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Gambia: Gammeh Pulls Out of Race for African Union Assembly Presidency
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:26:43 -0800
RFI (Paris)-Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has pulled out of the race for the presidency of the African Union's Assembly, Gambia's foreign minister told RFI on Thursday. This leaves Benin's President Boni Yayi the likely winner of the rotating one-year term.
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Application Deadline for African Diaspora Marketplace Extended to February 15th
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:16:00 -0800
The Western Union Company , a leader in global payment services, its Foundation, and the United States Agency for International Development have extended the application deadline for the African Diaspora Marketplace to February 15, 2012.
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Gambian journalist arrested on defamation charge
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:33:48 -0800
A journalist has been arrested and charged with defamation in the tiny west African nation of Gambia, police said Wednesday, after he wrote an article accusing a local chief of mismanaging public funds.
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Arik Air, West Africa's Leading Airline, Appoints C Moore Media as Its Public Relations Agency of Record
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:09:53 -0800
Nation (Nairobi)-With elections at the African Union scheduled for Sunday and Monday, questions about the International Criminal Court (ICC), especially its ruling on the Kenyan post-election violence cases and the implication for other member countries in which a culture of impunity still obtains, are bound to arise.
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CPP to provide decisive leadership for Ghana- Bright Akwetey
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:19:48 -0800
Accra, Jan 14, GNA – Mr Bright O. Akwetey, a lawyer and aspiring flagbearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) at the weekend stated that Ghana deserves decisive leadership to propel the country and Africa “forward dramatically”.
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Sudden Spanair shut-down strands passengers
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:49:48 -0800
Passengers were stranded at Spanish airports Saturday after airline Spanair abruptly went bust, cancelling all its future flights at half an hour's notice.
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