Tsvangirai defends Mugabe unity
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai defends his support of President Robert Mugabe in a BBC interview.

Ethiopia rejects Somali request
Ethiopia says it will not provide military support requested by Somalia without an international mandate for such an intervention.

Leaders urge Madagascar solution
Southern African states call for peaceful dialogue in Madagascar, naming an ex-president of Mozambique to lead talks.

Somali MP gunned down in capital
A Somali politician is shot dead in Mogadishu, the government says, the third killing of a public figure in as many days.

World hunger 'hits one billion'
One billion people are hungry around the world, with a 100 million increase blamed on the global recession, says the UN.

Tense Niger set for August poll
Niger's parliamentary elections are set for August, as a row over the president's third term bid continues.

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Egypt team robbed in South Africa
Five Egypt players were robbed while they were playing - and beating - world champions Italy in South Africa, police say.

Somalia suicide bomb toll rises
Five more people die after a suicide attack on Somalia's security minister, bringing the total number of dead to 35.

Militants 'blow up Nigeria pipe'
Militants in Nigeria's oil region say they have blown up a major pipeline but this has not been confirmed.

Swine flu hoax text causes panic in Uganda
A hoax text message warning people that swine flu had broken out in Uganda causes panic and confusion this week.

African mobile phone operators to make climate change weather map
A partnership between mobile phone firms and humanitarian groups pledges to improve understanding of Africa's climate.

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Mali win at last in 2010 campaign
Mali get their first win of the final round of 2010 qualifying with a 3-1 victory over Benin, with Fredi Kanoute scoring the final goal.

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Egypt thrashed by US
The USA produce a barnstorming display to convincingly beat Egypt and dump the African champions out of the Confederations Cup in South Africa.

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Feidouno strikes give Guinea win
Guinea get their first win of the final round of 2010 qualifying, with a 2-1 victory over Malawi.

Cost of news
Somali journalist tells of seeing his boss shot dead

Big men never die
Why it's tricky to say an African leader is no more

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Blowing a storm
Should South Africa ban the vuvuzela?

Going ape
Tarzan, and pop culture images of Africa, in focus

Fact not fiction
Soweto mum takes son to relive the 1976 uprising

Gambia reporters' sedition charge
A court in The Gambia charges seven prominent journalists with sedition after criticising the president.

Nigeria 'wrong' to seize weapons
The owners of a Ukrainian plane seized in Nigeria with arms bound for Equatorial Guinea say there was no reason to hold it.

Japan expands anti-piracy mission
Japan's parliament approves a controversial bill to allow its naval ships to take a bigger role in fighting pirates.

Algeria militants 'ambush police'
Islamist militants kill 24 Algerian paramilitary policemen in one of the worst single attacks this year, say reports.

Somalia minister killed by bomb
Somalia's security minister is killed in a suicide bomb attack north of the capital Mogadishu, according to witnesses.

South Africa gets swine flu case
A 12-year-old boy who flew from the United States to South Africa is confirmed as sub-Saharan Africa's first case of swine flu.

Rights in Zimbabwe 'precarious'
Human rights violations are continuing in Zimbabwe and the situation remains precarious, says Amnesty International.

Boat capsize off Yemen kills 18
At least 18 people drown and 29 are missing after a boat carrying migrants sinks in the Gulf of Aden.

South African rape survey shock
One in four South African men questioned in a survey said they had raped someone, many more than once.

South Sudan 'on war footing'
South Sudanese leader Salva Kiir warns his armed forces are being made ready for any return to war with the north.

'Zimbabwe police still harass us'
'Zimbabwe police still will not tolerate protest'

Somali navy chief: Worst job?
Does Somali navy boss have worst job in the world?

Fresh air to power South Africa?
Can wind save South Africa from blackouts?

South African faces fraud claims
A South African judge appoints three trustees to manage the assets of a businessman accused of running a Bernard Madoff-style investment fraud.

Poor to lead mobile banking boom
Mobile banking is set to grow fast in developing nations and hit $5bn by 2012, say analysts.

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