Paul Rusesabagina: Hotel Rwanda hero charged with terrorism

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Paul Rusesabagina declined to enter any pleas in court but his lawyers denied the charges against him.

Mercy Baguma: Ugandan family want answers from UK

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She was found next to her crying child, sparking calls for reforms to the UK asylum system.

Khalifa Haftar’s rival Libya government resigns after Benghazi protests

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The headquarters of strongman Khalifa Haftar's government are torched in his eastern base of Benghazi.

Nigeria’s slave descendants prevented from marrying who they want

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Campaigners fight to overturn customs and a caste system that discriminates against some Igbo people.

Nigeria’s slave descendants prevented from marrying who they want

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Campaigners fight to overturn customs and a caste system that discriminates against some Igbo people.

Uganda and Tanzania sign $3.5bn oil pipeline deal

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East Africa's first major oil pipeline is expected to create tens of thousands of jobs.

Migrants allowed off Maersk tanker after 40 days at sea

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The migrants land in Sicily after what the UN called "a diplomatic game of pass the parcel".

Mali coup: Opposition rejects transition deal as ‘power grab’

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The country's military leadership is accused of ignoring demands made by other groups during talks.

Letter from Africa: Behind Ghana and Nigeria’s love-hate affair

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Why the current tensions over the closure of some Nigerian-owned shops in Ghana should come as no surprise.

Mali coup: Military agrees to 18-month transition government

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The announcement follows a military coup in August which ousted the country's president.