Africa News – Headlines, Stories and Videos from CNN Int'l (April 2011 Diet)

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Sudan on Wednesday blamed Israel for an airstrike that killed two people near the coastal city of Port Sudan.

Source: Sudan blames Israel for deadly airstrike

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An estimated 100 or more would-be North African migrants remained missing Wednesday, a day after the boat they were in capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, officials said. The incident is the latest of a number of tragic ends in what has become a steady flow of people who set sail from Tunisia to the Italian island of Lampedusa.

Source: Illegal migration from North Africa to Italy reaching crisis levels

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For many in Ethiopia, it is part of their daily routine -- a steaming hot cup of coffee first thing in the morning. But in an area considered to be the birthplace of the coffee bean, the drink is also an important part of the economy and culture.

Source: Ethiopia's coffee love affair

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Three Kenyan political leaders accused of crimes against humanity following the country's disputed 2007 elections had their first appearance Thursday before the International Criminal Court at The Hague.

Source: Kenyans at The Hague on 'crimes against humanity' charges

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Just a few years before becoming embroiled in fighting a rebellion, Moammar Gadhafi was spending millions of dollars a year to wage a PR campaign to burnish his global image as a statesman and a reformer, confidential documents show.

Source: Gadhafi paid millions to U.S. firms to polish his global image

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A top U.S. general said Thursday he doubts that Libyan rebels could push into the nation's capital and topple Moammar Gadhafi, even with the NATO air cover.

Source: General: 'Low likelihood' rebels could oust Gadhafi

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A Somali man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for armed piracy in an attack on a Danish merchant ship that began in 2008 and lasted for 71 days.

Source: Somali sentenced to 25 years for armed piracy incident

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While in Washington on Thursday for talks with U.S. House and Senate leaders, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon predicted the outcome of the crisis in the Ivory Coast would set the tone for other nations in Africa.

Source: U.N. chief: Africa's course could be set in Ivory Coast

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Two trains collided Friday in South Africa, killing at least one person, authorities said.

Source: Train collision kills 1 in South Africa

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At the center of grass roots efforts to keep Nigeria's notorious election process clean is a small, indistinguishable man armed with a cell phone.

Source: Twitterers watch Nigeria's notorious vote