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Liberians welcome Chinese leader

Thousands of cheering Liberians lined the streets of the capital Monrovia on Thursday to greet Chinese President Hu Jintao, hoping for desperately needed investment for their war-scarred nation.
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Killing puts South Africa's high crime rate in spotlight

Speakers decried crime in South Africa at the funeral Thursday of a renowned historian who was shot dead earlier this week.
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Here, women propose marriage and men can't refuse

He was 14 when the girl entered his grass-covered hut and placed a plate in front of him containing an ancient recipe.
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Nigeria reports first human death from bird flu

Health officials reported Nigeria's first cases of bird flu in humans on Wednesday, saying one woman had died and a family member had been infected but was responding to treatment.
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	January 30

• Liberians in U.S. finding way home
• Somali extremists post video warning to peacekeepers
• Reports: 5 Algerians, 10 suspected Islamists killed
• Somali leader makes reconciliation bid for peacekeepers


	January 29

• Congolese militiaman to be tried for war crimes
• Sudan loses African leadership post over Darfur
• Violence forces French aid group to withdraw from Darfur
• Worries over al-Bashir push for AU


	January 27

• Kenya carjacking: 'Random attack'
• American woman had 300 Rwandan children


	January 26

• Algerian militants now 'al Qaeda,' with bin Laden's OK
• African Union chief wants U.N. to fund his Darfur mission


	January 25

• Security forces kill at least 59 in Guinea protests
• Ghana opens arms to beloved native son Kofi Annan
• EU to start African job centers to promote legal migration


	January 24

• U.S. conducts first overt strikes in Somalia since 1994
• Mortars hit Somalia's international airport
• Hijacked Sudan plane lands in Chad
• Jet hijacker 'wanted to fly to UK'


	January 23

• Ethiopian troops begin withdrawing from Somalia
• U.S. talks to S. Africa on al Qaeda suspects
• American, Briton 'new Nigeria hostages'


	January 22

• 21 killed in Uganda bus crash
• Doctor: 11 killed in Guinea clashes
• Key Somali Islamist surrenders in Kenya


	January 21

• Nigeria in talks to free Filipinos


	January 20

• Somali warlord submits to government


	January 19

• Presidential palace in Mogadishu attacked
• S. Africa hopes lights will be on for 2010 World Cup
• Ex-Gitmo prisoners acquitted back home in Morocco


	January 18

• Another boy dies copying Saddam Hussein's hanging
• Global summit in Kenya to focus on Africa's plight
• Thousands homeless after rains in Mozambique
• Niger Delta hostages released
• Abducted Chinese 'in good health'


	January 17

• Darfur aid 'on brink of collapse'
• Italian hostage freed in Nigeria
• Rebels kill, eat endangered mountain gorillas
• Sudan says U.S. troops raided its embassy in Iraq


	January 16

• Infants among 6 killed in Sudan-Kenya border raid
• Somali PM expects African peacekeepers soon
• Liberian leader sees no need to try Taylor at home
• Oil firm evacuates staff after Nigeria clashes


	January 15

• Angolan cholera outbreak kills 2,760
• Thousands displaced by Burundi floods
• Official: Top leader of Somalia's Islamic militia arrested


	January 14

• Talks begin on Somalia peacekeepers


	January 13

• Somalia declares state of emergency


	January 12

• Congolese soldiers riot, loot over pay issue
• Deadly clashes over fishing rights in Cameroon
• Official: Somalia's warlords agree to give up guns


	January 11

• Zimbabwe urges doctors to end crippling strike
• Official: Somalia strike missed al Qaeda suspects
• Ethiopian dictator gets life sentence


	January 10

• U.S. envoy: Sudan, rebels agree to 60-day truce
• Sudan leader: No U.N. troops needed in Darfur
• Nigerian VP fears arrest on his return home
• Somalis: U.S. strike kills suspect in '98 embassy bombings
• 10 kidnapped at Nigeria oil base
• Somalia: Al Qaeda militant killed


	January 9

• Algerian calls on African nations to OK nuclear test ban treaty
• Rights group urges U.N. force for Chad
• Gunships attack suspected al Qaeda fighters in Somalia
• Pentagon official: U.S. attacks al Qaeda suspects in Somalia


	January 8

• Pentagon official: U.S. attacks al Qaeda suspects in Somalia
• Genocide trial begins for ex-Rwandan governor
• Somalia's leader arrives in capital
• New Mexico governor pushes Sudan leader on U.N. troops


	January 7

• Ethiopian forces under attack in Somalia


	January 6

• Somali fighters: We'll heed al Qaeda's call


	January 5

• Koinange: Oprah provides ray of hope to Africa
• Tanzania's Migiro is U.N. deputy
• U.S. ships block escape route as Somalia assault readies
• Al Qaeda tape backs Somali militia


	January 4

• Somalian government, Ethiopian troops battle militias
• Morocco: Busted Islamic cell recruited fighters for Iraq
• Kenya closes border with Somalia to keep militants out


	January 3

• Kenya tightens border with Somalia
• Several killed in Tunisian firefight
• European Union pushes for new peace talks in Somalia


	January 2

• Report: U.N. rape charges in Sudan
• New U.N. chief takes over, plans trip to Africa
• Somalis greet return of leafy stimulant
• Malawi father: How is my son doing with Madonna?
• Somalia's prime minister: Major fighting over
• Oprah Winfrey opens school for girls in South Africa


	January 1

• Somalia offers Islamists amnesty
• Oprah's school for girls opens Tuesday
• Somali, Ethiopian troops take Islamist stronghold


	December 31

• Rains trap hundreds on Kenya safaris
• Somali Islamists flee stronghold


	December 30

• Somali troops close on militants


	December 29

• Militia refuses to release hostages, disarm
• Outraged Bulgaria wants fast appeal of HIV verdicts
• Nigeria's population doubles since 1991

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