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Strike in Botswana closes hospitals
Hospitals in Botswana are closing down due to the lack of doctors and nurses. They have gone on strike because the government gave them a 3% increase in their salaries when they were expecting a 12% increase.

President Ali Abdullah Saleh steps down.
One of Yemen's most influential political leaders, Hamid al-Ahmar has urged President Saleh to not only step down but leave the country as well. Europe and the US think that the president's resignation might be the only thing to help Yemen's crisis.

Banned Flights to Ivory Coast.
Laurent Gbagbo, who continues to call himself president of Ivory Coast has banned UN and French flights from landing in the Ivory Coast. Gbagbo has refused to meet with presidents of the African Union.

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