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Page last updated at 20:02 GMT, Friday, 6 February 2009

MDC Secretary-General Tendai Biti
Zimbabwe judge frees MDC's Biti
A judge drops a treason case against Tendai Biti, a key figure in Zimbabwe's MDC opposition.
Mugabe to sign unity deal bill
'I can't afford to work'
Unity deal: Key points

Map of Africa Nigeria baby poison deaths rise
The number of children in Nigeria killed by a contaminated medicine has risen from 34 in December to 84, the health ministry says.

Pirates stand guard over the crew of the MV Faina, in an image released by the US Navy on 9 November 2008 Arms ship set to leave for Kenya
A Ukrainian ship freed by Somali pirates is preparing to leave Somali waters to deliver its arms shipment to Kenya.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
People smoking in South Sudan Week in pictures
Some of the most striking images from around Africa
Water carriers, Harare Cholera diary
Clean water vital - but Zimbabweans don't like the taste
Water vendors Water kings
The boys who deliver water in Nigeria's cities

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Snow kills six Moroccan children
UK fraud office halts Kenya probe
New clue to help malaria fight
Sudan army takes Darfur town
Radio chief in Somalia shot dead
Gaddafi condemns Africa polls

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Africans give their views on Gaddafi's unity mission
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Split Anglicans call in mediators
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