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New black and white 'panda bat' found in South Sudan

A new black and white bat nicknamed the "panda bat" has been found in South Sudan.

Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, offers US embarrassment and dilemma

NAIROBI — Tens of thousands of cheering supporters filled the Moi stadium in Nairobi where a host of African presidents turned up to welcome Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's controversial new president, into the fold.

Sudan rebels free 31 kidnapped Darfur civilians

“Thirty-one civilians were released today by the Sudan Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid in Darfur, Sudan,” the ICRC said in a statement.

South Sudan: 163 killed in clashes

The report said that most of those killed were rebels who clashed with government soldiers after they were accused of supporting Sudan.

Darfur gunmen seize 31 displaced people under UNAMID escort

The UNAMID peacekeepers were unharmed during the incident, which happened at around 6:20 p.m. local time on Sunday at a border crossing between Central and South Darfur states.

Sudan: Pyramids discovered at Sadeinga site

The 35 unearthed pyramids date back around 2,000 years.
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A picture taken on February 26, 2010 shows pyramids in the Meroe desert, north of Khartoum. (ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images)
Pyramids — 35, to be exact — have been discovered in Sudan at a site called Sedeinga.
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Obama’s cautious foreign policy has proved right so far

Commentary: Events, not intentions, will shape his record in the second term.
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US President Barack Obama waves to supporters after his victory speech at McCormick Place on election night Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago, Ill. The president was sworn in for his second term in office on Jan. 21, 2013, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
President Obama’s first term failed to live up to the expectations of the left wing of his party, which hoped for a more radical change in domestic policy. His second term is likely to disappoint another important constituency — the media and foreign policy elites in Washington, D.C.
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The African Union’s chance to support peace in the Sudans

Commentary: Monday’s summit is a moment to prevent further violence and ensure resolution of disputed territories.
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Some 100 protesters from the nomadic Arab Messiriya tribe demonstrate in Khartoum, Sudan, on Nov. 28, 2012. The 20th African Union (AU) Summit is set to gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Jan. 21, 2013, to discuss measures to leads the Sudans toward peace — including ways to ensure the final status of the hotly-contested region of Abyei. (Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images)
For more than four decades, Abyei — a disputed resource-rich region straddling the ill-defined border between Sudan and South Sudan — has been a flashpoint of conflict between the two countries. As long as its final status remains unresolved, violent outbursts will devastate local communities and the threat of war will loom large over the Sudans.
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2,012 words of 2012

BOSTON, Mass. — Here are the buzzwords, the keywords, or just plain words, that were uttered time and again in 2012. This was an absurd amount of work. So please click on it.
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