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Nigeria army says crackdown to go on
Nigeria's army vows to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes", as a 24-hour curfew is imposed in Maiduguri.
The Somali pirates 'jailed in paradise'
The jailed Somali pirates sharing an island with millionaires
Massacre suspect held in Ivory Coast
The authorities in Ivory Coast arrest militia leader Amade Oueremi, suspected of one of the worst massacres during 2011 post-election violence.
Tanzania pulls out of Cosafa Cup
Tanzania withdraws from the southern Africa football tournament, the Cosafa Cup, taking place in Zambia in July.
VIDEO: Kenya gay activists defy ban
Pro-gay demonstrators took to the streets of Nairobi on Friday, calling for homosexuality to be de-criminalised in Kenya and other African countries.
VIDEO: Ghana students aim for orbit 'by 2016'
Students in Ghana launch a model of a satellite attached to a balloon for the first time.
Tunisia bars Salafist gathering
Tunisia bans the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia from holding a meeting in the city of Kairouan, raising fears of possible violence.
VIDEO: City lit up after 20 years in dark
After years of conflict, it can be difficult to imagine the people of Mogadishu enjoying a nightlife.
VIDEO: Man 'unlawfully killed' in Nigeria
An engineer from Greater Manchester was unlawfully killed by his kidnappers in Nigeria minutes after a UK-led rescue operation stormed in, an inquest found.
Deaths in DR Congo mine collapse
At least 20 people are killed when a mine collapses in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government says.

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