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Mozambique police fire at rioters

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Police in Mozambique's capital fire rubber bullets on the third day of riots, as the violence spreads to the central city of Chimoio.

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Nigerian economy 'to grow by 10%'

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Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says.

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Sudan settles on referendum head

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The committee set up to organise a referendum on independence in southern Sudan decides on a northerner to be its head.

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UN calls special food price talks

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The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.

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SA condemns Madagascar jail term

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South Africa strongly criticises Madagascar over the life sentence passed on exiled President Marc Ravalomanana.

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DR Congo 'genocide' file delayed

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The UN postpones the release of a draft report that accuses the Rwandan army of possible genocide in DR Congo till next month.

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Global broadband divide revealed

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The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.

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SA to resume Zimbabwe expulsions

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South Africa is to start expelling Zimbabweans again, from 31 December, the government announces.

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Senegal star launches TV channel

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Pop star Youssou N'dour officially launches his own television station in Senegal after a two-year struggle with the authorities.

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Kenya moves to legalise home brew

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Kenya's president signs a bill which legalises the traditional home brew changaa - a move intended to stop people dying from drinking moonshine.

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Congo: 70 dead, 200 missing in 2 boat capsizes (AP)

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AP - Two boats capsized over the weekend in separate incidents on Congo's vast rivers, leaving 70 people dead and 200 others feared dead, and both vessels were heavily loaded and operating with few safety measures, officials said Sunday.

Fuel tankers, buses ablaze in Nigeria road crash (AFP)

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AFP - More than a dozen vehicles including three fuel tankers and two mini-buses caught fire Sunday in a pile-up on a Nigerian highway, site of a deadly multi-car crash three weeks ago, an AFP photographer reported.

Mubarak concerned over 'new dangers' in the Gulf (AFP)

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AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Sunday he was concerned about "new dangers" in the Gulf, in an apparent allusion to Iran, whose nuclear ambitions concern numerous Arab countries.

Curse strikes Egypt again as Sierra Leone draw (AFP)

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AFP - An opening-round curse struck Egypt again Sunday when they were held 1-1 at home by lowly Sierra Leone in a 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier.

Calm returns, but a Mozambican family still struggles to eat (AFP)

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AFP - Ernestina Palmira Cuna and her family watched the riots in Mozambique on television from their tin-roof house, afraid to go outside and get caught in the violent price protests raging around them.

Embattled Springboks coach De Villiers faces probe (AFP)

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AFP - A disastrous South Africa Tri-Nations campaign and controversial comments by embattled coach Peter de Villiers will be reviewed this month, a statement said Sunday.

Egypt journalist faces trial over minister 'insult' (AFP)

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AFP - A prominent opposition journalist is to go on trial for allegedly libelling Egypt's foreign minister in a newspaper, a judicial source said on Sunday.

Mozambique police on alert amid calls for new riots (AFP)

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AFP - Mozambique police were on alert on Sunday after days of riots over food prices, as calls for renewed protests were circulated via mobile phone text messages.

Storm off Mozambique kills 15 fishermen (AP)

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AP - Mozambican authorities say five fishing boats have capsized in a storm off the country's central coast, killing at least 15 fishermen.

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World champions Springboks lose their lustre (AFP)

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AFP - A year out from defending their World Cup crown, South Africa looked in disarray when they completed a dismal Tri Nations campaign with a 41-39 defeat against Australia on Saturday.