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/ 23 December 2008
Guinea’s President Lansana Conte, who ruled the West African nation with an iron fist for 24 years, has died after a reign marked by repression.
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/ 23 December 2008
China warned Somali pirates on Tuesday it was prepared to use force when its navy ships arrive in the Gulf of Aden to combat a wave of piracy.
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/ 23 December 2008
Access to maternal healthcare in eastern Burma is inadequate and most expectant mothers suffer from poor nutrition, anaemia and malaria.
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/ 23 December 2008
Anyone tempted to feel sorry for the Republican candidates who lost in such spectacular style in the US presidential race can now relax.
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/ 23 December 2008
Guinea’s long-ruling dictator, Lansana Conte, died after a lengthy illness, the head of the National Assembly announced early on Tuesday.
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/ 23 December 2008
There are about 6 000 child soldiers in Sudan’s war-torn region of Darfur where about two million children have been affected by conflict.
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/ 23 December 2008
An eight-year old Saudi girl who was married off by her father to a 58-year-old man has been told she cannot divorce him until she reaches puberty.
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/ 23 December 2008
Mbeki biographer Mark Gevisser reflects on the former president’s annus horribilis and the uncertainties left in the wake of his unceremonious exit.
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/ 23 December 2008
It’s easy to dislike Christmas when you were born a cynical old man. As a child, as if in training to become a columnist, I hated everything.
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/ 23 December 2008
Afghanistan has become the heart of the ‘war on terror’ — and 2008 saw a string of reversals for the Nato forces.