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Andrew Harding, Africa correspondent

Andrew Harding Africa correspondent

This is the home of my reports, updates and analysis from across the world’s liveliest continent

21:18 UK time, Tuesday, 21 May 2013

South Africa rising? Hope in the townships

A child runs around in the washing area as her mother does her washing in Johannesburg Alexandra township (archive shot)

In a sense, you can see all of South Africa from the unfinished concrete roof of Morris Modipa's bar on Avenue 15 in Johannesburg's Alexandra Township.

What conclusions you draw from the view rather depends on your attitude towards the continent's biggest economy, and its uncertain future.

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10:50 UK time, Saturday, 11 May 2013

Streetlights bring normality to Mogadishu

Last night I went for a stroll in Mogadishu.

For twenty-odd years the dusty streets of this infamously dangerous city have emptied in a furious hurry at sunset.

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19:20 UK time, Tuesday, 7 May 2013

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Somalia's leader hails 'new era'

A year ago, Afgoye was under the control of Somalia's Islamist militant group, al-Shabab, which held most of the countryside beyond Mogadishu.

But if they have lost control of many key towns these days, al-Shabab can still cause trouble.

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About Andrew

Africa correspondent since 2009, covering the continent's highs and lows - from the World Cup, Africa's economic boom, and the literary treasures of Timbuktu, to the pirates of Somalia, the conflict in Ivory Coast, and the struggles of Zimbabwe.

Twenty years as a foreign correspondent, based in the former Soviet Union, Africa, and Asia.

Reported on the 1993 parliamentary rebellion in Moscow, two Chechen wars, the Asian tsunami in 2004, and conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Burma, Congo, Sudan, Liberia and beyond.

Born in the UK, grew up in Belgium and boarding school. Married with three children.

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