Latest update: 13/08/2012 

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Ivory Coast: Tensions high as country celebrates 52 years of independence

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A string of attacks in Ivory Coast have underlined how fragile peace remains 16 months after President Alassane Ouattara took office. Next, in Somalia, defections are rising among the al Qaeda-backed Shebab militants since they pulled back from the capital, Mogadishu, this time last year.

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Finally, a wage riot at a Chinese-owned coal mine in Zambia recently left a Chinese manager dead. Police have arrested 12 people, while Zambian leaders try to argue that the incident was isolated and foreign investors have nothing to fear.
 

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