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Buzzdel.icio.usIn Nigeria, northern politicians have offered to support President Goodluck Jonathan in next year’s elections if he promises not to seek re-election.  Analysts say the compromise offer is the strongest indication yet that Mr"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/iloveafrica2.blogspot.com\/feeds\/587610776935803186\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=1490964239650263581\u0026postID=587610776935803186\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1490964239650263581\/posts\/default\/587610776935803186"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1490964239650263581\/posts\/default\/587610776935803186"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/iloveafrica2.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/in-nigeria-northern-politicians-offer.html","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Africa Image"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01764422973656276811"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_lMjdaVkFVWU\/ScLO7S7REvI\/AAAAAAAAAKw\/MgXzjJ4WIug\/S220\/Giza-pyramids.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-6434333993834837546"},"published":{"$t":"2010-07-23T09:28:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-07-23T09:28:58.658+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Gambia: President Jammeh attacked"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Posted on Thursday 22 July 2010 - 12:07Kemo Cham, AfricaNews reporter in Dakar, SenegalThe Dakar-based African Assembly for the Defense of Human Rights has attacked Gambian president Yahya Jammeh for poor human rights and democracy record.\"Since the accession of Captain Yahya Jammeh to power in 1994, the state of democracy and human rights in the Gambia continues to deteriorate,\" the organization"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/iloveafrica2.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6434333993834837546\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=1490964239650263581\u0026postID=6434333993834837546\u0026isPopup=true","title":"36 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1490964239650263581\/posts\/default\/6434333993834837546"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1490964239650263581\/posts\/default\/6434333993834837546"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/iloveafrica2.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/gambia-president-jammeh-attacked.html","title":"Gambia: President Jammeh attacked"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Africa Image"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01764422973656276811"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_lMjdaVkFVWU\/ScLO7S7REvI\/AAAAAAAAAKw\/MgXzjJ4WIug\/S220\/Giza-pyramids.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"36"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-3886997919349506077"},"published":{"$t":"2010-07-23T09:23:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-07-23T09:27:56.176+01:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Under fire Paul Kagame speaks out"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Posted on Tuesday 20 July 2010 - 16:39Watyekele Sezi, AfricaNews reporter in Jinja, UgandaPresident Paul Kagame of Rwanda has launched his campaign for the August 9 polls and promised free elections despite attacks, assassinations and arrests on the opposition. 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Here's what they didn't tell you about his lifestyle (and celebrity girlfriends).In 1991 Obiang went to Pepperdine University in Malibu, where he studied English as a second language. 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Throughout history successful societies have been those whose leaders were able to rise to the occasion to calm storms during crises and advance the course of development and prosperity during peace time. 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