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French President Francois Hollande and DRC President Joseph Kabila stand during the opening session of the Francophone Summit, in Kinshasa, DRC, Oct. 13, 2012.

Hollande Stresses Human Rights in DRC

At opening of Francophone summit in Kinshasa, French president emphasizes the importance of achieving peace in DRC troubled regions More

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at the Development Committee at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Tokyo, Japan, October 13, 2012.

Africa Sees Opportunity in Enduring Global Financial Crisis

African finance ministers say downturn in North America, Europe has created investment, borrowing opportunities for African nations More

A man stands at the scene after two successive blasts in the residential area of Eastleigh Estate in Nairobi, Kenya, October 12, 2012.

Blasts in Kenyan Capital Wound Police Officer

Authorities believe first blast in capital was intended to lure onlookers, second explosion was meant to harm as many people as possible More

UN Passes Mali Resolution

Resolution asks UN Secretary-General to provide military, security planners to help ECOWAS, AU organize proposed force More

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States must continue sending diplomats and aid workers to the Arab world's emerging democracies, despite last month's deadly attack in Libya, Oct. 12, 2012.

Clinton: Libya Attack Does Not Weaken US Commitment to New Democracies

US secretary of state says Obama administration will not shrink from its commitment to new democracies in North Africa More

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South African President Jacob Zuma pauses as he delivers a speech in Cape Town, South Africa, Aug. 31, 2012.

S. Africa's Traditional Courts Bill Criticized

Opponents say measure, which would create separate legal system for 17 million rural black citizens, is too reminiscent of apartheid-era laws
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UN Passes Mali Resolution

Resolution asks UN Secretary-General to provide military, security planners to help ECOWAS, AU organize proposed force
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia Pacific Director Anoop Singh, October 2009. (File)

IMF Sees Continued Growth for China, Sub-Saharan Africa

Financial institution predicts China's growth will return to above eight percent next year
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Ghana Campaign Aims to Fight Rise of Childhood Diseases

Ghana Opposition Party Chooses VP Candidate

Party general secretary says Nana Frimpomaa can unite the CPP ahead of the poll
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Zimbabwean Deputy Prime Minister Khupe, left, chats with President Mugabe at a women

Zimbabwe Women Call for Gender, Political Equality

Groups says they want 50 percent of parliamentary, Cabinet and local seats reserved for women in country's next election
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A mother holds her baby as she receives a new malaria vaccine at the Walter Reed Project Research Center in Kenya, October 30, 2009.

Mobile Phones Used to Track Malaria

Researchers at Harvard University's School of Public Health present findings
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Newly wed Mamta Bai, 12, and her husband Bablu, 14, stands inside a temple in Rajgarh, about 155 kilometers (96 miles) from Bhopal, India, May 6, 2011.

UN Urges End to Child Marriages

World body warns rate of girls under age of 18, who are married off by parents, will rise dramatically if current trends are not reversed
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French President Francois Hollande speaks with journalists after a Franco-Spanish summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, October 10, 2012.

DRC to Host Francophone Summit

Representatives of more than 70 French-speaking countries expected in Kinshasa for annual summit of La Francophonie, Oct. 12-14
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