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Page last updated at 04:31 GMT, Tuesday, 12 January 2010

President Umaru Yar'Adua (file photo)
Nigeria's leader breaks silence
Nigeria's president, not seen since going into hospital in Saudi Arabia in November, tells the BBC he hopes to resume his duties.
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Power vacuum fears
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An Angolan soldier stands guard, 10/11 Angola 'arrests' over Togo attack
Angola arrests two people over a deadly attack on Togo's football team before the African Cup of Nations, state media say.

Judge's gavel Firms contest apartheid lawsuit
A US court hears a challenge by multi-national firms to a case against them over their role in apartheid-era South Africa.

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South African police officers walk past giant football (file photo) World Cup 'risks'
Angola attack turns spotlight on South Africa tournament
A Sudanese man in Abyei, on the border between North and South Sudan Peace foundation
Five years on, Sudan reconciliation remains shaky
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Driving over dunes and sniffing glue in Africa's week

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Ivorian rebel zone flourishes in tax-free boom
Police escort the Ivory Coast soccer team from their compound in Cabinda, Angola Own goal
Angola's choice of Cabinda as football venue backfires
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