Senegal star Youssou N'dour launches TV channel Fri 03 Sep, 2010.
Senegalese pop star Youssou N'dour has officially launched his own television station in Senegal after a two-year struggle with the authorities. Read more...
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South Africa to resume deporting Zimbabweans Fri 03 Sep, 2010.
South Africa is to start expelling Zimbabweans again, from 31 December, the government has announced, ending their special status. Read more...
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Mozambique food price rises 'irreversible' Fri 03 Sep, 2010.
The government of Mozambique says price rises which have led to riots in the capital Maputo are "irreversible". Read more...
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South Africa's public sector strike set to continue Thu 02 Sep, 2010.
South Africa's public sector strike is set to continue after the main trade union federation rejected an improved wage offer from the government. Read more...
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France 'drops charges' over killing of Ali Mecili Wed 01 Sep, 2010.
A French judge has dropped charges against an Algerian official over the killing of a leading Algerian opposition figure, a lawyer says. Read more...
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South Africa wage offer increased in bid to stop strike Wed 01 Sep, 2010.
The South African government has increased its wage offer to more than a million striking public sector workers. Read more...
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Gaddafi wants EU cash to stop African migrants Wed 01 Sep, 2010.
Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi says the EU should pay Libya at least 5bn euros (£4bn; $6.3bn) a year to stop illegal African immigration and avoid a "black Europe". Read more...
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Kenya defends tribal census figures Wed 01 Sep, 2010.
The head of Kenya's census has defended the release of national census figures that include tribal affiliations. Read more...
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African Union peacekeepers killed in Somalia Tue 31 Aug, 2010.
Four African Union peacekeepers were killed when a mortar hit Somalia's presidential palace, officials say. Read more...
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Talks begin after Zuma tells ministers to end SA strike Tue 31 Aug, 2010.
Talks have resumed between the South African government and trade unions to end a bitter public sector strike. Read more...
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South Sudan to end use of child soldiers Tue 31 Aug, 2010.
The army in Southern Sudan has pledged to demobilise all child soldiers by the end of the year. Read more...
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'Dozens of children die' in Nigerian lead poisoning Mon 30 Aug, 2010.
As many as 30 children have died of lead poisoning in northern Nigeria over the past week, authorities believe. Read more...
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Somali pirate admits attacking US warship Mon 30 Aug, 2010.
A Somali man has admitted attacking a US warship in April after mistaking it for a merchant vessel. Read more...
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Court worry at Omar al-Bashir's Kenya trip Mon 30 Aug, 2010.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has reported Kenya to the UN Security Council over a visit to Nairobi by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Read more...
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Exiled Madagascan leader Ravalomanana sentenced Mon 30 Aug, 2010.
Madagascar's exiled former president has been sentenced to life in prison with hard labour for ordering the killing of opposition supporters. Read more...
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