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Last updated: 12 november, 2009 - 11:14 GMT

Guinea's Junta finish mediation talks in Burkina Faso with little hope for breakthrough

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Nollywood actor Nkem Owoh kidnapped by gunmen

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Djibouti forcibly returns 40 Somali refugees to Mogadishu.

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Cancer threatens Africa's growing number of smokers

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South Africa's police chief condemns the shooting of a 3 year old by his men

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Sola Odunfa feels the sadness of losing a fine friend

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Kinshasa's traffic police accused of beating taxi drivers

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