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Audio Archives

Opposition 'must accept Mugabe'
Crowds greet Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe as he returns from a summit where he defended his re-election.
Somalis flood to Yemen for refuge
Aid workers say thousands flood to Yemen for refuge as Somali fighting continues.
Leader death report angers Zambia
Zambia accuses South Africa's media of "malice" after false reports of its leader's death.
Zimbabwe to miss Twenty20 cricket
Zimbabwe withdraw from the World Twenty20 in England next summer, but retain their ICC status.
Zimbabwe 'least happy nation'
Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to a survey published by the US National Science Foundation.
Congo ex-leader sent to The Hague
Former DR Congo Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba is sent to The Hague on war crimes charges.
Aid for Zimbabwe refuge seekers
About 150 people receive aid after seeking refuge at the US embassy in Zimbabwe.
Kenya 'fraud' minister told to go
A government report says Kenya's finance minister should be suspended over alleged fraud.
Rwanda genocide suspects gain conjugal rights
Rwanda genocide suspects held at UN-backed tribunal granted conjugal rights
Cameroonian in barefoot UK trek to save Africa
A Cameroonian says his barefoot trek across the UK was worth the pain to highlight Africa's problems.
Hull to bid for Olofinjana
Hull City prepare a bid for Nigeria midfielder Seyi Olofinjana and give a trial to South Africa's Delron Buckley.
Ouaddou to return to Nancy
Morocco defender Abdeslam Ouaddou will sign for French side Nancy for a second time.
Flow of stench
Family life next to Ethiopia's open sewage canal
Free-for-all
Kenyans suffer as foreign trawlers grab their fish
Paper trail
Nigeria makes progress on getting back stolen cash
Treading softly
AU summit takes tentative steps on Zimbabwe
Identity crisis
Why Ghanaian wrestling star says he is from Jamaica
In pictures
Horse festival revived to bring peace to Darfur
SA mourns victims of xenophobia
South Africa holds a day of national mourning for those killed during May's xenophobic attacks.
Nigeria charges ex-air ministers
Two Nigerian ex-aviation ministers are charged over missing money for new radars.
ICC orders Congo warlord release
The ICC orders the release of its first-ever war crimes suspect, DR Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga.
Chad troops kill sect disciples
Chad troops kill more than 60 followers of a Muslim spiritual leader who threatened holy war.
Circumcisions kill S African boys
Fifteen boys die after botched circumcisions in South Africa's Eastern Cape, officials say.
Africa moves to stop fish theft
African governments meet to stop illegal fishing that costs the continent $1bn a year.
Anger at Kenya biofuel approval
Environmentalists ask Kenya to revoke a decision to allow a controversial biofuel project.