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• Friday, 10 Feb 12

  Fri, 10 Feb 12

  Duration:
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  The prime suspect in Nigeria's Christmas day church bombings has been re-arrested. Kenya's electoral commission wants the coalition government dissolved, for an election date to be set. Why? In Senegal, President Wade says the people should decide how long he can carry on as head of state. And we visit a huge cement factory near Lagos, Nigeria.

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• Thursday, 09 Feb 12

  Thu, 9 Feb 12

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  The Tuareg rebellion in Mali spurs the exodus of thousands of people fleeing for their life. The British are taking a growing interest in Somalia. But why now? And we meet N'Kashh, an albino rapper from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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• Wednesday, 08 Feb 12

  Wed, 8 Feb 12

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  The world is warned that it is race against time to avert hunger in the Sahel region. A new regional authority is launched as part of the peace process in Darfur. Somaliland agrees to attend a peace conference on Somalia - so will it help? And we speak to Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango.

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• Tuesday, 07 Feb 12

  Tue, 7 Feb 12

  Duration:
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  Military targets attacked in multiple bomb blasts in Kaduna, northern Nigeria. The new Tuareg rebellion in Mali: what should the government do? How the police is trying to control traffic in the Somali capital? And is the English writer Charles Dickens still relevant to Africa?

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• Monday, 06 Feb 12

  Mon, 6 Feb 12

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  The government of Somalia starts to evict thousands of squatters from public buildings - where will the displaced go? Street vendors fight police in Malawi. There is a gold rush in Burundi. And the South African musician that claims to have returned from the dead.

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• Friday, 03 Feb 12

  Fri, 3 Feb 12

  Duration:
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  Carnage at a peace meeting in South Sudan. More violent protests in Egypt following deadly soccer riots. And famine is ended in Somalia - says the UN - so should people go back to their homes?

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• Thursday, 02 Feb 12

  Thu, 2 Feb 12

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  74 die in Egypt football riot. Tuareg fighting escalates in Mali. And a new campaign to clean up Algeria's beaches.

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• Wednesday, 01 Feb 12

  Wed, 1 Feb 12

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  Christmas Day bomb victims buried in Nigeria. Tuareg refugees flee clashes in Mali. And Olusegun Obasanjo cautions sit-tight leaders.

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• Tuesday, 31 Jan 12

  Tue, 31 Jan 12

  Duration:
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  Protests in Senegal, gay rights in Liberia and a Kenyan oil spill.

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• Monday, 30 Jan 12

  Mon, 30 Jan 12

  Duration:
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  The opposition in Senegal are adamant that they will rally against President Wade's re-election bid. Jean Ping remains chairman of the African Union after indecision in a vote to elect a new head. And concern in Kenya over the funding for HIV programmes.

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