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Insight: Mugabe takes on Zimbabwe's Generation X

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BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe - It could be a scene from any African mobile phone ad: flanked by two mohawked teenagers and shuffling stiffly to a pulsing hip-hop beat, an old man puts a phone to his ear and addresses a young lady with an awkward "What's up?"

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UPDATE 5-Sudans agree to restart oil flow after border deal

* South Sudan shut down its 350,000 bpd output in Jan 2012

Sudan starts withdrawal from border buffer zone: SUNA

KHARTOUM - Sudan's armed forces have started to withdraw from a buffer zone on the border with South Sudan, Sudan's state news agency SUNA said on Tuesday, after agreeing to do so in talks in Ethiopia.

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Russia and U.S. in tit for tat at United Nations over Sudan, South Sudan

UNITED NATIONS - The United States and Russia traded swipes at the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday over proposed statements about peace progress in Sudan and South Sudan, with Russia's U.N. envoy accusing the U.S. ambassador of bizarre behavior and making outlandish claims.

Suspected Islamists raid Nigeria school, shoot teachers

KANO, Nigeria - Suspected Islamist gunmen on motorbikes stormed a primary school in Nigeria's main northern city of Kano on Tuesday and opened fire on teachers, wounding four of them, police said.

AccessKenya's profits jump 62 pct on fibre network demand

NAIROBI, March 12 - Kenyan internet service provider AccessKenya posted a 62 percent rise in profits on Tuesday, helped by a rise in corporate customers attracted by its high-speed fibre network, the company said.

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What's next for South Sudan?

Reuters is chronicling the first year in the life of South Sudan - and assessing the odds of whether it will flourish or fail.  Live Coverage | Slideshow 

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