05:06 GMT 25th April 2012
On April 7 Rwanda will commence a week long series of events to commemorate the Genocide. The 18th Genocide anniversary will be held under the theme, "Let's learn from our history to shape a bright future".
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05:03 GMT 25th April 2012
Scores of people were killed and dozens injured as tribal groups clashed in the country's south last month. After the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is left in a condition which some residents call a 'non state'.
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05:01 GMT 25th April 2012
A week-long fire raging on Mount Kenya in March devoured thousands of hectares of ancient forests, a crucial water catchment for the country.
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04:56 GMT 25th April 2012
The leader of a coup in Mali has said he is in complete control of the country and says his 'door is open' for peace talks with Tuareg rebels, according to a BBC report.
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04:54 GMT 25th April 2012
The US has threatened to withhold aid if Malawi decides to allow Sudanese president Orner Hassan al-Bashir to attend the African Union (AU) summit in June.
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04:40 GMT 25th April 2012
French judges have requested an international arrest warrant for the son of the president of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, the BBC has reported.
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12:39 GMT 29th March 2012
'The London Conference was a moment of history for Somalia.'
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05:29 GMT 29th March 2012
Libyan tribal leaders and militia commanders in the east of the country have declared a semi-autonomous region in a move opponents fear is the first step toward the outright carving up of the country six months after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi.
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05:23 GMT 29th March 2012
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes following the resumption of conflict between Tuareg rebels and government forces in January.
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05:14 GMT 29th March 2012
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's president and Africa's oldest leader, celebrated his 88th birthday last month, denying reports he has prostrate cancer.
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04:58 GMT 29th March 2012
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader Kizza Besigye has said the threat of death will not stop him from campaigning for democratic rights.
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04:50 GMT 29th March 2012
Africa's newest nation has expelled the head of its biggest oil company, the Chinese and Malaysian-owned Petrodar, the BBC has reported.
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04:28 GMT 29th March 2012
A gas-fuelled fire, with flames as high as five metres, may burn for months in waters off the Niger Delta in south-east Nigeria, Chevron has admitted.
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02:50 GMT 9th March 2012
"The ICC has shown that no longer can politicians try to justify carnage
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02:41 GMT 9th March 2012
The Constitutional Court were scheduled to rule late January on whether President Abdoulaye Wade can extend his term in office as protests against his re-election The Dakar-based court had until January 29 to announce its decision on the eligibility of all candidates for the February 26 presidential vote.
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