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Mugabe 'gives Zanu-PF key posts'
11 10 2008 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe gives key ministries to his own party - in defiance of a power-sharing deal, reports say.
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Pirates threaten to blow up ship
11 10 2008 Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian cargo ship carrying military tanks threaten to blow it up if they are not paid a ransom.
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Mugabe's party 'wants mediation'
10 10 2008 Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe's party has agreed to outside mediation over a deadlocked deal, a minister says.
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Somalis 'feared dead' off Yemen
10 10 2008 About 100 Somalis are feared drowned in the Gulf of Aden after being forced overboard by smugglers, the UN says.
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Libya 'to pull Swiss bank assets'
10 10 2008 Libya is to withdraw all its assets from Swiss banks in a row over the arrest of the Libyan leader's youngest son.
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Nato to target Somalia's pirates
09 10 2008 Defence ministers from the Nato military alliance agree to send warships to help combat piracy off the coast of Somalia.
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Nato to target Somalia's pirates
09 10 2008 The Nato military alliance agrees to send warships to help combat piracy off the coast of Somalia.
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DR Congo rebels capture army base
09 10 2008 The rebel forces of Laurent Nkunda have taken a major army base in eastern DR Congo, the UN confirms.
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Zimbabwe inflation hits new high
09 10 2008 Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate soars to a record 231,000,000% as measured in July, newly released official figures show.
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Rwandan troops 'invade DR Congo'
09 10 2008 DR Congo accuses Rwanda of sending troops across the border, and threatening the city of Goma.
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Ivory Coast pollution trial stops
09 10 2008 A major trial of alleged polluters in the Ivory Coast is put on hold, after defence lawyers walk out.
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Zimbabwe inflation hits new high
09 10 2008 Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate soars to a record 231,000,000% as measured in July, newly-released official figures show.
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S Africa fear over killer disease
08 10 2008 More than 100 people in South Africa are under medical observation over suspected haemorrhagic fever fears.
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Kenya dismisses tanks 'evidence'
08 10 2008 A Kenyan minister denies BBC reports that tanks seized by pirates were for South Sudan.
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Sudan outrage at trouser arrests
08 10 2008 A South Sudan minister says she is outraged after police arrest 30 women for wearing tight trousers.
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Police raid Nigeria 'baby farm'
08 10 2008 Police raid a private hospital in Nigeria where they suspect babies were being sold.
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Mbeki ally: ANC split inevitable
08 10 2008 It is inevitable that South Africa's ruling ANC party will split, a close ally of ex-President Thabo Mbeki tells the BBC.
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Egyptian killed in sectarian row
08 10 2008 Sectarian ties are shaken in Egypt by the murder of a Muslim whose wife converted against her Christian family's wish.
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Kenya dismisses tanks 'evidence'
08 10 2008 A Kenyan minister denies BBC reports that tanks seized by pirates were bound for South Sudan.
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Mbeki ally threatens to split ANC
08 10 2008 A close ally of South Africa's ex-President Thabo Mbeki warns some ruling ANC members may break away from the party.
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Niger journalist released on bail
08 10 2008 A radio journalist in Niger accused of links with Tuareg rebels in the north of the country is released on bail.
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Circumcision HIV impact doubted
08 10 2008 There is no hard evidence that circumcision protects gay men from contracting HIV, research shows.
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Somali shoppers killed by shells
08 10 2008 Shells are fired near Mogadishu's main market, leaving at least 20 people dead, witnesses say.
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Kenya deports Obama author
08 10 2008 The Kenyan authorities deport the US author of a highly critical book about Barack Obama.
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Hijacked tanks 'for South Sudan'
08 10 2008 The BBC sees evidence suggesting tanks held by pirates was bound for South Sudan.
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