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About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

2010 Nations Cup hosts Angola will host the Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup in November.

President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided.

The Zimbabwe Football Association suspends chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya over match-fixing allegations.

Mining giant Rio Tinto completes a deal with Chinese firm Chalco to enter a joint venture in West Africa.

It's another weekend of African Champions League football and Zimbabwe's Dynamos hope to get their campaign back on track.

Ex-President Moi is told to respect his successor Mwai Kibaki, as campaigning heats up ahead of next week's referendum.

Nigeria's Falconets play Colombia for a place in the final of the Under-20 Women's World Cup.

The Madagascan government has appealed to the international community not to abandon the country, following the suspension of much aid to the island last year.

Madagascar hospitals hit as aid cut over army coup

The UN declares that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right, in a non-binding resolution.

A pet tiger that escaped in South Africa is found after a two-day search with helicopters, a tracker and sniffer dogs.

Unions representing South African public sector workers say the government has seven days to make a deal to stop a planned strike.

Financial regulators in Nigeria are to bring charges against a list of people they accuse of illegally manipulating the stock market.

China searches off Kenya for legacy of legendary mariner

West Brom end their interest in signing Eric Djemba-Djemba from Danish club Odense for medical reasons.

Nigerian striker Ikechukwu Uche suffers a setback in his recovery after damaging his knee again.

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Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett accuses President Robert Mugabe of being the front for by a military junta.