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Guyana: Busted drug ring…Wanted Nigerian, cosmetologist refused bail

A Nigerian national and a Guyanese woman were yesterday remanded to jail for allegedly conspiring to post 510 grammes of cocaine via the Georgetown Post Office Corporation (GPOC).

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Top five 2012 Afcon surprises thus far

We rank the the top surprises from the first round of group matches at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is well under way with al +

Ghana declares – We are ready to live up to our billing

Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic says that the results so far in the 28th edition of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations indicated that there are no small teams in the competition. +

Narrow Win for Ivory Coast against Sudan

It was the lone goal scored by Chelsea forward man, Didier Drogba that made the difference between Ivory Coast and Sudan in the AFCON as the game ended in favour of Ivory Coast. +

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MAPUTO, Mozambique — Storms have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and killed 22 in the southern African nation of Mozambique, disaster relief officials said Monday.

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Zambia shock Senegal

The favourites were put to the sword as the underdogs produced a strong first-half performance that yielded them an unassailable two-goal advantage.

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Madagascar's ousted president plans to return on Saturday

Madagascar's ex-president Marc Ravalomanana said Friday he will return home from exile in South Africa on Saturday, almost three years after he was ousted by the island's current leader And +

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