Soccer: Africa Cup of Nations kicks off; Senegal, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt clash
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Egypt holds 100 Brotherhood members
Egypt's interim military government arrests two more key Muslim Brotherhood leaders among about 100 taken into custody.
Egypt holds 100 Brotherhood members
Egypt's interim military government arrests two more key Muslim Brotherhood leaders among about 100 taken into custody.
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Wh Egypt bloodbath be stopped?
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Africa can innovate with the best
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Biotech can help small farmers
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Africa’s digital music scene
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Official: U.S. temporarily holds up military aid to Egypt
The Obama administration is "reprogramming" some funds to Egypt while a review is underway -- in effect, temporarily holding up some military aid to the country, a U.S. official said.
Africa’s biotechnology advantage
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U.N.: 82 child soldiers saved in DR Congo
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Oscar Pistorius indicted in killing of girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius will go on trial on March 3 for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Brotherhood spiritual leader arrested
Egyptian security forces arrested Mohamed Badie, the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader in Cairo, state-run Nile TV reported.
An unresolved Marikana dispute
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