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• 10 March 2014

  East African States Consider Sending Troops to South Sudan

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  Voice of America

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  In neighboring South Sudan tensions persist. Now, the east African states are considering sending troops into the country to help enforce a ceasefire deal between government forces and rebels. For more insight, VOA's Vincent Makori is joined by Gordon Buay, a former spokesman of the South Sudan Democratic Movement, which accepted an amnesty offer by President Salva Kiir.

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• 10 March 2014

  Africa's Literary Renaissance: Interview with Okey Ndibe

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  Voice of America

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  Africa is said to be experiencing a literary renaissance. Okey Ndibe, a Nigerian novelist, political columnist and essayist, is among the writers that is capturing the imagination of readers across the continent. His latest novel is "Foreign Gods Inc." Ndibe recently visited our studios and in part one of VOA's Vincent Makori's interview with Ndibe, as he discusses what motivated him to write his latest book.

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• 10 March 2014

  Al-Shabaab Leader Urges Somalis To Battle Old Enemy Ethiopia

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  Wochit

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  The leader of the al Qaeda-aligned Islamist group al Shabaab has urged Somalis to wage holy war against Ethiopia, Somalia's Horn of Africa neighbor whose forces are preparing to lead an African Union offensive against the militants. Ethiopian forces have in the past two weeks pushed al Shabaab out of several towns, including Hudur, the capital of the Bakool region in south-central Somalia. Analysts say these advances could presage a planned countrywide offensive.

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