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A British warship, part of the EU anti-piracy naval force off Somalia
US to lead new anti-pirate force
The US will lead a new international force to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, the US navy says.
How to pay a pirate's ransom
On patrol with the pirate hunters
Q&A: Somali piracy

Men holding hands Shock at Senegal gay jail terms
Activists condemn as "shocking" the jailing in Senegal of nine gay men for eight years.

Man chewing khat Ethiopia clamps down on khat dens
A crackdown is launched in Ethiopia on parlours where young men chew the narcotic khat.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
The donkey known as Queen Helena Low-brow books?
Donkey libraries help Ethiopians learn to read
"General Boyloaf" and his gang Boyloaf's boys
Meeting one of the speed-boat gangs of the Niger Delta
Chipo Itching to work
Zimbabwean accountant's UK asylum ordeal

MORE FROM AFRICA
Zimbabwe schools remain closed
Somali pirates free Turkish ship
Nigerian pirates free nine crew
UN warned of Sudan violence
Peacekeeper killed in Mogadishu
Ethiopia imposes aid curbs

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Africans geared for World Cup bonanza
Wind of change for Ghana
'Good old days' under Bokassa?
Suzman 'brave voice'

BUSINESS
Areva wins Niger uranium licence
Cocoa prices hit a 23-year-high

AFRICA HAVE YOUR SAY
Ghana's National Democratic Congress supporters cheer presidential victory What lessons from Ghana's poll?


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Mali cattle crossing In pictures
Who wins the booby prize in Mali cattle crossings?
Robert Mugabe surrounded by soldiers Year of change?
Mugabe's exit and other forecasts for Africa in 2009
A hospital in Nigeria Kiss of life
Brave doctors try to revive Nigeria's health system
OTHER TOP STORIES
Kenya media welcomes law review
UN names new Western Sahara envoy
Ghana's new leader takes office
Kenya anger over massacre burial
Guinea's junta makes army arrests
Congo rebel mutineer 'no traitor'
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Okada rider in Abuja [file photo] Nigerian motorcyclists wear pumpkins to evade helmet law

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