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The first oil pipeline between the world's biggest oil producer Russia and the world's biggest energy consumer China has begun operation. The pipeline links oil refineries in Siberia with the northeastern Chinese city of Daqing. It's expected to transport 110 million barrels of crude a year for the next 20 years. Previously all Russian oil shipments were delivered to China by rail.
The Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has promised decisions early next week about what the West African regional body Ecowas will do next to
tackle
the continuing political crisis in Ivory Coast. The incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo is refusing to cede power to his political rival Alassane Ouattara, who is widely seen to have won the presidential run-off in November.
Police in South Africa say 10 people have been killed in a stampede during New Year celebrations in the northwest of the country. The victims were crushed during a
disturbance
in a bar in the early hours of the morning in a black township on the outskirts of Schweizer-Reneke. Tom Poole reports.
The stampede is thought to have happened after a fight
broke out
in the busy bar, and panicked patrons rushed towards the only door. People had gathered to see in the New Year at the bar in the Ipelegeng township, about 200km west of Johannesburg. A police spokeswoman confirmed that 10 people had been found dead at the scene although gave few details about the victims. However, most are believed to be young, aged between 18 and 25. A local official said the community was