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Death penalty for Somaliland raid
A group of 17 civilians are sentenced to death, the day after carrying out an attack on a military base in the self-proclaimed republic of Somaliland.
'Robbers' killed in Nigeria blast
At least two suspected armed robbers are killed in an explosion in a minibus in Nigeria's oil capital, Port Harcourt, police say.
Rwanda's Mafisango in fatal crash
Patrick Mafisango, a member of Rwanda's squad for next month's 2014 World Cup qualifier against Algeria, dies in a car accident in Dar es Salaam.
Congo warlord's 'days numbered'
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor tells the BBC he believes the net is closing around Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda.
Man held over Kenya club attack
A man is arrested on suspicion of helping to carry out an attack on a Mombasa nightclub, in which one person died, police say.
Seven die in south Libya clash
Seven people are killed and more than 20 injured in clashes in Libya's western desert town of Ghadames, the government says.
Taylor says witnesses 'bought'
Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor accuses the prosecution of paying witnesses to testify against him in his war crimes trial in The Hague.
UN warns of South Sudan hunger
More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN warns.
EU forces raid Somali pirate base
EU naval forces conduct their first raid on pirate bases on the Somali mainland, saying they have destroyed several boats.
SA unions clash with opposition
South African police fire tear gas after clashes between opposition supporters and trade union activists in central Johannesburg.
Nigeria divorcees in mass wedding
A hundred couples marry in an officially sanctioned mass ceremony in Nigeria - in an effort to provide stable homes for Muslim divorcees and widows.
Libya's Belhadj to enter politics
Libya's Islamist rebel commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj says he has quit the military in a bid to enter politics, ahead of upcoming polls.
Cameroon federation ditch Milla
Cameroon's 1990 World Cup star Roger Milla has been removed as honorary president of his country's football federation after criticising top officials in the organisation.
Gyan and Dede absent from Ghana
Asamoah Gyan is missing from the Ghana squad despite talks about his return, while 'Dede' Ayew misses out through injury.
Egypt, Libya to play without fans
World Cup qualifiers featuring Egypt and Libya will be played behind closed doors, football's world governing body Fifa says.
African viewpoint: Last of the Nuba?
Will any African country dare to arrest Sudan's Bashir?
African viewpoint: Prophesying the truth?
Are those who make predictions prophets or charlatans?
Africa's new digital frontier
The woman who took the web to Kenya's poor
Distributing Nigerian films online
Making a fortune by selling Nigerian films online
VIDEO: Africa Beats: Atemi Oyungu
A long song for Nairobi - Kenya's vibrant capital
VIDEO: Africa Beats: Carmen Souza
The jazz-tinged vocalist making a unique, smoky sound
In pictures: How to net mosquitoes in DR Congo
Images of the fight against malaria - the world's biggest child-killer
In pictures: Ripping up Gaddafi rule-book
How Libyans are tearing up Gaddafi's curious rule-book
In pictures: The many images of Africa
Pictures show how the continent's image is out of date
In pictures: Africa's exiled Olympians
Africa-born athletes competing under new flags in London
In pictures: Smuggling fuel by sea in West Africa
Pictures of the lucrative fuel smuggling trade in West Africa
In pictures: Kenyans go crazy for skating
Images of Kenyans' trials and tribulations of learning to skate
In pictures: From elephant stampedes to hairdos in Zimbabwe art
Perils of rural Zimbabwe life depicted in art
In pictures: Kenya's mystery murals
Images of the graffiti castigating Kenya's political leaders
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VIDEO: UN warns of South Sudan food shortage
More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning.
VIDEO: Can Tunisia solve job woes?
Job prospects for young Tunisians have got worse in the past year, and the government has started to give tax breaks to companies employing graduates.
AUDIO: Queendom: Afro-beats bred in Oslo
An all-female African diaspora singing trio talk about bringing African music to Norway.
VIDEO: Defiant Taylor protests innocence
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has accused the prosecution of paying and threatening witnesses in his war crimes trial.
Mali coup: Tuaregs tell of ethnic attacks
Teacher tells of fleeing ethnic attacks during Mali rebellion
In pictures: Ghana's flying women
Images of the school where Ghana's women learn to fly
VIDEO: War photographer remembered at auction
Auction tribute to combat photojournalist killed in Libya
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Viewpoint: Is history rewritten after African leaders die?
Why do autocrats do strange things?
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In pictures: Celebrating Ivory Coast's large ladies
Paintings celebrate the fuller figure of some African women
DR Congo mining's reputation in tatters
Is US 'conflict minerals' law adding to Congo misery?
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