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Nigerian parliament recognises VP as acting leader

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:34:38 +0000

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's parliament recognised Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as acting head of state on Tuesday in the absence of the African oil producer's ailing president.

Nigerian parliament debates 2010 budget

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:25:06 +0000

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's lower house of parliament held a closed session to debate the country's 2010 budget on Tuesday, paving the way for the spending plans to be signed into law in the absence of President Umaru Yar'Adua.

Pilot error behind Ethiopian jet crash: source

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:56:54 +0000

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pilot error caused the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane off the coast of Lebanon last month which killed all 90 people on board, a source familiar with the investigation into the accident said on Tuesday.

Somali pirates say to free Panama ship after ransom

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:38:01 +0000

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates said they received a $3.1 million ransom on Tuesday for a Panama-flagged ship which they hijacked in October and planned to free in the coming hours.

Protests flare in restive S.African township

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:52:38 +0000

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police fired rubber bullets on Tuesday to disperse rioters who torched a library in a restive township, a reminder of the social problems that persist 20 years after the release of Nelson Mandela.

Ivory Coast rioters torch government building

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:36:44 +0000

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Rioters in western Ivory Coast burned down a local government building on Tuesday during a demonstration against the government's handling of voter registration in a much delayed election.

Sudan, Chad agree "definitive end" to proxy wars

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:02:22 +0000

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan and Chad agreed on Tuesday to end their proxy wars and engage in direct talks and joint development projects to rebuild their war-affected border areas.

Germany unveils 38.5 mln euro grant for Rwanda

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:01:07 +0000

KIGALI (Reuters) - Germany gave Rwanda a 38.5 million euro grant on Tuesday including macroeconomic support, technical assistance and funds for a range of development programmes.

Zimbabwe to offer tax breaks for big power investment

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:42:17 +0000

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zimbabwe is willing to offer tax breaks to investors willing to put big money into power generation projects to help ease a power shortage in the country, the energy minister said on Tuesday.

Two decades after Mandela's release, S.Africa struggles

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:26:42 +0000

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Twenty years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, South Africa is a vibrant democracy but the millions still living in poverty are now looking for leadership that can tackle its economic problems.