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VIDEO: Is Somalian capital on the mend?

February 22, 2012
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Ethiopian and Somali troops have taken a strategic stronghold of Islamist militants in south-western Somalia.

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South Sudan expels oil firm boss

February 22, 2012
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South Sudan expels the head of a Chinese and Malaysian-owned oil firm following its investigation into Khartoum's "theft" of oil worth $815m (£518m).

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VIDEO: Somalia militant base Baidoa captured

February 22, 2012
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Ethiopian and Somali troops have taken a strategic stronghold of Islamist militants in south-western Somalia.

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Nigeria rig ‘may burn for months’

February 22, 2012
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A gas-fuelled fire, with flames as high as 5m, may burn for months in waters off the Niger Delta in south-east Nigeria, a Chevron spokesperson tells the BBC.

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Somalia militants lose key town

February 22, 2012
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Ethiopian and Somali troops capture Baidoa, a strategic stronghold of al-Shabab Islamist militants in south-western Somalia.

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Uganda: Police Injure Opposition Leader Besigye

February 22, 2012
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The president of Uganda's Forum for Democratic Change, Kizza Besigye, was hospitalised Tuesday when a political rally was dispersed by police in Kampala. A women MP, Sempalla Nabila, was taken to hospital after passing out after police fired tear gas. Reports indicate that opposition politicians led by Besigye, Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago and...

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Life under Somalia’s al-Shabab militants

February 22, 2012
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Teacher tells of harsh life under Somali Islamist rule

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Tunisian Darragi seals Swiss move

February 22, 2012
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Star midfielder for African champions Esperance and for Tunisia, Oussama Darragi, to move to FC Sion of Switzerland.

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Ahly return to training in Cairo

February 22, 2012
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Egyptian giants return to training for the first time since the deaths of 74 spectators in violence after a league match in Port Said.

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A chef’s recipe for success

February 22, 2012
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Chef tells of turning African food into big business

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