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Franco-African relations: Who is tired of whom?
May 9 2008, Nick

The news may have come as a surprise to the French, whose leaders are always talking about the influx of Africans, and the threat this “invasion” poses to their economy and culture.

However, to Africans it was merely a confirmation of what they...

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UN: Bandits keep attacking aid workers in Chad
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The U.N. humanitarian office says aid workers in eastern Chad have been attacked by bandits over 120 times this year, hampering efforts to bring food and other relief...
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Troops rush in to free tour group taken from Egypt
AP, Cairo
Egyptian and Sudanese troops, backed by European commandos, rescued a tour group that was kidnapped in Egypt and taken on a 10-day dash across the Sahara to the...
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made popular Sep 29 2008
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Bengals' WR Chad Johnson now Ocho Cinco
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The Cincinnati Bengals say No. 85 is officially Ocho Cinco.
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LB Ray Lewis advises Bengals WR Ocho Cinco
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At some of his lowest points in the offseason _ many of them self-inflicted _ Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ocho Cinco would get a call from his father figure in...
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Darfur: Why You Should Care
Rudolf, New York
While we were busy grumbling over our economic problems, Arab militiamen known as the janjaweed were busy butchering thousands of black African civilians in Darfur,...
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made popular Aug 19 2008
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Chad sentences former president to death
AP, N'djamena
A Chadian court on Friday sentenced a former president and eleven rebels to death for crimes against the state, an official said.
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made popular Aug 15 2008
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Mia Farrow shows alternative 'Darfur Olympics'
AP, Khartoum
U.S. actress-activist Mia Farrow aired an “alternative” Olympic opening ceremony in a Web cast Friday, showing Darfur refugees in the barren deserts of...
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made popular Aug 8 2008
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Zain rebrands Celtel Africa operations
Frederick, Blantyre
Zain Group has rebranded its entire Africa operations from Celtel to Zain. The move brings the mobile operator’s Middle East and African mobile operations under...
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made popular Aug 1 2008
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Chad: From Bad To Worse
Jayashree, bangalore
The Republic of Chad, situated between Niger to the west and Sudan to the east, will be celebrating nearly half a century of independence in a month. But this central...
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made popular Jul 12 2008
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Official says Chad's army kills 161 rebels
AP, N'djamena
Chad’s army has killed 161 rebels in a battle in the eastern part of the African country, a military official said Wednesday.Army spokesman Col. Mahamat Hassan...
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made popular Jun 18 2008
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Chad official accuses Sudan army of helping rebels
AP, N'djamena
A Chadian minister on Tuesday accused the Sudanese army of assisting rebels in an attack on an army post in eastern Chad, an allegation Sudan denied and that was bound...
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made popular Jun 17 2008
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Officials: Rebels attack in eastern Chad
AP, N'djamena
Rebels trying to topple President Idriss Deby on Saturday attacked a town in eastern Chad where thousands of refugees are taking shelter, officials said.There was heavy...
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AU chief: Darfur peace talks likely to go on
AP, Khartoum
The recent rebel assault near Sudan’s capital was not a permanent setback for Darfur peace talks nor relations between Sudan and neighboring Chad, the head of the...
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Official: Chad closes border with Sudan
AP, N'djamena
Chad closed its border with Sudan on Monday and put a halt to bilateral trade, a minister said, a day after Sudan severed diplomatic ties with Chad.Communications...
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Sudan cuts ties with Chad after attack on Khartoum
AP, Khartoum
Sudan severed relations with Chad on Sunday, accusing it of supporting fighters who assaulted the capital the night before and warned that a top Darfur rebel leader was...
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State media: Sudan cuts ties with Chad after rebel attack
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President Omar al-Bashir announced Sunday he severed relations with neighboring Chad, accusing the government of supporting rebels who attacked the Sudanese capital,...
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State media: Sudan cuts ties with Chad
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President Omar al-Bashir announced Sunday he severed relations with neighboring Chad, accusing the government of supporting rebels who attacked the Sudanese capital,...
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EU troops searching Chad for aid worker's killers
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European peacekeepers in Chad are searching for the killers of a French aid worker shot in the head by bandits, France’s foreign minister said Friday.Pascal...
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Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger fined for drunken driving
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Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger was sentenced Thursday to a year without driving and fined $588 for a drunken driving conviction.Kroeger, whose real name is Chad...
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French aid worker killed in Chad
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Armed gunmen opened fire on a convoy Thursday in eastern Chad near the Sudanese border, killing a French aid worker, an aid organization said.Pascal Marlinge, who...
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Chad Could Pardon 6 French Aid Workers
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Chadian leader Idriss Deby said Thursday that he could issue a presidential pardon in less than a month for six French aid workers convicted of trying to smuggle 103...
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Emergency in Chad
Suparna, new delhi
Chad, a landlocked country in Africa seems to be particularly influenced by marked violence from regions like Darfur. The black rebels in the country have led to a...
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Chad to stand against conscription of children
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Chad vows to absolve child soldiers who are a part of government army and rebel groups across the conflict-torn central African country. President Idriss Deby’s...
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