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CAR’s Djotodia says will rule by decree

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Two days after sweeping into the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR) and overthrowing the nation’s president, one of the leaders of the rebel coalition has already declared himself president.

Central African strongman Michel Djotodia has dissolved the country’s institutions and declared transitional rule a day, after a bloody coup that has drawn international condemnation. Read more about CAR’s Djotodia says will rule by decree

Zambia’s ex-president pleads not guilty

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Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda

Zambia’s former President Rupiah Banda yesterday pleaded not guilty to a charge of abuse of power during his time in office. Read more about Zambia’s ex-president pleads not guilty

RECOUNT OF PRESIDENTIAL VOTES KICKS OFF IN KENYA

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The re-tallying of votes cast in 22 polling stations during the March 4 presidential polls in Kenya started yesterday, as ordered by the Supreme Court on Monday. Read more about RECOUNT OF PRESIDENTIAL VOTES KICKS OFF IN KENYA

Death toll from Myanmar unrest hits 40

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The death toll from recent communal violence in central Myanmar has risen to 40, after eight more bodies were pulled from the wreckage of a riot-hit town, state media reported yesterday. Read more about Death toll from Myanmar unrest hits 40

Park warns North Korea

DAEJEON - NAMPA
The South Korean president has cautioned North Korea to stop threatening its national security through provocations and threats or risk a firm retaliation.
Tells neighbour to change course or perish
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South Korean President Park Geun-Hye warned North Korea yesterday that its only “path to survival” lay in abandoning its nuclear and missile programmes. Read more about Park warns North Korea

‘Zuma should have withdrawn troops’

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Several South African soldiers deployed in the Central African Republic were killed in clashes with rebels, who captured the capital Bangui at the weekend.
13 SA soldiers killed in Central African Republic
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President Jacob Zuma should have withdrawn South African troops when Central African Republic President Francois Bozize failed to honour a peace agreement, the South African National Defence Force Union (Sandu) said yesterday.

“The president… should have withdrawn our troops at the very moment Bozize dishonoured his obligations in this respect,” Sandu national secretary Pikkie Greeff said in a statement.

“His dishonouring of that agreement should have been the green light for the withdrawal of our troops from that country.” Read more about ‘Zuma should have withdrawn troops’

Somali journalist shot dead - colleague

MOGADISHU - NAMPA/AFP

Somali gunmen killed a female radio journalist in Mogadishu, the latest in a string of reporters murdered in the war-ravaged capital, colleagues and witnesses said yesterday. Read more about Somali journalist shot dead - colleague

Chinese president on African tour

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China's new President Xi Jinping jetted into Tanzania Sunday on the first stop of his three-nation Africa tour that underscores Beijing's growing presence in the resource-rich continent. Read more about Chinese president on African tour

Fresh communal clashes rock central Myanmar

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The death toll from religious violence in central Myanmar rose to 32 at the weekend, as rescuers found bodies in the ashes of homes torched during unrest, officials said.
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Dozens of houses and a mosque have been torched as commu¬nal violence spread in central Myanmar, officials said Sunday, de¬fying authorities’ efforts to quell deadly clashes between Buddhists and Muslims.

Fresh violence on Saturday night left more than 40 houses and the mosque in ruins in Yamethin town¬ship near the capital Naypyidaw, a ward official said, while unrest was also reported in three other villages in the area. Read more about Fresh communal clashes rock central Myanmar

Syria’s divided opposition must reunite - France

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Syria’s fractious opposition, further weakened by the shock weekend resignation of its leader, must reunite to prevent extremists from taking over, the French foreign minister said yesterday. Read more about Syria’s divided opposition must reunite - France

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