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• New era beckons for EBRD bank
  The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development headed into a new era Saturday after electing its first British president and approving investment for "Arab democracies" at its annual meeting.
• Army, mutineers clash near DR Congo rare gorilla park
  Army troops clashed with ex-rebel mutineers in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday in fighting close to a national park famed for its rare gorillas.
• Seven killed in Somalia blasts
  At least seven people, mostly Somali soldiers, were killed on Saturday in bomb explosions in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said.
• Seven killed in Somalia blasts
  At least seven people, mostly Somali soldiers, were killed on Saturday in bomb explosions in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said.
• Senegal cattle dying, fields scorched amid drought
  In the northeastern nook of Senegal, one of the most stable and developed nations in the drought-hit Sahel region, carcasses of cattle lie in the sun, the fields have withered and food depleted.
• WFP distributes food vouchers in Senegal region
  The UN World Food Programme launched the distribution of cash vouchers for the purchase of food in Senegal's Ziguinchor region, for people hit by poor harvests and high food prices.
• Equatorial Guinea government resigns
  The government of Equatorial Guinea's prime minister Ignacio Milam Tang resigned in line with a constitutional reform approved in November, the country's communications minister said Friday.
• Madagascar strongman says ready for accord with rival
  Madagascar's strongman leader Andry Rajoelina said Friday he was ready to make a political agreement with the president he ousted ahead of new elections.
• Obama turns to private sector to feed world's poor
  US President Barack Obama on Friday reached out to the private sector in hopes of lifting 50 million people in the developing world from poverty, as wealthy nations grapple with a budget crunch.
• Mali parliament approves amnesty for coup leaders
  The parliament in Mali on Friday passed a law granting amnesty to the leaders of the March coup that plunged what was considered one of Africa's democratic success stories into chaos.
• UN orders sanctions against G. Bissau coup leaders
  The UN Security Council unanimously ordered sanctions Friday against the leaders of last month's military coup in Guinea-Bissau and warned it was ready to take new measures.
• 11 on trial for Qaeda links in Ethiopia
  Five of 11 people accused of links with Al-Qaeda and Somalia's Shebab rebels and of plotting to overthrow Ethiopia's government appeared in court Friday.
• Argentina's Kirchner eyes deals with Angola
  The leaders of Argentina and Angola said Friday they plan to sign new cooperation agreements soon, though Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner wrapped up a visit to Luanda with no news on an oil-for-food pact.
• Several hurt, arrested in new Mauritania opposition protest
  Several people were hurt and arrested in Mauritania on Friday as police fired tear gas and beat back protesters demanding that President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz step down in a fresh anti-regime protest, an AFP journalist witnessed.
• Malawi president urges repeal of gay ban
  Malawi's new President Joyce Banda urged parliament on Friday to repeal the country's ban on homosexuality along with unpopular laws that allow newspaper bans and warrantless arrests.
• Lawyer doubts Libya 'able or willing' to try Kadhafi son
  A lawyer for Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam said Friday he doubted Libya was able or willing to try his client, as he asked the International Criminal Court to report the matter to the UN.
• Nigeria, Senegal, Burkina Faso troops head to G.Bissau
  A military force being deployed to stabilise Guinea-Bissau after an April 12 coup will be drawn from Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Senegal, the west African bloc ECOWAS said on Friday.
• UN envoy calls off W. Sahara trip amid Morocco dispute
  UN envoy on Western Sahara Christopher Ross has called off plans to carry out his first official trip to the disputed territory, the UN said Friday after Morocco launched a strong attack on him.
• Somali fishermen beg end to anti-piracy air strikes
  Somali fisherman pleaded Friday for international navies protecting shipping to halt air strikes on coastal villages, after the EU Naval Force struck a pirate base for the first time.
• S.African trade trend is towards emerging markets: minister
  South African exports to Europe and other developed countries remain below their 2008 peaks while trade with emerging economies has boomed, trade minister Rob Davies said Friday.
• S.Leone to compensate Togo families of chopper crash victims
  Sierra Leone's transport minister said Friday that relatives of 19 Togolese football fans who died in a helicopter crash in 2007, including Togo's sports minister, would receive compensation.
• Somerset sign big-hitting Levi for T20 campaign
  English county Somerset on Friday signed big-hitting South Africa batsman Richard Levi for their domestic Twenty20 campaign.
• Malawi's president vows to repeal gay ban
  President Joyce Banda declared Friday she wants to repeal Malawi's laws against homosexual acts, going against a trend in Africa in which gays are being increasingly singled out for prosecution.
• Activists to Obama: reassess Ethiopia partnership
  Rights groups are asking President Barack Obama to re-evaluate the U.S.-Ethiopia relationship over allegations the leader of the East African nation is becoming increasingly repressive.
• US jihadi in Somalia craves fast food, misses family
  Top in Bible school, missing his family, and craving Chinese takeaways: an American extremist in Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated rebels recounts his life in an autobiography.