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Congolese dare to hope for peace as M23 rebels surrender after brutal war

5 Nov 2013: Rwandan-backed guerrillas' dramatic collapse follows offensive by revamped UN force and mounting international pressure
UK invests £20m in Tanzania amid push to replace aid with trade

5 Nov 2013: International development secretary announces cash injection for Tanzania's tea farmers and other agricultural initiatives
Eastern Congo grapples with mental health catastrophe after years of war

5 Nov 2013: Study finds that after decades of brutality half of eastern DRC's adults suffer post-traumatic disorder and a fifth thought of suicide
Africans must speak up for journalist jailed in Ethiopia

5 Nov 2013:
Ethiopia today is reminiscent of apartheid South Africa, where anyone who questions the state is deemed a terrorist, says Zakes Mda
Somali remittances: Dahabshiil granted Barclays reprieve

5 Nov 2013:
Somali money transfer firm wins temporary injunction preventing Barclays from cutting its banking services
France planning to reduce troops in Mali despite latest joint mission

5 Nov 2013: Contingent to be scaled down after upcoming general election as focus shifts to political process
Tanzania becomes latest battleground for GM food supporters and opponents

5 Nov 2013: Sharon Schmickle: US and European groups are at odds over genetically modified foods being introduced in Africa
Congo's M23 rebels call off revolt

5 Nov 2013: M23 says it will disarm and pursue political solution with Joseph Kabila's government after being driven out of last strongholds
South Sudan poised to sign new deal compact with aid donors

5 Nov 2013: Western officials praise 'focused' consultations, which listed protection of civilians among the fragile state's priorities
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Steve Bell on Mohamed Morsi in court – cartoon

4 Nov 2013:
The ousted Egyptian president has appeared in court for the preliminary hearing of his trial for incitement to murder
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Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood are pushing Egypt deeper into the quagmire

4 Nov 2013: Magdi Abdelhadi: Putting Morsi and Mubarak behind bars will only heighten political turmoil. But help from outsiders like the EU is not the answer
'I am the president of the republic' – chaos in court as Morsi stands trial

4 Nov 2013: Ousted Egyptian leader strikes defiant tone in first words in public since he was deposed by army in July
Ghana accuses UK recycling firm Environcom of illegal fridge imports

4 Nov 2013: Country impounds huge shipment and claims British companies are using it as dumping ground for toxic old appliances
South Africa's rape problem: why the crime remains under-reported

4 Nov 2013:
Armed struggle against apartheid and violent backlash that followed have led to a normalisation of violence, say experts
Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's ousted president, appears in court - video

4 Nov 2013:
Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi appears in court on Monday to face charges of inciting violence and murder