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Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic

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LIBREVILLE - African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Central African Republic, where authorities have struggled to contain violence after a rebel takeover.

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Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians.

UPDATE 5-Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm

* Previous efforts to end insurgency have failed (Adds Kerry comments)

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Sudans defuse row over rebel support, promise more talks

JUBA - Sudan's foreign minister said on Friday neighbor South Sudan had promised him it would not let rebels operate across their shared border, defusing a row that had threatened a key oil deal.

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U.S. 'Idol' winner shines light on South's Gullah culture

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - "American Idol" winner Candice Glover, whose powerful voice clinched the title of the popular TV singing show, comes from a sea island culture made up of descendants of West African slaves.

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U.N. chief appoints former Dutch minister to head Mali mission

UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed former Dutch development minister Albert Gerard Koenders as U.N. special envoy for Mali and head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the West African country.