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• Friday, 04 Mar 11

  Fri, 4 Mar 11

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  With a warning out that Ivory Coast is on the verge of a new civil war. We ask if it has already started. Security forces in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, fire tear-gas at protesters who took to the streets following today's prayers. And a worsening humanitarian situation in the Kenyan border town of Mandera after days of heavy fighting between rivals groups in Somalia.

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• Thursday, 03 Mar 11

  Thu, 3 Mar 11

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  The International Criminal Court probes possible crimes against humanity in Libya. Protests in Egypt force the prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq to resign after being seen as a close ally of ousted president Mubarak. And will fighting in Abyei derail talks between north and south Sudan?

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• Wednesday, 02 Mar 11

  Wed, 2 Mar 11

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  Pro-Colonel Gaddafi forces in Libya launch a counter-offensive targeting Brega and its oil installations. We speak to the Kenyan MP ejected from parliament for wearing sunglasses and ear studs. And why economic problems in Swaziland are being seen by some as a possible route to ending four decades of autocratic rule.

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• Tuesday, 01 Mar 11

  Tue, 1 Mar 11

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  Heavy fighting for control of a key Libyan town, meanwhile Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf believes her country's experience should be a warning to those calling for military intervention in the country. In the midst of on-going gun battles, the humanitarian crisis in Ivory Coast is deepening; 130,000 people are now displaced. And in Uganda a controversial proposal to extend presidential terms from five to seven years.

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• Monday, 28 Feb 11

  Mon, 28 Feb 11

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  In Libya as pro and anti-Gaddafi forces fight for control of the eastern town of Misrata, the international diplomatic offensive accelarates. The UN chiefs accuses Belarus of violating the arms embargo on Ivory Coast. And further clashes erupt in the oil-rich region of Abyei in Sudan.

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• Friday, 25 Feb 11

  Fri, 25 Feb 11

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  Large anti-Gaddafi rallies take place in eastern Libya while pro-government forces clash with protesters in the suburbs of Tripoli. African migrants stranded in Libya are getting desperate. Plus rebel soldiers described as 'invisible commandos' fight with government forces in Ivory Coast.

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• Thursday, 24 Feb 11

  Thu, 24 Feb 11

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  Turmoil in Libya: fear reigns in the capital, Tripoli; clashes continue in the West and the opposition regroups in the east. Colonel Gaddafi blames the uprising on foreign influence. Fighting erupts in western Ivory Coast between rebel forces and government soldiers. And another day of heavy fighting in Mogadishu between African Union troops and al Shabab fighters.

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• Wednesday, 23 Feb 11

  Wed, 23 Feb 11

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  Fleeing Libya: thousands of foreigners attempt to leave the crisis hit country as pro-Gadaffi troops tighten their grip on the capital. Botswana's foreign minister explains why they have severed diplomatic ties with Libya. And why are some in Kenya having to spend their hard earned cash to learn their mother tongue?

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• Tuesday, 22 Feb 11

  Tue, 22 Feb 11

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  With growing international concern over the government crackdown on protestors in Libya, a doctor in Tripoli gives a firsthand account. We consider the arms trade that supplies weapons to the country. And elsewhere in Africa, a Tanzanian man's extradited to Uganda to face charges related to the July 11th bombings in Kampala.

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• Monday 21 Feb 11

  Mon, 21 Feb 11

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  As anti-government protests gather even more momentum in Libya, Colonel Gaddafi's regime is hit by high profile resignations. A miltary court in the DR Congo delivers a guilty verdict on a Colonel accused of rape. And the African Union gives a thumb's down to last week's presidential and parliamentary elections in Uganda.

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