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Daily News Roundup – 12 December 2012

  Africa Egypt referendum proceeds in foreign embassies Egypt’s referendum on a controversial draft constitution has begun in embassies abroad, days before the vote is due to take place at home.  However, with many judges r...
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Daily News Roundup – 11 December 2012

  Africa Mali Prime Minister resigns after army arrest Cheick Modibo Diarra, the prime minister of Mali, has resigned on state television hours after being arrested by soldiers who were behind a military coup in March.  Mr Di...
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Daily News Roundup – 10 December 2012

  Africa Morsi gives army arrest powers before vote Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has ordered the military to maintain security and protect state institutions in the run-up to a controversial referendum on a new constituti...
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Daily News Roundup – 5 December 2012

  Africa Mali crisis: Tuareg rebels in talks with government Government officials in Mali have held the first direct talks with rebel groups that seized the north of the country after a coup earlier this year.  The Burkina Fa...
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Daily News Roundup – 4 December 2012

  Africa Al-Shabab ambush ministers and defend Jowhar in Somalia After weeks of relative calm in Somalia, a convoy carrying three ministers has been attacked, while fierce fighting has erupted near the militant base of Jowhar,...
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Daily News Roundup – 3 December 2012

  Africa Judges refuse to oversee Morsi referendum Judges in Egypt have refused to oversee a vote on the country’s new draft constitution, due to be held in two weeks.  The Judges’ Club’s decision follows a confrontatio...
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Daily News Roundup – 28 November 2012

  Africa Mursi protests continue in Egypt Egyptian protesters have vowed to continue defying President Mohammed Mursi’s wide-ranging new powers.  Tens of thousands of people demonstrated across the country on Tuesday, in on...
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Badges, Sport and Culture: Why Sport Unites People

As the IPF prepares to launch a new initiative on politics and sport, it seemed worthwhile to reflect on what sport can do for society. The politics of identity has been of interest to me since university, when as part of a mod...
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Daily News Roundup – 27 November 2012

  Africa Mass rally against Mursi in Cairo Tens of thousands of people are holding a protest in Cairo against Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi, who last week granted himself extensive new powers.  Flag-waving demonstrators a...
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