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  1. Uganda counts victims of party boat accident

    At least 29 people died in latest boat capsized on Lake Victoria

  2. 25/11/2018 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  3. 24/11/2018 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  4. Are priests being targeted in Cameroon?

    In Cameroon, yet another Catholic priest is gunned down.

  5. DR Congo: Two prominent opposition politicians announce joint election bid

    Felix Tshisekedi will be a presidential candidate with Vital Kamerhe as his running mate.

  6. CAR suspect appears before war crimes court

    Former militia leader Alfred Yekatom appears before war crimes court in The Hague.

  7. South African community wins fight against mining giant

    A landmark case determines that a poor rural community can say no to mining on their land

  8. Zimbabwe sets aside $50m to compensate white farmers whose lands were seized

    Finance minister Mthuli Ncube announced the measure as he read the budget statement today

  9. Compensation for white farmers announced in Zimbabwe

    Zimbabwe's government sets aside $53m to compensate former white farm owners.

  10. Nigeria army officers 'killed in camp raid'

    Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed more than 44 army officers.

  11. Cameroon army frees kidnapped students

    Kidnapped students and a teacher rescued after a raid on a camp of separatist fighters

  12. Nigeria army officers 'killed in camp raid'

    Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed more than 44 army officers.

  13. Cameroon: Another school kidnap, according to reports

    There are reports of another kidnapping at a school in Cameroon's Anglophone region.

  14. Cameroon: Another school kidnap, according to reports

    There are reports of another kidnapping at a school in Cameroon's Anglophone region.

  15. Hundreds of thousands displaced by Ethiopia clashes

    The government is calling for international help for those displaced by ethnic conflict

  16. WHO: Fight against malaria 'stalls'

    The progress in the fight against malaria has stalled, the World Health Organization says

  17. Nigeria challenger launches campaign

    Nigeria's Atiku Abubakar launches manifesto.

  18. Kenya stops NGO offering abortion services

    The authorities in Kenya have banned Marie Stopes from offering abortion services.

  19. 18/11/2018 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  20. 17/11/2018 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  21. Gabon holds key cabinet meeting in President Bongo's absence

    The vice president chaired the first cabinet meeting in the country for three weeks.

  22. Sudan's cash crisis bites even harder

    Many cash machines have run out of banknotes in Sudan's capital, Khartoum.

  23. Gabon: First cabinet meeting since President Bongo was taken ill

    The vice president chaired the first cabinet meeting in the country for three weeks.

  24. Ethiopia's former deputy intelligence chief arrested

    Yared Zerihun is one of more than 60 officials arrested since Monday.

  25. Ethiopia arrests former deputy spy chief Yared Zerihun

    Yared Zerihun is one of more than 60 officials arrested since Monday.

  26. Ethiopia's former deputy intelligence chief arrested

    Since Monday more than 60 officials have been arrested.

  27. Eritrea breakthrough as UN sanctions lifted

    The UN votes unanimously to lift sanctions against Eritrea

  28. The United Nations votes unanimously to lift sanctions against Eritrea

    The resolution, drafted by the UK, was backed by the US and its allies.

  29. UN removes Eritrea sanctions after nine years

    The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to lift sanctions on Eritrea.

  30. Three students held over Uganda school fire

    Nine students were killed in a dormitory whose doors had been padlocked.

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