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Ugandans Riot After Opposition Leader Says He Was Denied Entry - Riots broke out Wednesday in Uganda, after Kizza Besigye, who came in second in Uganda's presidential election, told reporters that he was kicked off a plane headed from Kenya to Uganda. The president said he wasn’t involved in the incident, but Besigye supporters didn’t believe him.(Photo: AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)

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Anniversary of Bob Marley’s Death - Thirty years ago on May 11, reggae legend Bob Marley passed away from cancer at age 36. (Photo: Anwar Hussein/Landov)

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Nigeria Launches Probe Into Election Violence - On Wednesday, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan announced the start of a six-week investigation into what led to last month’s post-election violence that claimed at least 500 lives. The committee will find out how many people died, the origin of the violence and where the rioters got their weapons, he told journalists. (AP Photo/Godwin Omoigui)

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Former Niger President Released - Niger's former president Mamadou Tandja has been freed, 14 months after being placed under house arrest then jailed following a military coup that toppled his government. On Tuesday night, Tandja was seen leaving the prison in Kollo, 18 miles south of Niamey, the capital, where he had been transferred after the February 2010 coup.(Photo: AP Photo/Tagaza Djibo)

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Sixty Eight Bodies Found in Ivory Coast Field - The United Nations said the 68 bodies recently discovered in an Ivory Coast soccer field were likely people killed by militias loyal to former President Laurent Gbagbo. Gbagbo was arrested in April following months of violence as officials were trying to install the democratically elected leader, Alassane Ouattara, who won the presidential election in December.(Photo: AP Photo/ONUCI, Pelagie Kouame) 

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Report: Pressure Mounts on Robert Mugabe - Zimbabwe’s longtime President Robert Mugabe is reportedly facing pressure within his own political party to announce his retirement soon. The 87-year-old is dealing with health problems, party infighting and a shaky coalition government, but is currently still planning on running in the next presidential election.(Photo: Dirk Waem - Pool/Getty Images)

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Turkey Hosts U.N. Forum on World's Poorest Nations - On Monday, the United Nations kicked off a conference in Turkey to discuss ways they can help the world’s poorest countries. Poverty is being exacerbated by rising food and fuel prices, speakers said. The meeting listed 48 members on their “least-developed countries” list—33 are in Africa, 14 are in Asia and one, Haiti, is in the Americas.(Photo: AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) 

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Haiti Allows Dual Nationality - Late Sunday, Haitian lawmakers voted to give Haitians living abroad more say in the nation’s political affairs. They will now be able to run for office and own land, one lawmaker said.(Photo: Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

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Ugandan Women Hit the Streets in Protest - About 200 Ugandan women marched waving cooking utensils and empty pots earlier this week against police brutality. Since mid-April, there have been more than a half-dozen demonstrations in Kampala, the East African country’s capital, decrying government corruption, high fuel and food prices and, lately, the security forces' harsh response to the protests.(Photo: AP Photo/Stephen Wandera) 

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Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill Delayed - Under pressure from activists, Uganda lawmakers have tabled discussion of a controversial anti-gay bill that would have made homosexuality punishable by death this week.(Photo: David Bahati, the lawmaker behind the legislation. AP Photo/Ronald Kabuubi)

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Housing Project Will Help Thousands in Haiti - The Mission of Hope charity announced Friday that it started a housing project near Cabaret, Haiti, that would provide low-cost shelter for about 2,500 people, many of whom were victims of last year’s massive earthquake. Haiti's government provided 120 acres for the project and Mission of Hope is raising the $3 million cost of construction through donations.(Photo: AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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2011 African Progress Report Released - The 2011 Progress Report revealed that economies on the continent have recovered quickly from the global economic crisis. This has led to “an anticipated continental growth of 5.5 percent in 2011 and 5.8 percent in 2012.”(Photo: www.africaprogresspanel.org)

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