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Page last updated at 00:19 GMT, Thursday, 26 November 2009

UN troops in DR Congo (file image)
UN's Congo policies 'must change'
Rights groups say the UN must change its policies in DR Congo, after a leaked report claims violence there is worsening.
Congo’s multinational rebels
In pictures: Behind rebel lines
Congo gold 'still funding' rebels

Nigel Brennan had been in Somalia for a week when he was kidnapped Two journalists freed in Somalia
Two foreign journalists kidnapped in Somalia by militants in August 2008 have been freed by their captors.

Reporters and photographers at a football match, file image Row over World Cup reporting rule
South African journalists are accusing Fifa of imposing restrictive rules on reporting next year's World Cup.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Newton Jibunoh Green Brother
Sahara reality TV show to highlight climate change
Waves Waters rising
Two cities, in Africa and Europe, braced for higher seas
A man in Guinea holds up a photo of his son killed at the stadium Mass killing
Will UN unearth the truth of Guinea's stadium massacre?

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Climate 'drives African conflict'
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HIV infections and deaths drop
Darfur rivals 'prepare new war'
Ivory Coast Climbie school opens
Most 'orphans' have living parent

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The electricians who connect South Africans - for free
Families continue to face difficult conditions if their children remain at home On the street
Kenya orphans face drug addiction and violence
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Zimbabwean gems banned by dealer
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