare in 2009. Mugabe on Friday ruled out any concessions in ongoing negotiations with Tsvangirai's party until sanctions imposed by Western countries were removed.(AFP/File/Jekesai Njikizana)AFP - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Friday ruled out any concessions in ongoing negotiations with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party until sanctions imposed by Western countries were removed.


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