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Page last updated at 19:35 GMT, Sunday, 19 July 2009 20:35 UK

Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz
General wins Mauritania election
Mauritania's military leader Gen Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz is declared the winner of the country's presidential election.
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Jacob Zuma Zuma replaces central bank chief
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma names former deputy governor Gill Marcus as the new governor of the central bank.

Map South Sudan army denies UN charge
The South Sudanese army denies UN accusations that its troops entered the contested region of Abyei.

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