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File - Journalists take notes and record as they listen to the verdict of the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, seen on the screen standing in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012.
Africa   Liberia   Photos   War Crime   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)   		 BBC News 
Sierra Leone trial: Charles Taylor set to address court
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is expected to address the international court that found him guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone. | It is his last chance to speak at the tribunal in The Hag... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong)
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012.
Human Rights   Mali   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état   		 Al Jazeera 
Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
| Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and using child soldiers. | A repor... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore)
Helen Zille, Cape Town city mayor and leader of the main opposition party, center, outside the court in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. Zille appeared briefly in court in connection with a demonstration outside the houses of alleged drug dealers. Police say that Zille is encouraging self-style vigilantes to take the law into their own hands, whilst her supporters say the demonstrations reflect growing fury that drug lords are targeting children and ravaging entire communities with impunity.  Independent online 
Zille speech interrupted
DA leader Helen Zille was interrupted while speaking at a protest against Cosatu over the youth wage subsidy when violence erupted in Johannesburg on Tuesday. | Tension was in the air as she took the ... (photo: AP)
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A lady selling food. Une dame en train de vendre la nouriture . Togo and Africa  The Star 
Africa must end hunger to sustain growth - U.N
| NAIROBI, May 15 (AlertNet) - Africa needs to boost agricultural productivity and address the debilitating hunger that affects 27 percent of its population if it is to sustain its economic boom, the ... (photo: WN / Eteh)
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The leader of the Lord´s Resistance Army, Joseph Kony , left, and his deputy Vincent Otti (dn1) Irish Times
Kony's right-hand man captured in riverbank ambush
| Uganda has captured one of the top five members of the Lord's Resistance Army, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the notorious rebel leader accused of ... (photo: AP -Stuart Price, Pool)
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UN chief tells Sudan to pull troops from Abyei France24
UN chief tells Sudan to pull troops from Abyei
| AFP - UN leader Ban Ki-moon has called on Sudan to move its troops out of the disputed territory of Abyei after rival South Sudan withdrew its security forces. | Ban ca... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
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For the festival of the fiftieth birthday of the independence of Togo and much other African countries. Inauguration du nouveau sige social de la direction gnral des impts du Togo. Pour la fte du cinquantime anniversaire de la indpendance du Togo et de beaucoup autres pays africains le president faure The Boston Globe
Togo opposition leader threatens poll boycott
| LOME, Togo-Togo's opposition leader is threatening to boycott an election slated for October if the president doesn't seek consensus on electoral reforms. | Jean-Pierre... (photo: WN / Eteh)
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Manchester Citys Trainer Roberto Mancini blickt auf vor ihren englischen Premier League Spiel gegen Newcastle United in Newcastle (Foto vom 06.05.12). Trainer Roberto Mancini haelt den Fussball seines Teams Manchester City fuer den attraktivsten in der englischen Premier League. "Ich bin sehr stolz, weil ich finde, dass meine Spieler diese Jahr sehr gut gearbeitet haben. Auch wenn wir am Sonntag (13.105.12) nicht Meister werden sollten, haben wir den besten Fussball in England gespielt", sagte der Italiener vor dem letzten Spieltag am Sonntag. Manchester City ist nur noch einen Sieg vom Gewinn der Meisterschaft entfernt. Der Tabellenfuehrer empfaengt am letzten Spieltag die Queens Park Rangers. France24
City title triumph can usher in new era - Mancini
| AFP - Roberto Mancini believes Manchester City have the ability to dominate the Premier League for years to come - but only if they secure their first title. | City wil... (photo: AP / Scott Heppell/AP/dapd)
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Local health workers remove earth contaminated by lead from a family compound in the village of Dareta in Gusau, Nigeria Thursday, June 10, 2010. Foreign health workers and local volunteers are working to clean up villages affected by lead poisoning, after 160 people died and hundreds more fell sick. Al Jazeera
Aid group slams Nigeria for lead poisoning
| A deadly lead poisoning outbreak that began two years ago in northern Nigeria continues to claim young victims even today, an aid agency official has said. | Ivan Gayto... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
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