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31/01/2012 - AFRICA UNION

African Union vote on new leader ends in deadlock

An African Union vote to elect a new head for the bloc ended in a deadlock Monday with Gabonese incumbent Jean Ping failing to secure a two-thirds majority against South Africa's Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

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30/01/2012 - AFRICAN UNION

UN chief calls on African leaders to protect gay rights

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told an African Union summit in Addis Ababa on Sunday that regional leaders must ensure respect for gay rights, calling anti-gay sentiment a "form of discrimination ignored or even sanctioned" by many African states.

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29/01/2012 - AFRICAN UNION

African Union selects Benin's president as chairman

African Union leaders gathered on Sunday for a two-day summit in Addis Ababa selected Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi to be the body's next chairman. The AU's top post rotates among member states and is held for one year.

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30/08/2011 - LIBYA

Friends to the end: Gaddafi's international allies

Muammar Gaddafi's family has been given asylum in Algeria. Libya's western neighbour says Gaddafi's wife and three of his children are there for "humanitarian reasons". Libya's National Transitional Council want them back but Algeria does not recognise the NTC as Libya's official government. Algeria's not alone in its stance. We take a closer look at some of Gaddafi's remaining international allies.

26/08/2011 - AFRICAN UNION

AU raises $351 million to fight famine, drought in East Africa

The African Union raised $351 million to fight famine and drought in East Africa at a summit Thursday. Despite the AU’s efforts, humanitarian groups and activists have said that the sum falls short of the $1.4 billion needed to tackle the emergency.

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04/08/2011 - HORN OF AFRICA

African Union postpones drought donors meeting

A conference to raise funds for 12 million people across the Horn of Africa who are struggling to deal with a devastating drought has been postponed until the end of the month, the African Union said Thursday.

23/07/2011 - SENEGAL

Defiant protesters demand president's departure

Despite a ban on demonstrations, thousands have gathered in the Senegalese capital to demand the departure of President Abdoulaye Wade who wants to run for a third term in next year’s election, in breach of the constitution.

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11/07/2011 - JUSTICE

Hissene Habre's elusive trial: an African 'legal soap opera'

For two decades, victims of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre’s repression have attempted to bring him to justice. But the latest twist in the long-standing case has once again highlighted Africa’s failure to try its former leaders.

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11/07/2011 - SENEGAL

Senegal calls off extradition of Hissene Habre to Chad

Bowing to international pressure, Senegal decided on Sunday not to extradite Chad's former president, Hissene Habre (pictured), back to his own country, where he has been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity.

10/07/2011 - SENEGAL

UN urges Senegal not to extradite Habre to Chad

The UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Sunday urged Senegal not to send Chad's former president, Hissene Habre (pictured), to his own country. Chad has sentenced Habre to death for the torture and killing of political opponents.