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Africa
The US military is to help fly African Union peacekeeping troops from Burundi into the Central African Republic, officials say. Click here to read full story
The United Nations says nuclear inspectors will visit Libya to assess its uranium stockpiles, amid concerns about fragile security in the country. Click here to read full story
French soldiers have started to remove weapons from fighters in the Central African Republic (CAR). Click here to read full story
A court in Somalia gives a suspended jail term to a 19-year-old woman who alleged she was raped, and fines the journalist who reported her story. Click here to read full story
Thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo attend the state funeral of rumba star Tabu Ley Rochereau in the capital, Kinshasa. Click here to read full story
Tens of thousands of mourners are set to join world leaders at a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. Click here to read full story
Mali’s neighbours threatened on Tuesday to use sanctions and a readiness to use military force to dislodge the army leaders behind last week’s coup, urging them to quickly hand back power to civilian rulers. Click here to read full story
The Hague international war crimes court hands down its first verdict, on a Congolese warlord, on Wednesday after almost a decade of work limited largely to Africa while major cases in the Middle East and Asia remain beyond its reach. Click here to read full story
Lawyers representing former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, today will continue to plead with the Judges at the Hague. Click here to read full story
Congolese warlord, Thomas Lubanga has been sentenced to 14 years by the International Criminal Court for recruiting child soldiers. Click here to read full story
