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Nigeria holds Ukraine arms plane /Africa news by marvin ndumu — last modified 2009-06-19 16:46

A Ukrainian aircraft reported to be carrying crates of weapons has been detained in Nigeria.

Algeria militants 'ambush police'/african news by marvin ndumu — last modified 2009-06-19 17:18

Islamist militants have killed 24 Algerian paramilitary policemen - in one of the worst single attacks this year, according to reports.

shocking news in south africa(rape)/african news by marvin ndumu — last modified 2009-06-19 19:49

schoolgirl in southafrica beaten for reporting her school teacher raped her

Militants 'blow up Nigeria pipe'/african news by marvin ndumu — last modified 2009-06-19 19:50

Militants in Nigeria's oil-producing region say they have blown up a major pipeline belonging to Italian energy firm Agip.

Nigeria's vigilante 'jungle justice'/african news by marvin ndumu — last modified 2009-06-19 19:50

In the second of a series of articles looking at policing in Nigeria, the BBC's Andrew Walker meets a group of vigilantes who guard residential neighbourhoods in the south-eastern city of Enugu.

UK announces £5m aid for Zimbabwe/news in africa by marvin ndumu — last modified 2009-06-22 23:33

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced an extra £5m ($8m) of transitional aid to Zimbabwe.

Exhausted Egypt blame schedule/african news by marvin ndumu — last modified 2009-06-22 17:30

Beaten African champions Egypt have blamed tiredness for their disastrous defeat by the USA.

Tense Niger set for August poll/african news by marvin ndumu — last modified 2009-06-22 23:33

Niger's electoral commission has set parliamentary elections for 20 August - two weeks after the proposed date for a controversial referendum.