Africa

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Michel Djotodia, Central African Republic's self-appointed president, has said he will step down if not selected by a council created to a choose an interim president.

Read more: CAR 'president' vows to respect vote

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Attackers have stormed the home of a Nigerian deputy governor and slit the throats of two of his guards, while killing nine others in the same village in the restive northeast, police said.

Read more: Deadly attack on Nigeria politician's home

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Hundreds of delegates are meeting Doha for a donor conference to raise support for a mulit-billion dollar project to rebuild Sudan's Darfur region after a decade-long conflict.

Read more: Darfur donor conference begins in Doha

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Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from a hospital after spending ten days being treated for pneumonia, a statement from the office of the presidency said. 

Read more: Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital

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South Sudan has restarted oil production, ending a bitter 15-month row with former civil-war enemy Sudan and marking a major breakthrough in relations after bloody border clashes last year.

Read more: South Sudan restarts oil production

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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has urged Mali to stick to its July 7 date for presidential elections and complete the democratic transition.

Read more: France urges Mali to stick to election date

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Boko Haram is an armed group blamed for killing hundreds of people in northern and central Nigeria. Many of the attacks have targeted places of worship, often churches, but Muslims have also been killed.

Read more: Profile: Boko Haram