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      <title>UN and World Bank in DR Congo peace push</title>
      <description>Ban Ki-moon and Jim Yong-kim meet President Joseph Kabila amid reports of renewed fighting in the east of the country.</description>
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      <title>Niger car bombs leave many dead</title>
      <description>At least 21 people killed in simultaneous blasts at military camp and uranium mine in two northern cities.</description>
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      <title>Thousands mourn celebrated Nigerian writer</title>
      <description>Chinua Achebe, author of widely praised Things Fall Apart, buried in his hometown two months after his death in the US.</description>
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      <title>Zimbabwe's Mugabe signs new constitution</title>
      <description>New constitution, which clips powers of president and sets term-limits, paves way for crucial elections this year.</description>
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      <title>Kenya probe links president to rights abuses</title>
      <description>Special commission says Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy helped plan and fund post-election violence in 2007.</description>
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      <title>Nigeria to free Boko Haram members</title>
      <description>Military says it will release a number of Boko Haram members, including all women, in what it calls a peace bid.</description>
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      <title>Algerian president's health still questioned</title>
      <description>Assurances from French officials over President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's condition fail to convince many Algerians.</description>
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      <title>UK wants Belhadj case in secret court</title>
      <description>Government lawyers seek to keep lawsuit over secret Libya rendition of prominent Gaddafi opponent out of public domain.</description>
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      <title>Police raid Ugandan newspaper office</title>
      <description>Premises of Daily Monitor searched for evidence against army general who questioned president's succession plan.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:41:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kenyan art up for auction in London</title>
      <description>Kenyan artwork still relatively unknown despite recent international buying spree of African art.</description>
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      <title>Mali government to resume talks with Tuaregs</title>
      <description>Dialogue with MNLA to focus on the status of the northern town of Kidal and the armed group's disarmament.</description>
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      <title>Salafist group clashes with police in Tunisia</title>
      <description>Ansar al-Sharia supporters vent anger at police after they are prevented from defying ban on holding annual congress.</description>
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      <title>Deaths reported in South Sudan cattle raids</title>
      <description>Murle tribe in Jonglie state attacks Jikany people in neighbouring Upper Nile state, killing 29, local official says.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 09:36:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>S Africa stunned by fatal circumcisions</title>
      <description>Botched circumcisions seen as cause of many deaths during coming-of-age ritual among tribal groups.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 07:27:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Somaliland marks 22 years of independence</title>
      <description>Region that broke away from Somalia in 1991 is still waiting for international recognition.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 19:24:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UN envoy says CAR in 'state of anarchy'</title>
      <description>Representative to Central African Republic says time has come to impose sanctions on rebels and deploy security force.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 06:19:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>'Greedy pig' protest held at Kenya parliament</title>
      <description>Demonstrators release dozens of piglets on parliament to protest against a bill that would see pay raise for lawmakers.</description>
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      <title>Deaths reported in Rwanda building collapse</title>
      <description>Three people have been killed and 21 others hospitalised, while about 100 people are feared trapped in rubble.</description>
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      <title>Swaziland bans underage marriages</title>
      <description>Tribal leaders contend that new law preventing child brides departs from traditional customs.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:07:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Darfur rebel-faction leader killed in Chad</title>
      <description>Mohamed Bashar, who signed peace deal with Sudan last month, killed by rival Justice and Equality Movement fighters.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:18:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Piracy declines off Somali coast</title>
      <description>One year after last ship was hijacked, Somali PM says his country's land strategy was key to solving piracy problem.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 03:56:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>S Africa platinum giant plans major job cuts</title>
      <description>Anglo American Platinum plans to cut 6,000 jobs, less than half initially proposed, as unions vow to 'fight' losses.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:26:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Nigeria 'cult' carries out deadly ambush</title>
      <description>At least 23 police officers killed in ambush carried out by armed members of Ombatse group in Nassarawa state.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:50:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>'Eritrea jails 10,000 political prisoners'</title>
      <description>Amnesty International says ex-rebel government jails at least 10,000 political prisoners to 'silence dissent'.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 02:26:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UN accuses Congolese troops of child rapes</title>
      <description>Report finds more than 97 women and 33 girls subject to rape by DRC forces as M23 perpetrated its own violence.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 17:33:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Dozens killed in Boko Haram raid in Nigeria </title>
      <description>At least 55 killed and 105 inmates freed in coordinated attacks on army barracks, a prison and police post in Bama town.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 06:29:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Zimbabwe police charge and release editor</title>
      <description>Dumisani Muleya and the chief reporter of the Zimbabwe Independent charged after being held for writing "falsehoods". </description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 21:22:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Saudis arrested over blast at Tanzania church</title>
      <description>Officials say six people, including four Saudis, held in connection with attack that left two dead and 30 injured.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:23:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pro-independence rallies held in W Sahara</title>
      <description>Sahrawi activists march in disputed Moroccan territory's main city in region's biggest demonstration in decades.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:19:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cameroon artists send out political message</title>
      <description>Artists in Douala city, which is becoming art hub in region, use work to spread awareness of issues like corruption.</description>
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