Charles Taylor 'duped' by Nigeria
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor tells his war crimes trial he was duped by Nigeria into being arrested there in 2006.

SA police 'kill boy aged three'
South Africa's police watchdog condemns the alleged killing of a three-year-old boy by police.

UN gives backing to 'Mandela Day'
The UN General Assembly declares 18 July Nelson Mandela Day to mark his contribution to freedom.

'Scam comic' kidnapped in Nigeria
A comic actor, famous for portraying an e-mail scammer, is abducted in eastern Nigeria.

French aid worker seized in Chad
The Red Cross says a French member of staff working in east Chad has been abducted.

Girlfriend 'kills Uganda general'
Uganda's former army chief James Kazini is killed at his girlfriend's flat with an iron bar.

Somali pirates charged in Kenya
Seven Somalis, captured at sea by German naval forces last month, appear in court in the Kenyan port of Mombasa accused of piracy.

Congo rebel fight 'must continue'
The UN envoy to DR Congo urges support for the government in its battle with Rwandan rebels, despite accusations of abuses.

Somalis free Kenyan print staff
Two Kenyan printing contractors abducted in Somalia's capital are freed unharmed two days after they were seized.

Mali's Tinariwen beat Bob Dylan to win best album award
A band of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region have been crowned the winners of this year's Uncut Music Award for best album.

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Egypt, Algeria appeal for calm
The governments of Egypt and Algeria are appealing for calm ahead of Saturday's crucial 2010 World Cup qualifier between the two nations.

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McCarthy expects Blackburn exit
South Africa striker Benni McCarthy gives his clearest indication yet he wants to quit Blackburn Rovers in January.

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Bafana hit by indiscipline again
South Africa's preparations for next year's World Cup are once again hit by ill-discipline as another player is dropped from the squad.

Eye in the sky
Unmanned drones to fight Somalia's elusive pirates

Dangerous job
Sacked Nigerian corruption fighter 'got death threats'

Money talks
What does China want for its $10bn loan to Africa?

Child victims
Sex abuse of boys and girls rises amid Zimbabwe crisis

Freedom fighters
The Africans who fought the Nazis - and colonialism

Price of justice
What did war crimes court do for Sierra Leone?

Call to free ill Tunisia reporter
France's foreign minister urges Tunisia to let detained journalist Taoufik Ben Brik seek medical treatment.

Mid-ocean pirate attack on tanker
Somali pirates attack an oil tanker 1,000 miles from the coast - the furthest yet, the EU anti-piracy mission says.

SA World Cup rail project delayed
One of South Africa's major projects for next year's World Cup will not be ready, the BBC has been told.

SA power chief quits in race row
The chairman of South Africa's national power company resigns after he was accused of pushing out his black chief executive.

Zimbabwe's Bennett trial delayed
The terror trial of MDC official Roy Bennett, which has heightened tensions in Zimbabwe's unity government, is adjourned.

Corruption costs $1.6tn, UN says
The United Nations says political corruption costs governments about $1.6tn (£951bn) every year.

Bashir cancels visit to Istanbul
Sudan's President Bashir, indicted for war crimes in Darfur, pulls out of a summit in Istanbul, following pressure from the EU and US.

Why Ugandans work in Iraq
Why 10,000 Ugandans have gone to Iraq

SA satirists pulling the strings
South Africa gets its first satire show... only on the web

UK expats learn Nigerian culture
Want to cook Nigerian food? Learn in London

Vodacom cautious about recovery
The boss of the South African mobile phone firm, Vodacom, says it is too early to be confident of a sustained recovery.

China pledges $10bn Africa loans
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledges $10bn in loans to Africa over the next three years, reports say.

African view: Guinea rape
Why rape will not silence the women of Guinea

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