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17 October 2012 Last updated at 02:50 ET

Rwanda leads DRC rebels, says UNM23 rebel in North Kivu town of Rubare near Rutshuru. 5 Aug 2012

Rwanda's defence minister is effectively commanding the M23 rebellion in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, a leaked UN report says.

Policemen secure the scene of an explosion at the Anglican Church of Kenya Sunday school in the capital Nairobi, September 30, 2012. Grenade attack hits Kenyan police

A grenade attack suspected to have been carried out by al-Shabab militants seriously injures at least 10 policemen near Mombassa in Kenya.

Police escort Ivory Coast players off the pitch in DakarSenegal banned from Nations Cup

Senegal are disqualified from the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations after a riot forced Saturday's home tie with Ivory Coast to be abandoned. BBC Sport

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