The husband of a woman murdered on her honeymoon is arrested in the UK at the request of the South African authorities, police say.

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Can Ivory Coast election „winner” govern more than his luxury suite?

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Liberia’s president warns former rebels not to get involved in the Ivory Coast crisis, as African leaders urge Laurent Gbagbo to accept election defeat.

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Britain feared Libya would take harsh action against UK interests if the Lockerbie bomber died in prison, latest Wikileaks cables allege.

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Pirates operating off the Somali coast and further afield cannot be defeated by force alone, a top officer of the EU’s anti-piracy task force Navfor says.

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Zambia’s high court overturns the corruption conviction of the wife of the country’s former president, Frederick Chiluba.

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Ghana’s Football Association calls a raid by an anti-fraud squad on its HQ „high-handed and unnecessary”, as authorities confiscate computers and documents.

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Nigeria files charges against former US VP Cheney over a bribery scandal involving a former subsidiary of energy firm Halliburton.

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The population of endangered mountain gorillas has increased significantly in the last 30 years, according to the latest census.

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Ivory Coast will meet Ethiopia in Thursday’s first semi-final of the Cecafa Cup after winning their respective quarter-finals on Tuesday.

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