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Children gather around a burntout police truck following an overnight attack at Sheka Police station in Kano, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.
Nigeria   Photos   Politics   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Boko Haram		  Gulf News 
Nigeria faces an existential threat
Fri 27 Jan 2012
London: Nigeria is up against a hydra-headed monster in the Boko Haram sect that claimed responsibility for last Friday's devastating attacks on the city of Kano. The group began its existence in... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Somali refugee children share a meal inside a tent in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia. Fleeing drought and famine in their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence across the border in Dollo Ado
Africa   Aid   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Sahel		  The Star 
One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns
Fri 27 Jan 2012
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that in Somalia, the United Nations Children's... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
A police officer walks past an engine block of last Friday suicide bomber's vehicle by the wall of the state police headquarters in Kano, Nigeria, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram were responsible for the attack.  BBC News  Fri 27 Jan 2012
Nigeria's Boko Haram: Will dialogue end the insurgency?
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged the Islamist militant group Boko Haram to come forward and state their... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Islam   Nigeria   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Boko Haram
Team picture of the Ivory Coast prior to the friendly soccer match between Germany and Ivory Coast in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. First row from left right: Aristide Zogba, Emmanuel Eboue, Arthur Boka, Cheik Tiote, Didier Zokora  Sporting Life  Fri 27 Jan 2012
Ivory Coast 2 Burkina Faso 0
Salomon Kalou's early goal helped Ivory Coast book their spot in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals and consign opponents Burkina Faso to an early exit. The Chelsea striker opened the scoring... (photo: AP / Roberto Pfeil)
African Cup   Burkina   Ivory Coast   Wikipedia: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
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Paul Ulrich Kessany and Hamdaoui Mounir during a match of the national teams of Morocco and Gabon. Gabon won the match with 2-1 BBC News Fri 27 Jan 2012
Africa Cup of Nations: Gabon v Morocco
Morocco's Marouane Chamakh is hoping to be fit to face Gabon in Libreville. The Arsenal striker has been hit by food poisoning but expects to recover for a game... (photo: Creative Commons / File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske))
Africa   Photos   Soccer   Sport   Wikipedia: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
Ivory Coast's Salomon Kalou attends a news conference ahead of their African Cup of Nations quarterfinal soccer match against Algeria, in Cabinda, Angola, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The Daily Mail Fri 27 Jan 2012
Ivory Coast 2 Burkina Faso 0: Kalou and crazy own goal books quarter-final place
Ivory Coast secured a place in the African Cup of Nations quarter-finals after beating Burkina Faso 2-0 on Thursday. Salomon Kalou opened the scoring in the 16th minute... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic)
African Cup   Burkina   Ivory Coast   Photos
Equatorial Guinea captain in action against Libya during the CAF African Nations Cup soccer tournament first match. Taipei Times Thu 26 Jan 2012
Equatorial Guinea upset Senegal
Equatorial Guinea grabbed the headlines on Day 5 of the Africa Cup of Nations with a stunning defeat of Senegal to become the first team into the quarter-finals. This... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Africa   Photos   Senegal   Soccer   Wikipedia: Africa Cup of Nations
Louis Michel, Member of the EC in charge of Development and Humanitarian Aid, receives Youssou N´Dour, Senegalese singer and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN and the Unicef . ula1 Breitbart Thu 26 Jan 2012
Youssou Ndour applies for 2012 election
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Pop star Youssou Ndour, one of Africa's most famous musicians, submitted his application late Wednesday to be a candidate in the... (photo: European Community)
Election   Photos   Senegal   Singer   Wikipedia: Youssou N'Dour
In this Dec. 14, 2011 file photo, veteran leader Sir Michael Somare, second right, attends a press conference after claiming to have been reinstated as Papua New Guinea's prime minister in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The Star Thu 26 Jan 2012
Papua New Guinea rebel soldiers demand return of former PM
(Reuters) - The leader of a small band of soldiers who mutinied in Papua New Guinea on Thursday demanded the governor-general reinstate former Prime Minister Michael... (photo: AP / Post-Courier)
Defence   Papua New Guinea   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: 2012 Papua New Guinea Defence Force mutiny
Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara, reviews the honor guard upon his arrival at Orly airport, south of Paris, for his first state visit in France, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. All Africa Wed 25 Jan 2012
President Ouattara to Sign Military Accord On Paris Visit
RFI (Paris)-Côte d'Ivoire's President... (photo: AP / Bertramd Langlois)
France   Ivory Coast   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Alassane Ouattara


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President Ernest Bai Koroma takes the presidential salute during Sierra Leone Independence Day. Africa begins to rise above aid The Guardian
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A cabbage cleaner stands in front of fuel trucks in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. More strikes and unrest in Nigeria after fuel price talks break down The Independent
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Mali's Bakaye Traore, right, dribbles past Guinea's Pascal Feindouno during their African Cup of Nations Group D soccer match at the Stade de Franceville in Franceville, Gabon, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Traore drive seals win for Mali The Guardian
Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, right, celebrates next to teammate John Mensah, left, after scoring a penalty kick during the World Cup group D soccer match between Serbia and Ghana at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, Sunday, June 13, 2010. Ghana won 1-0. Ghana 1 Botswana 0: Hero to zero! Mensah on target before seeing red The Daily Mail
Equatorial Guinea's head coach Gilson Paulo celebrates a goal during the African Cup of Nations Group A soccer match against Libya in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Equatorial Guinea 1-0 Libya: Balboa curls late winner to give host nation perfect start to ... Goal
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From left to right: Protesters marching to Tahrir Square, in Downtown Cairo, where the main protests were being held; and Paramilitary riot police of the Central Security Forces; 20000 to 30000 police were deployed in central Cairo. New rivals flood Tahrir Square Star Tribune
Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba attends a training session ahead of their African Cup of Nations quarterfinal soccer match against Algeria, in Cabinda, Angola, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 Ivory Coast 1-0 Sudan: 2012 African Cup of Nations Highlights (Video) Caughtoffside
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