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SENEGAL: Senegal ex-president's son spends first night in cell

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Karim Wade, the flamboyant son of former Senegalese leader Abdoulaye Wade, was arrested in Dakar on Monday as part of an investigation into whether his considerable wealth was illegally acquired during his father's rule.

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SENEGAL: Senegal ex-president's son arrested in corruption probe

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Posted by admin 34 days ago (http://www.france24.com)

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CHAD - MALI: Chad's troops to withdraw from Mali, president says

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Posted by admin 34 days ago (http://www.france24.com)

Chad's troops will be leaving Mali, President Idriss Deby said Monday, raising concerns about the future of the fight against al Qaeda-linked Islamists. “Chad’s army has no ability to face the kind of guerrilla fighting that is emerging," Deby said.

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Rebels clash with residents in CAR capital Bangui

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Posted by admin 35 days ago (http://www.france24.com)

More than a dozen Bangui residents were killed over the weekend in clashes with the Seleka rebels that seized power in the Central African Republic last month. Seleka rebel leader Michel Djotodia took over as transitional president on Saturday.

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EGYPT: Mubarak retrial adjourned, referred to appeals court

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Posted by admin 37 days ago (http://www.france24.com)

The retrial of Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak was adjourned on Saturday after the judge referred it to a Cairo appeals court. Mubarak faces charges relating to the deaths of protesters in the 2011 uprising that deposed him.

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EGYPT: Egypt’s Morsi promotes generals to ease tensions

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Posted by admin 37 days ago (http://www.france24.com)

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (pictured) promoted military commanders on Thursday in a show of support for the army amid rumours of tensions between himself and the once ruling generals.

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SUDAN - SOUTH SUDAN: Sudan's Bashir on first visit to South Sudan since split

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Posted by admin 38 days ago (http://www.france24.com)

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir (pictured) arrived in South Sudan on Friday for the first time since the country's independence celebrations in 2011. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, Bashir's former civil war foe, welcomed him.

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TUNISIA: Tunisia recovers millions of Ben Ali's 'looted assets'

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Posted by admin 38 days ago (http://www.france24.com)

Tunisia received a fiscal boost on Thursday after the government was handed a cheque amounting to $28.8 million in recovered assets that had been held abroad by ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife, Laila Trabelsi.