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• Monday, 28 May 2012

  Mon, 28 May 12

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  A blast rips through a building in central Nairobi. Is Rwanda really throwing money at a rebellion in the eastern Congo? The African Development Bank say there has been no improvement in job creation despite African economic growth.

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• Fri, 25 May 12

  Fri, 25 May 12

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  A major set back for Al-Shabab militants in Somalia - African Union forces capture a key town from them. The UN human rights commissioner calls for the lifting of targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe And South Africa to share the hosting of the world's most powerful radio telescope.

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• Thursday, 24 May 2012

  Thu, 24 May 12

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  The ICC rules four key Kenyan politicians must stand trial for alleged crimes against humanity. The World Health Organisation says a major offensive to finally eradicate polio is still needed. And is South Africa once more divided over issues of race after a portrait exposing the president goes on public display?

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• Wednesday, 23 May 2012

  Wed, 23 May 12

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  History is made in the land of the Pharoahs as for the first time Egyptians vote in a free presidential election - what are their hopes? Illegal diamond miners trapped underground in South Africa.

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• Tuesday, 22 May 2012

  Tue, 22 May 12

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  African Union forces launch an offensive in Somalia to capture the strategic area of Afgoye. Medicins Sans Frontiers say 100,000 Dafuris are at risk - has the world forgotten Darfur? And a new study shows the gains made in the fight against malaria continue to be undermined by fake drugs.

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• Monday, 21 May 2012

  Mon, 21 May 12

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  Protests in Mali over a deal between the interim government and Ecowas. The African Union shuttles diplomacy between the two Sudans- is it yielding results? And controversy continues over a caricature of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma.

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• Friday, 18 May 2012

  Fri, 18 May 12

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  Malawi's President Joyce Banda announces an inquiry into alleged attempts to frustrate her becoming president. ECOWAS opens talks with al Qaeda linked rebels in Mali. And is British aid contributing to falling standards in African primary schools?

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• Thursday, 17 May 2012

  Thu, 17 May 12

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  $300 million down- Ghana's government isn't getting what it expected from oil. Challenging Boko Haram - governors in northern Nigeria meet to find a solution. And South African Olympic medalist Elana Meyer on her memories of the games.

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• Wednesday, 16 May 2012

  Wed, 16 May 12

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  Speaking in court for the first time since being found guilty, Charles Taylor says witnesses were coerced into giving evidence against him. Floods cause chaos in Rwanda. And a new film on an Ethiopian village nurturing running champions.

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• Tuesday, 15 May 2012

  Tue, 15 May 12

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  EU forces launch their first mainland attack on suspected Somali pirates. A new report says the continent must do more to take advantage of its resources when it comes to food production. And an opposition protest in South Africa ends in clashes with trade union activists.

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• Monday, 14 May 2012

  Mon, 14 May 12

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  South Sudanese people stranded for months in the north begin to arrive in Juba. Nigeria says its troops will be in Guinea Bissau by the end of this week as part of a regional military force. And turning the screw on China-South Africa moves to reduce imports of some Chinese goods into the country.

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• Friday, 11 May 2012

  Fri, 11 May 12

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  Heavy fighting in east DRCongo as security forces try to capture renegade general Bosco Ntaganda. US health experts approve a drug to prevent HIV. And Kenya's Atemi Oyungu on why music from the past inspires her.

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• Thursday, 10 May 2012

  Thu, 10 May 12

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  Demonstrations in Guinea as people complain about delayed elections and the electoral commission. Low turnout in Algeria's parliamentary polls. And from Ethiopia the shoe factory that's creating new jobs on the continent.

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• Wednesday, 09 May 2012

  Wed, 9 May 12

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  South Sudan alleges new bombings by the north on the day of a UN deadline for them to withdraw their troops from disputed areas. New research strengthens the link between infections and certain kinds of cancer. And an award winning Ethiopian film maker on capturing a 'Stolen Childhood'.

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• Tuesday, 08 May 2012

  Tue, 8 May 12

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  Gunfire in Tripoli as heavy fighting erupts close to the office of the Libyan prime minister. Angry reactions in Nigeria following the mass dismissal of striking doctors. And optimism over Mozambique's huge deposits of coal and gas.

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• Monday, 07 May 2012

  Mon, 7 May 12

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  Malawi's central bank devalues its currency by 50%. African leaders welcome Francois Hollande's election victory in France. And we meet a rebel fighting for independence in northern Mali.

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• Friday, 04 May 2012

  Fri, 4 May 12

  Duration:
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  On the day that Sudan and South Sudan are supposed to observe a ceasefire they trade accusations over fighting. Clashes in Egypt between soldiers and protesters are taking place near the Defence Ministry in Cairo. And in Africa Beats we hear the music of Carmen Souza.

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• Thursday, 03 May 12

  Thu, 3 May 12

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  Gunmen kill more than 30 people in a cattle market in Nigeria. West African heads of state meet to discuss the crises in Mali and Guinea Bissau. Yet another journalist is killed in Somalia - we hear from someone who survived an attack. And a Nigerian musician on why he set up his own record label.

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• Wednesday, 02 May 12

  Wed, 2 May 12

  Duration:
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  Violent clashes in the run-up to Egypt's presidential election leave several dead and many injured. Gruesome political killings in Burundi. And a blast from the Olympic past: Muhammad Ali.

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• Tuesday, 01 May 12

  Tue, 1 May 12

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  Members of parliament targeted as a bomb goes off in central Somalia. Is the military in Mali causing mayhem? Who is in charge following last night's gun battles? It is May Day - or Workers' Day - so what are you asking for this year? And we hear from South Sudanese in Kenya on what is happening back home.

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• Monday, 30 Apr 12

  Mon, 30 Apr 12

  Duration:
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  Sudan and the state of emergency: what happens now to the African Union's peace negotiations? Another bomb blast today in Nigeria - we ask the government what it is doing about this succession of attacks. And we visit a biennial of naïve art in Senegal.

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