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9 October 2010 Last updated at 20:19 ET

UN concern over Sudan referendum

A UN Security Council delegation ends a visit to Sudan by urging it to ensure a referendum on southern independence is held on time.

Former Nigeria bank CEO jailed

A former Nigerian bank chief is sentenced to six months in prison for fraud and ordered to hand over $1.2bn (£786m) in cash and assets.
Lubanga trial will resume at ICC

The trial of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga should resume after a three-month suspension, the International Criminal Court's appeals body rules.
US lambasts G Bissau 'drug tsar'
Haiti students to fly to Senegal
Fifa lifts Nigeria's suspension Sport
Ghana leader's jet 'U-turn' anger
Madagascar hijack 'false alarm'
Parasite disease rises in Sudan
Mugabe aide slams 'desperate' PM

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