West African nation lays claim to Whoopi
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When the government of one of the world's poorest nations learned that Whoopi Goldberg had taken a DNA test showing her ancestors hail from here, the news reverberated through the halls of parliament.
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INSTABILITY is a way of life in West Africa, and Ivory Coast is the latest tragic example. A 2-year-old cease-fire, brokered by France, between Muslim rebels and the government of President Laurent Gbagbo
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The president of this West African country appeared to have a strong lead in the election Tuesday, garnering more than half the votes counted.
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Editorial analysis by Len Walker of BBC Monitoring on 7 September.  With a weekly Nigerian audience of eighty per cent, radio dominates the Nigerian media environment.
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Team news ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations final as Egypt aim to defend their title against Cameroon in Accra.
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Reigning champions Egypt play Cameroon in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.
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The west African state of Cameroon launched a campaign to vaccinate four million children against polio, a disease once thought eradicated here but feared again because of outbreaks in neighbouring states.
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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo -- Naomi Ewowo had just lost her parents when her family branded her a witch. She was 5.
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Sevilla striker Fredi Kanoute wants to come back to England and Newcastle, Portsmouth and Bolton are interested.
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The US has provided airlifts and pledged $300 million to support African troops in west Sudan. By Abraham McLaughlin - staff writer and Duncan Woodside - contributor.
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ACCRA, Ghana -- This small West African nation may seem a bit ho hum compared to much of the restive continent, with its functioning democracy, paved roads, friendly police, and growing economy.
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Kenya is trying to rid itself of one of  the last vestiges of colonial rule.
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Togo's armed forces said Faure Gnassingbe,  the son of former president Gnassingbe Eyadema, would assume  power in the West African country following the death of his  father earlier on Saturday.
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Bouna Coundoul, a 25-year-old goalkeeper who has spent the past 11 years playing in the United States, is the only M.L.S. player at the African Cup of Nations, which begins Sunday in Ghana.
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LISBON, Nov 27 (IPS) - The small West African island nation of Sao TomÃ©  and PrÃ­ncipe is one of the poorest countries in the world, but  there are grounds for hope that conditions there may soon improve  considerably.
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AFRICA - Un Âpiano MarshalÂ per le telecomunicazioni in Africa auspicato dal Segretario Generale dellÂUnione Internazionale delle Telecomunicazioni Roma (Agenzia Fides)- Un Âpiano MarshalÂ per le telecomunicazioni in Africa. Ã quanto auspica il Segretario Generale dellÂUnione Internazionale delle Telecomunicazioni (UIT), il maliano Hamadoun TourÃ©, presentando lÂiniziativa ÂConnettere lÂAfricaÂ c...
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Ghana manager Claude Le Roy has sung the praises of Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari ahead of the hosts' African Nations Cup date with underdogs Namibia.