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Soldiers rampage at Harare bank
Dozens of troops run amok in the Zimbabwean capital Harare after losing their temper while queuing for currency at a bank.
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S Africa unveils new Aids fight
South Africa's new heath minister pledges to increase the availability of treatment for HIV and Aids.
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Ethiopian star guilty over death
Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro is convicted of the manslaughter of a homeless man in a hit-and-run incident in Addis Ababa in 2006.
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Nigeria riot victims swamp medics
Hospitals in a Nigerian town hit by sectarian violence at the weekend are struggling to cope, say aid officials.
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Zimbabwe vows to defy land ruling
Zimbabwe's government will not comply with a regional court ruling against land seizures, a minister says.
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Uganda rebel 'threatened on deal'
Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony has not signed a long-awaited peace deal because of threats to his life, a politician says.
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'No water' in cholera-hit Harare
Much of Zimbabwe's capital Harare is without water reportedly due to a lack of purification chemicals, during a cholera outbreak.
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Pirates 'to release Ukraine ship'
Somali pirates holding a ship full of military hardware reach a deal with its Ukrainian owners to release it, reports say.
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Row over tanker held in Nigeria
The captain of a Greek oil tanker accuses the armed forces of Nigeria of co-operating with militants to hijack his ship.
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Cameroon creates new national park for rare gorilla
Cameroon creates a new national park for the Cross River gorilla, the world's rarest, ahead of a key conservation meeting.
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SA rugby replaces Springbok badge
The South African Rugby Union replaces the 102-year old emblem of the national team, the Springbok.
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Voting opens for African player award
The shortlist for the 2008 BBC African Footballer of the Year award has been announced. Vote now for your choice.
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Drogba to stay - Kenyon
Didier Drogba will not leave Chelsea in January, says club chief executive Peter Kenyon.
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Christmas cheer?
Testing the child of Malawi's Mary and Joseph for HIV
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'Too frightened'
Nigerian teacher describes terror of communal clashes
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In pictures
A day in the life of Lesotho's HIV poster-boy
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Help from history
Using Victorian explorer to fight UK gang culture
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Home deliveries
How Zimbabwean exiles send vital supplies back home
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Hello? Pirates?
A BBC reporter's 12-year-old child set up a scoop
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Congo rebel chief threatens 'war'
Rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda threatens war unless the government of DR Congo holds talks after months of conflict.
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Uganda rebel fails to sign deal
Peace mediators return to base after the Ugandan rebel, Joseph Kony, fails to show up to sign a peace deal to end war.
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French charges over Deby killing
French prosecutors put four suspects under formal investigation over the murder last year of the Chadian president's son.
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UK funds for S Africa Aids fight
The UK is to give South Africa's new Health Minister Barbara Hogan £15m to help combat Aids in the country.
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Ethiopian troops to leave Somalia
All Ethiopian troops will leave Somalia by the end of the year, the country's foreign ministry announces.
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SA 'heroes' save hostages
South African bodyguards tell of rescuing 120 hostages from a Mumbai hotel seized by gunmen.
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