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Libya 'halts Swiss oil shipments'
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Libya's state shipping company says it has halted oil shipments to Switzerland in protest over the arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's son.
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Zuma 'shocked by white poverty'
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The head of South Africa's governing ANC party, Jacob Zuma, says he is shocked by white poverty in the country.
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S African named UN rights chief
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South African judge Navanethem Pillay is nominated as the new UN human rights chief.
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Charity barred from south Niger
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Niger's government orders French medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres to stop work because of suspected rebel links.
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Zimbabweans 'start crisis talks'
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Zimbabwe's ruling and opposition parties begin power-sharing talks in South Africa, officials say.
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Lagos tanker explosion kills 12
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At least 12 people are killed in Nigeria's main city, Lagos, as a petrol tanker bursts into flames.
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New E Africa food crisis warning
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More than 14m in the Horn of Africa need food aid because of drought and high prices.
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Senegal 'ready' for Habre trial
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Senegal says it is ready to put Chad ex-leader Hissene Habre on trial over alleged rights abuses.
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Nigeria oil giant 'paid rebels'
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The head of Nigeria's national oil company says it paid $12m in protection money to rebels.
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Senegal disqualifies world Scrabble champion for lying about his age
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A young Scrabble champion from Senegal is disqualified for lying about his age, local media report.
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United boss praises South Africa
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes South Africa will be well equipped to host the World Cup in 2010.
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Muntari set for Inter move
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Inter Milan are poised to sign Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari from Portsmouth.
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Witchdoctor fury
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BBC reporter tells of threats for taking on albino killers
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Audio slideshow
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Images of hunger in east Africa by Nick Danziger
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Voters' views
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Zimbabweans react to news of power-sharing talks
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Zero sum game
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Quadrillion? The crazy numbers of Zimbabwe inflation
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'Bitter hope'
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Zimbabweans wonder if deal can end violence
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Ancient glories
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Ethiopia restores famous obelisk but are others at risk?
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Sudan president defiant in Darfur
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Sudan's president defies accusations from the ICC during a rare visit to Darfur.
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Opposition reprisals in Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwean opposition activists attack government supporters in retaliatory attacks.
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Somali militant warns of war
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A Somali Islamist says he intends to step up an insurgency after taking control of the opposition.
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Somali pirates 'seize Filipinos'
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A ship with 20 Philippine crew is reportedly hijacked by pirates off Somalia's coast.
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S African police evict migrants
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South African riot police remove hundreds of immigrants from a temporary shelter.
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Congo prisoners 'starve to death'
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At least 26 prisoners have starved to death in a DR Congo prison this year, the UN says.
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Food crisis looms in East Africa
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More than 14m people in the Horn of Africa are in need of food aid, the United Nations warns.
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Zimbabweans hail 'historic' deal
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Zimbabweans hail a deal between the president and opposition leader over the political crisis.
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Kenya students charged
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At least 70 students are charged with arson after unrest in secondary schools across Kenya.
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Senegal leads French Scrabble
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How Senegal leads the Francophone world in Scrabble
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DR Congo's endangered gorillas
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Violence gets in the way of saving DR Congo's gorillas
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Tanzania's fearful albinos
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Tanzania's albinos are still targeted by witch doctors
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Harare diary
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Circus leaves town and residents pick up the pieces
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Kenya sued over biofuel project
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Environmental groups take Kenya's government to court over a sugar plantation.
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Zimbabwe inflation at 2.2m%
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Zimbabwe's annual rate of inflation has increased to 2,200,000%, official figures show.
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What would you do to get a job?
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Job-seekers were killed recently in stampedes in recruitment centres in Nigeria.
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Do albinos get your protection?
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A BBC investigation of albino murders in Tanzania uncovers a gruesome trade in body parts.
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BBC African Performance 2008
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Send us your comments on '' A Home for Tai, the runner-up of the African play-writing competition.
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Send us your pictures of Africa
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BBC News website wants your digital photographs of life in Africa.
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