Gunbattle inside Somalia UN office
Gunmen enter a UN office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, firing their weapons, following a loud explosion, witnesses say.
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Apartheid's roots: The Natives Land Act
The 100-year-old law still dividing South Africa
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Letter from Africa: Too early to celebrate growth figures
Growth is good but too many Africans remain poor
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Refugee numbers 'highest since 1994'
The UN says 7.6 million people became refugees in 2012, the highest number since 1994, with Somalis the second largest group.
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VIDEO: Ugandan general to 'unseat president'
Renegade Ugandan General David Sejusa plans to unseat President Yoweri Museveni, he has told the BBC, in an exclusive interview.
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Nigeria militants kill school pupils
Suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria kill at least nine school children, in what survivors suggest is a response to growing vigilante groups.
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Mali signs peace deal with Tuareg
Mali's government signs a peace deal with Tuareg rebels to end conflict in the north in the run-up to elections next month.
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General condemns Uganda 'monarchy'
Ugandan army general David Sejusa accuses President Yoweri Museveni of trying to cling to power through a "political monarchy", in his first broadcast interview since fleeing to the UK.
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Eq Guinea face further Fifa case
Fifa opens a second disciplinary case against Equatorial Guinea for fielding the same ineligible player in two World Cup qualifiers.
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Behind Nigeria's piracy
How corruption in Nigeria's oil sector has fuelled sea attacks
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Cameroon boss will contest election
Cameroon FA president Iya Mohammed will stand in Wednesday's elections despite still being in custody on corruption charges.
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Ruto trial: ICC in video-link ruling
The International Criminal Court rules Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto only needs to be "physically present" at key sessions of his trial.
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Auditors criticise EU aid for Egypt
European auditors say much of the 1bn euros of EU aid for Egypt in the past seven years has had little or no impact.
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Fecafoot boss to stand while in jail
Cameroon FA president Iya Mohammed will stand in Wednesday's elections despite still being in jail for alleged corruption
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Ethiopia, Egypt vow to ease tension
Ethiopia and Egypt agree to hold further talks to quell rising tensions over the building of a new dam on the Blue Nile, their foreign ministers say, after meeting in Addis Ababa.
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'Alarm' over UK spying claims
South Africa and other countries call for investigations into claims that Britain spied on foreign governments at G20 meetings in London in 2009.
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Piracy in West Africa tops Somalia's
Piracy off the coast of West Africa has now overtaken Somali piracy, a report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) and other seafarers' groups says.
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Africa rising - but who benefits?
But who gains most from the continent's rapid growth?
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Does a child die of hunger every 10 seconds?
Is it true that a child dies of hunger every 10 seconds?
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Gaddafi son to be tried in August
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, will be tried in Libya in August and "will receive a fair trial", officials say.
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VIDEO: Well-wishers sing at Mandela's hospital
BBC's James Copnall has been outside the hospital where the former president is staying and well-wishers have gathered to sing songs of support.
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Egypt through to final qualifiers
Egypt secure victory in Mozambique to book their place in the final round of African World Cup qualifying.
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'Soldiers killed' in Mozambican raid
Several soldiers are reported to have been killed when gunmen attacked an armoury in the central Mozambican region of Dondo.
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Cecafa to begin amidst security fears
East Africa's Cecafa football tournament is set to start on Tuesday in Sudan's Darfur and South Kordofan regions despite ongoing security concerns.
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Libyans cleared on Lockerbie payout
Two senior Libyan officials are acquitted of "squandering public funds" by agreeing to pay $2.7bn (?1.7bn) in compensation to victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
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