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		<title>Somali regions no longer famine stricken: UN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An exceptional harvest after good rains and food deliveries by aid agencies have ended famine in Somalia although conditions remain fragile and could worsen, the United Nations said on Friday. The U.N. declared famine in two parts of southern Somalia last July and extended the famine warning in September to six out of eight regions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt protesters besiege Cairo ministry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Protesters laid siege to Egypt&#8217;s Interior Ministry on Friday, extending a rally against the military-led government into a second day in a show of anger triggered by the deaths of 74 people in the country&#8217;s worst soccer disaster. In separate clashes in the city of Suez, two protesters were killed as police used live rounds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt requests $1 billion loan: World Bank</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The World Bank said on Thursday that Egypt has asked for a $1 billion loan and it will launch talks with government representatives to iron out the details. &#8220;The World Bank has received an official request from the Egyptian authorities to support their economic program,&#8221; Inger Andersen, World Bank vice president for the Middle East [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ICC rejects Gaddafi daughter&#8217;s appeal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Thursday it had rejected a request by former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi&#8217;s daughter to submit information in the case of her brother, who is awaiting trial in Libya on rape and murder charges. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who was captured disguised as a Bedouin in the Sahara desert in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burundi sees 2012 GDP growth at 4.8 pct</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Burundi&#8217;s economic growth will accelerate to 4.8 percent in 2012 and 6 percent by 2014 as the central African country diversifies its agricultural production and boosts investment in tourism and power production, its government said. Inflation is expected to decline in 2012 while risks to the economy stem from high global oil costs that could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ANC mine study rejects S.Africa mine grab: report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A study commissioned by South Africa&#8217;s ruling ANC has rejected calls for mine nationalisation and come out in favour of higher taxes and royalties, the Business Day newspaper reported on Thursday. The report is expected to be adopted as policy by the African National Congress and will be raised this weekend at a meeting of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tunisian forces kill two in clashes with armed group</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tunisian forces killed two gunmen and captured a third after clashes on Wednesday night with what appeared to be a group of Islamists smuggling weapons in the east of the country, several security and government sources said. Five Tunisian security forces were also wounded in the fighting near the industrial port city of Sfax, 237 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UAE&#8217;s Etisalat says may sell African towers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UAE&#8217;s telecoms firm Etisalat may sell its telephone tower operations in Africa and is considering sharing infrastructure with rival carriers, the former monopoly said in a statement on Thursday. Etisalat operates in about 10 African countries, including Egypt, Nigeria, Tanzania and Ivory Coast. &#8220;Etisalat, like other telecom operators in Africa, is constantly evaluating good business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Le scandale des diamants camerounais</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Le « scandale des diamants du Cameroun » continue d’embarrasser le gouvernement sud-coréen. La justice sud-coréenne a mené le 30 janvier une perquisition dans le bureau de Kim Eun-seok, ancien ambassadeur pour les ressources naturelles, qui a été démis de ses fonctions. Il est accusé d’avoir volontairement surévalué la richesse de la mine de Mobilong, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.africa-times-news.com/2012/02/camerouncoree-du-sud-le-scandale-des-diamants-camerounais/</link>
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		<title>Congo: littérature: Le livre fait sa rentrée à Brazzaville</title>
		<description><![CDATA[La première édition de la ’’Rentrée du livre’’ a été ouverte le 31 janvier dernier. Le ministre de la culture et des arts, Jean-Claude Gakosso, en présence du ministre à la présidence, chargé de la défense nationale, Charles Zacharie Bowao, et d’autres personnalités a inauguré l’année littéraire. Organisée sous le thème, «Livre et réussite», cette [...]]]></description>
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