UN report says 166 million people in 22 nations face protracted food crises

UN report: 22 nations face protracted food crises

US agency sends election observers to Ivory Coast for run-up to presidential election

US agency sends election observers to Ivory Coast

Ethnic divide in Guinea widens: Exercise in democracy turns into racial contest

Ethnic divide in Guinea widens, threatens election

UN Security Council lifts arms embargo on Sierra Leone 8 years after end of brutal war

UN lifts arms embargo on Sierra Leone

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council is lifting a 13-year-old arms embargo against the small west African nation of Sierra Leone after being assured that the nation is sufficiently stable following the civil war that ended in 2002.

Ivory Coast elections are set for next month, but fears of violence and more delays growing

Fears of election violence growing in Ivory Coast

Nigeria: Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka launches political party ahead of presidential election

Nigeria: Nobel laureate launches political party

Liberia ex-warlord known for gruesome acts cleared for 2011 presidential bid

Liberia ex-warlord cleared for presidential bid

Summit to spotlight how to achieve goals to help world’s poorest by 2015 target

Global spotlight on helping world’s poor

UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a summit Monday with a plea to the assembled presidents, prime ministers and kings to use their power to meet U.N. goals to help the world’s poorest by 2015.

More candidates declare for presidential election in oil-rich Nigeria as poll confusion looms

Nigeria: More candidates declare for presidency

Nigeria election commission asks for more time to prepare for presidential election

Nigeria commission asks for more time before poll

Nigeria: Powerful adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan resigns, plans own election bid

Nigeria: Powerful adviser to president resigns

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan kicks off campaign with pledges to oil-rich nation

Nigeria’s president kicks off election campaign

Top defender at Charles Taylor’s war-crimes trial wants SAfrica’s Thabo Mbeki to give evidence

Charles Taylor’s lawyer wants evidence from Mbeki

From midwives in flip-flops to motorcycle ambulances, saving pregnant mothers is global goal

Gains made, but many pregnant mothers still die

Guinea presidential runoff to be postponed by at least 2 weeks, election board spokesman says

Major Guinea vote postponed by at least 2 weeks

Aide: Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan to run for office in January election

Aide: Nigerian president to run in Jan. election

Doubts growing about Sunday election in Guinea, with many voting cards yet to arrive

Doubts growing about Sunday election in Guinea

Guinea presidential campaigns temporarily suspended after violence kills 1; elections still on

Violence halts Guinea presidential campaigns

24 injured in violent clash between rival political parties ahead of Guinea vote

24 injured in clash between rival Guinea parties

Nigeria mogul backing fmr dictator’s election bid claims kidnap threat from president’s group

Nigerian media mogul reports election threat

California appeals court says jury correctly absolved Chevron in fatal 1998 Nigeria protest

Appeals court backs Chevron in Nigeria dispute

Voter list finalized in Ivory Coast, removing last obstacle to holding long-delayed election

Ivory Coast officials approve final voter list

Who is afraid of Youssou Ndour? Senegal is. Africa’s megapop star’s TV signal restricted

African pop star Youssou Ndour launches TV station

Nigeria’s president appoints new military leaders ahead of 2011 elections, cementing his power

Nigeria’s president announces new security leaders

Nigeria to hold Jan. 22 presidential election despite ongoing concerns over vote-rigging

Nigeria to hold presidential election on Jan. 22

Guinea candidates commit to peaceful runoff vote amid fears of election violence

Guinea candidates commit to peaceful runoff vote

Togo’s opposition leader claims police block attempted protest by striking him with baton

Togo opposition leader claims police brutality

Embassy official: 2 Spanish hostages freed in Mali, en route to Burkina Faso

Embassy official: 2 Spanish aid workers freed

Guinea’s interim prime minister denies bias ahead of tense presidential run-off vote

Guinea prime minister denies bias ahead of vote

Guinea proposes electoral law change that gives gov’t access to completed ballots, voter list

Guinea proposes electoral law change before vote

Nigeria: Former VP, tied to disgraced ex-US congressman, announces presidential bid

Nigeria: Former VP announces presidential bid

Thousands of Senegalese protest in capital against power cuts, other woes

Thousands of Senegalese protest power cuts

Nigeria’s head party says President Jonathan can run in next year’s election, despite religion

Nigeria’s head party OKs incumbent’s election run

Body scanners going unused at Nigeria airports 7 months after Christmas bombing attempt

Body scanners going unused at Nigeria airports

Cameroon: 155 die, more than 2,000 affected in country’s worst cholera outbreak in years

UNICEF: 155 die in Cameroon cholera outbreak

Ivory Coast prime minister sets long overdue presidential election date for Oct. 31

Ivory Coast long-delayed election now set for Oct.

Ivory Coast’s prime minister announces long overdue presidential election date

Ivory Coast prime minister announces election date

A milestone for Russia: African-born town councilor is country’s 1st black elected to office

Putin shows Olympic judo team

France helps Mauritania in raid against suspected al-Qaida extremists, 6 reported killed

Raid in North Africa kills 6 alleged al-Qaida

Nigerian elections chief says presidential poll tentatively to be held in January

Nigeria presidential poll likely held in January

Iranian president calls US a global ‘dictatorship’ while visiting Nigeria

Iran’s president: US a global ‘dictatorship’

Nigeria: Anti-human trafficking agency says it lacks evidence against senator with child bride

Nigeria: No case against senator with child bride

Iranian president to visit Nigeria as W. African nation assumes UN security council presidency

Iran leader to visit Nigeria as it takes UN post

World Cup Today, Day 20

World Cup Today

JOHANNESBURG — A look at Day 20 Tuesday at the 2010 World Cup (all times EDT):

New meningitis vaccine could stop deadly outbreaks across Africa, experts say

New meningitis vaccine could stop outbreaks

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