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BBC News - Africa
The latest stories from the Africa section of the BBC News web site.
Updated: 16 hours 33 min ago
In pictures: Ghana's flying women
The school where Ghana's women learn to fly
Categories: External News
UN warns of South Sudan hunger
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
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
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
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
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
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?
Viewpoint: Is history rewritten after African leaders die?
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VIDEO: Can Tunisia solve job woes?
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
An all-female African diaspora singing trio talk about bringing African music to Norway.
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Egyptian giants drawn together
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
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'
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
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
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
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?
What makes real autocrats do weird things?
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DR Congo mining's reputation in tatters
Is US 'conflict minerals' law adding to Congo misery?
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VIDEO: Gold tarnished by illegal trade
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
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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