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Kenya shuts money transfer firms

Cash in Somalia
Kenya's government orders the closure of 13 money transfer firms suspected to be used by militant Islamists, a minister tells the BBC.
  • 8 April 2015
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SA campus to remove colonial statue

The University of Cape Town votes to remove a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes from its campus.
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SPORT Gabon selected to host 2017 Afcon

Gabon are chosen to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals ahead of Algeria and Ghana.
  • 8 April 2015
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Ex-Guantanamo man held in Uganda

  • 8 April 2015
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Burkina bars ex-regime MPs from poll

  • 8 April 2015
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Party people

Photos of Atlantic Ocean island revellers feeling the beat
  • 5 hours ago
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Supporters of Muhammdu Buhari in Nigeria with painted bodies

Savouring democracy

Nigeria's voters can no longer be taken for granted
  • 8 April 2015
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Someone holding a photo of a woman who died in the Garissa University College attack

'Not just a number'

Kenyans remember the 148 university attack victims
  • 7 April 2015
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Monastery disquiet

Egyptian monks revolt over desert highway plans
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Worth killing for?

The deadly battle for the animal more valuable than gold
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Africa's week in pictures

Hand stands, stunt riders, cool beer and best baguettes
  • 3 April 2015
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Kenya's stoic survivors defy al-Shabab

The composure of the survivors of Kenya's al-Shabab attack shows how the massacre can become a unifying force, writes Andrew Harding.
5 April 2015

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