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The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo, left, stands next to Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga as he addresses the media at the office of the President in Nairobi, Kenya (5 Nov 2009)
ICC seeking speedy Kenya trials
The ICC's top prosecutor says perpetrators of Kenya's post-poll violence could face trial as early as next July.
Has power-sharing worked?
Election orphans
Ethnic divide continues

Congolese soldiers being trained (file photo) DR Congo army 'used aid as bait'
The DR Congo army has been using measles vaccination clinics as "bait" to attack civilians, an aid agency says.

Andry Rajoelina (left) and Marc Ravalomanana (right) Madagascar rivals reach agreement
Madagascar's rival political leaders agree to form a power-sharing government after months of wrangling.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
RUF soldiers (left); amputees after the war (right) Price of justice
What did war crimes court do for Sierra Leone?
Somali children playing in water in Kenya In pictures
From water frolics to stuck in the mud in Africa's week
Ugandans practicing with AK47s at Watertight training ground Aiming for riches
Why 10,000 Ugandans have gone to Iraq

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Zimbabwe escapes diamond ban
LRA rebel surrenders in Congo
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SA's parentless familes

BUSINESS
South Africa cancels Airbus deal
Libyans 'unlikely' to compensate

AFRICA HAVE YOUR SAY
A hand holding a diamond of 100 carats Are diamonds still forever?


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FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Composite image of Gunter Wallraff as himself, left and as Kwami Ogonno Skin test
Undercover film exposes racism in Germany
Woman grieving in Conakry, Guinea African view
Why rape will not silence the women of Guinea
Jonathan Shapiro and a Mandela puppet Pulling the strings
South Africa gets its first satire show... only on the web
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Spain resists deal with pirates
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AFRICAN SPORT
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Nigeria's Golden Eaglets triumph
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