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Mbeki seeks to save Zimbabwe deal
Ex South African President Thabo Mbeki is due in Harare for talks aimed at breaking the political impasse in Zimbabwe.
Ethiopian need 'under-estimated'
Aid agencies dispute the Ethiopian government's estimates of those suffering in the country's drought.
New rebels attack DR Congo town
A new rebel group threatens the key town of Bunia in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Crowd trouble mars Ghana victory
At least 15 people are hurt in a stampede during Ghana's World Cup qualifier against Lesotho.
Pirates threaten to blow up ship
Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian cargo ship carrying military tanks threaten to blow it up if they are not paid a ransom.
Congo president's call to arms
DR Congo's leader makes a televised appeal for people in the east to take up arms against rebel general Laurant Nkunda.
Somalis 'feared dead' off Yemen
About 100 Somalis are feared drowned in the Gulf of Aden after being forced overboard by smugglers, the UN says.
Rwanda opts for English teaching
Rwanda's parliament decides all education, from nursery school to university, will be taught in English instead of French.
Namibia mediator wins Nobel Prize
Finnish ex-President Martti Ahtisaari wins this year's Nobel Peace Prize for three decades of mediation around the world.
Senegal fan put up by hero Fadiga
A fan who cycled 465km across Senegal to meet his hero, footballer Khalilou Fadiga, has been rewarded by being accommodated in the national team's hotel.
2010 World Cup qualifying summary
Guinea and Mozambique take the last places in the last round of 2010 qualifying, as Egypt beat Djibouti in the final game of the day.
2010 qualifiers roundup - groups 1 to 6
Guinea take the last remaining place in the second group phase of qualifying for the 2010 World and Africa Cup of Nations.
2010 qualifiers roundup - groups 7 to 12
A run down of all the action so far in World and Nations Cup qualifying.
Africa in pictures
Pictures from the African continent this week
I LUV U
Nigeria's romantic texters resort to shock tactics
Democratic duds?
South Africans share their views on split in the ANC
Land battle looms
Uganda king on collision course with tenant farmers
South Africa split
Why ANC rebels are turning their backs on the ruling party
Monkey or lion?
Clever marketing gives hybrid seeds farmer appeal
Libya 'to pull Swiss bank assets'
Libya is to withdraw an estimated $7m of assets from Swiss banks in a row over the arrest of the Libyan leader's son.
Financial crisis 'worries Africa'
The chairman of the African Union appeals against any cut in aid following the global financial crisis.
'Deaths' in Guinea mine protest
Security forces shoot dead two people during a protest against a Russian mining firm in Guinea, witnesses say.
Migrant vessel sinks off Morocco
Scores are missing after a boat laden with some 50 economic migrants capsizes in rough seas off the coast of Morocco.
Congo rebels capture army base
The rebel forces of Laurent Nkunda have taken a major army base in eastern DR Congo, the UN confirms.
Libya blocks Swiss oil deliveries
Libya halts oil shipments to Switzerland months after the brief arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son for assault.
Somali 'ghost city' wracked by war
The eerie lack of people in war-torn Mogadishu
New era for S Africa Aids fight?
Is Dr Beetroot's fall a boost for South Africa's Aids fight?
Prudence pays off in Ethiopia
Will prudence help Ethiopia face the credit crisis?
Guinea's '50 years of poverty'
Guinea marks 50 years of freedom - and poverty
Xstrata cancels £5bn Lonmin bid
Mining group Xstrata walks away from its £5bn bid for rival Lonmin because of the credit crisis.
Zimbabwe inflation hits new high
Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate soars to a record 231,000,000% as measured in July, newly released official figures show.
Is letter writing dead?
When did you last send a letter rather than a text or email? Have we lost the art of letter writing and should we revive it?
Does Africa value its wildlife?
Would you move from your home to make way for animals?
Did your parents discipline you?
Many African parents send their kids back home to be obedient. Is Africa the place for discipline?
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