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ANC youth leader appeal dismissed
4 Feb 2012 at 7:29am
South African youth leader Julius Malema loses his appeals against the ruling ANC's decision to suspend him for bringing the party into disrepute.
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Cairo clashes over football anger
3 Feb 2012 at 4:11pm
At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match.
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Ivory Coast power past co-hosts
3 Feb 2012 at 11:55am
Ivory Coast cruise to a 3-0 win over co-hosts Equatorial Guinea in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Famine 'over' in Somalia, UN says
3 Feb 2012 at 9:36am
Famine conditions have ended in war-torn Somalia six months after they were first declared but the situation remains serious, the UN says.
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Many die at S Sudan peace meeting
3 Feb 2012 at 12:30pm
At least 37 people have been killed in South Sudan following a shoot-out at a peace meeting aimed at ending recent violence, officials say.
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Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
2 Feb 2012 at 5:07pm
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
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