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DR Congo boat sinking 'kills 140'
About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.....
Bashir's party doubts Sudan vote
President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided.....
Mugabe's sister dies in Zimbabwe
Sabina Mugabe, the younger sister of Zimbabwe's president has died, aged 76.....
Zimbabwe football chief suspended
The Zimbabwe Football Association suspends chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya over match-fixing allegations.....
Moi told to respect Kenya leader
Ex-President Moi is told to respect his successor Mwai Kibaki, as campaigning heats up ahead of next week's referendum.....
China agrees Guinea mining deal
Mining giant Rio Tinto completes a deal with Chinese firm Chalco to enter a joint venture in West Africa.....
Nigeria brings stock market cases
Financial regulators in Nigeria are to bring charges against a list of people they accuse of illegally manipulating the stock market.....
South African union strike threat
Unions representing South African public sector workers say the government has seven days to make a deal to stop a planned strike.....
UN declares right to clean water
The UN declares that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right, in a non-binding resolution.....
Zimbabwe 'run by military junta'
Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett accuses President Robert Mugabe of being the front for by a military junta.....
Four guilty over SA humiliation
Four white South Africans plead guilty to humiliating five black workers at a university after a video of the incident was posted on the internet.....
Royals flushed: South Africa halves number of recognised monarchies
Half of South Africa's traditional kings and queens will no longer be recognised, a six-year government study concludes.....
Runaway tiger found in S Africa after two-day search
A pet tiger that escaped in South Africa is found after a two-day search with helicopters, a tracker and sniffer dogs.....
Nigeria edge into Under-20 final
Nigeria's Falconets beat Colombia 1-0 to reach the final of the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Germany.....
Angola to host Cosafa Cup
2010 Nations Cup hosts Angola will host the Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup in November.....
Dynamos hopeful ahead of big test
It's another weekend of African Champions League football and Zimbabwe's Dynamos hope to get their campaign back on track.....
Easy money?
If kidnapping is so simple, why doesn't everyone do it?....
Nigeria leader creates 'bad' bank
Nigeria creates new agency that will take over bad loans.....
Japanese buy SA IT company
Japan's NTT to pay $3.2bn for South Africa's Dimension Data.....
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Angola
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Benin
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Botswana
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Burundi
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Cameroon
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Cape Verde
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Central African Rep
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Chad
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Comoros
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Republic of Congo
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Dem Rep of Congo
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Djibouti
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Egypt
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Equatorial Guinea
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Eritrea
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Ethiopia
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Gabon
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Gambia
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Ghana
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Guinea
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Guinea-Bissau
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Ivory Coast
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Kenya
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Lesotho
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Liberia
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Libya
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Madagascar
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Malawi
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Mali
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Mauritania
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Mauritius
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Morocco
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Mozambique
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Namibia
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Niger
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Nigeria
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Rwanda
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Sao Tome & Principe
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Senegal
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Seychelles
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Sierra Leone
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Somalia
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South Africa
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Sudan
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Swaziland
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Tanzania
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Togo
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Tunisia
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Uganda
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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Ceuta, Melilla
A profile of the Spanish north African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla....
Puntland
A profile of the Somali region which declared autonomy in 1998....
Reunion
An overview of the French island in the Indian Ocean....
Somaliland
An overview of Somaliland, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media....
St Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha
Key facts for St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha....
Western Sahara
Key facts about the territory disputed between Morocco and the Polisario independence movement....
Zanzibar
An overview of Zanzibar, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media....
Museveni's tough line on Somalia
Zeinab Badawi talks to Uganda's President Yoweri Musaveni about the African Union's new troop role in Somalia.....
Human cost
Madagascar hospitals hit as aid cut over army coup....
The original Sinbad?
China searches off Kenya for legacy of legendary mariner....
Viewpoint on visitors
Nice when they arrive - just as nice when they leave....
Olympic dreams
Namibia's Diamond sparkles in 2012 campaign....
Lost in the desert
Did African divisions hamper efforts to save French hostage?....
Q&A: Kenya vote
A guide to what is at stake in the constitutional referendum....
