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Daily news headlines from Africa and the Caribbean aggregated from various news sources worldwide, and organized by countries and topics.

African Headlines

Congo ferry overturns after striking sandbank
More than 100 people are believed to have died in a ferry accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo. vne-resource.iol.co.za | 7/29/10 11:25 PM
Dozens of Darfuris injured during clashes
Divisions over the faltering peace process in Darfur have provoked violence in Sudanese refugee camps, according to peacekeepers in the region. vne-resource.iol.co.za | 7/29/10 11:10 PM
Missing airman found in Sudan
The Russian helicopter pilot who disappeared in Sudan has been found and handed over to the United Nations mission in Darfur. vne-resource.iol.co.za | 7/29/10 10:55 PM
Nigerian oil reforms due in weeks - minister
Wide-ranging legislation to reform the oil and gas industry in Nigeria will be passed by parliament in the next four weeks, according to Oil Minister Deziani Allison-Madueke. vne-resource.iol.co.za | 7/29/10 10:40 PM
Liberians 'haunted by ghosts of history'
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Liberia has wrapped up its campaign, but chairperson Jerome Verdier says the country has a long way to go before the wounds of the past are healed. vne-resource.iol.co.za | 7/29/10 10:25 PM

Caribbean Headlines

Support for the Electoral Observation Mission to Haiti
Member States and Permanent Observer countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) made individual commitments this week during a meeting of the OAS Group of Friends of Haiti to assist the El... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 9:58 PM
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
Bird wants electoral commission tribunal disbanded, Bouterse prepares for office - and more. www.bbc.co.uk | 7/29/10 9:56 PM
Family Continues Daughter's Mission to Haiti Orphans
A family in Washington state is following the journey of a loved one who died helping to serve orphans in Haiti. Molly Hightower died in the Jan. 12 quake, in the place where she was first called to ... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 9:35 PM
Young Puerto Ricans' choices
To look at him, you would not think that Hector was a drug dealer in one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods of the Puerto Rican capital San Juan. story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 9:32 PM
Housing Is Top Priority for Haiti
Washington — In 35 seconds on January 12, much of Haiti’s center of government, commerce and culture was destroyed or paralyzed by a magnitude 7 earthquake and its aftermath. What followed was a ... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 9:31 PM