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Zimbabwe refuses Annan group visa

Former UN head Kofi Annan and ex-US president Jimmy Carter cancel a visit to Zimbabwe after they are refused visas.

Somali Islamists 'hunt pirates'

Somali Islamist rebels search for pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker, saying seizing a Muslim-owned ship is a crime.

Cholera outbreak strikes Zimbabwe

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe nears 300 as the water and sanitation situation "worsens", the UN says.

SA racist killer gets life term

A judge sentences an 19-year-old white South African to four life terms for shooting dead four black people.

Poll to bring G-Bissau stability

One party wins a clear parliamentary majority in Guinea-Bissau, which observers hope will save it from drug barons.

Fierce gun battle rocks Mogadishu

At least 15 people are killed as insurgents attack the Somali capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say.

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