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In pictures: Ghana's flying women

BBC News - Africa - 17 hours 32 min ago
The school where Ghana's women learn to fly
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UN warns of South Sudan hunger

BBC News - Africa - 18 hours 16 min ago
More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN warns.
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Kenya nightclub attack kills one

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 7:56pm
One person has died after suspected grenades were thrown into a nightclub in the Kenyan city of Mombasa, police say.
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Libya's Belhadj to enter politics

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 1:34pm
Libya's Islamist rebel commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj says he has quit the military in a bid to enter politics, ahead of upcoming polls.
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Nigeria divorcees in mass wedding

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 1:06pm
A hundred couples marry in an officially sanctioned mass ceremony in Nigeria - in an effort to provide stable homes for Muslim divorcees and widows.
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SA unions clash with opposition

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 12:57pm
South African police fire tear gas after clashes between opposition supporters and trade union activists in central Johannesburg.
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EU forces raid Somali pirate base

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 11:50am
EU naval forces conduct their first raid on pirate bases on the Somali mainland, saying they have destroyed several boats.
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African viewpoint: Should tributes to the dead be honest?

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 10:58am
Viewpoint: Is history rewritten after African leaders die?
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VIDEO: Can Tunisia solve job woes?

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 10:17am
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.
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AUDIO: Queendom: Afro-beats bred in Oslo

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 9:42am
An all-female African diaspora singing trio talk about bringing African music to Norway.
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Egyptian giants drawn together

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 8:43am
Ahly and Zamalek drawn in the same group in the Champions League as holders Esperance face fellow Tunisians Etoile du Sahel.
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Botswana squad return to training

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 7:54am
Botswana's senior players agree to return to training ahead of their 2014 World Cup qualifiers despite not being paid bonuses.
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Africa 'must boost food output'

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 7:34am
The United Nations Development Programme says Africa needs to boost agricultural productivity if it is to sustain its economic boom.
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ICC seeks Congo arrest warrants

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 5:19am
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for what he says are the two "most dangerous" rebel leaders in DR Congo.
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Aboutrika hat-trick rescues Ahly

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 5:16am
Substitute Mohamed Aboutrika scores a hat-trick to send Al Ahly into the group stage of the African Champions League.
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VIDEO: Mines hit by conflict crackdown

BBC News - Africa - May 15, 2012 - 2:19am
Mineral mines in central Africa and the people who rely on them for a living are being hit by international reluctance to trade in conflict minerals.
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Why do autocrats do strange things?

BBC News - Africa - May 14, 2012 - 7:25pm
What makes real autocrats do weird things?
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DR Congo mining's reputation in tatters

BBC News - Africa - May 14, 2012 - 7:00pm
Is US 'conflict minerals' law adding to Congo misery?
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VIDEO: Gold tarnished by illegal trade

BBC News - Africa - May 14, 2012 - 5:44pm
As demand for gold booms around the world, the UN is calling for tougher measures to prevent smuggling and the exploitation of workers in unregulated mines.
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Ecowas threatens Mali sanctions

BBC News - Africa - May 14, 2012 - 1:27pm
The West African regional bloc Ecowas threatens to re-impose sanctions on Mali's coup leaders, who it says are still meddling in politics.
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