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On assignment in Tanzania

01 February 2013, 9:42 AM

Africa | SBS reporter Karen Ashford brings you the latest from Tanzania, from refugees to poaching, and tourism.
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Landmark Shell Nigeria pollution ruling to be appealed

31 January 2013, 17:27 PM

Africa | Plaintiffs say they will appeal a mixed decision from a Dutch court which rejected a bid by Nigerian farmers to hold Shell's parent company responsible for oil damage to their villages. Read more

Addicts smoke AIDS treatments in drug craze

29 January 2013, 16:05 PM

Africa | Anti-retroviral drugs intended to treat aids suffers are being mixed with other drugs to create 'Nyaope' - a disturbing new drugs craze in South Africa that has already claimed thousands of addicts.
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Troops surround Timbuktu

28 January 2013, 20:22 PM

Africa | French-led troops surrounded Mali's fabled desert city of Timbuktu Monday after seizing its airport in a lightning advance against Islamists who have been driven from key northern strongholds.
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Malian army accused of exuections

24 January 2013, 19:55 PM

Africa | African forces were moving towards Mali's centre Thursday, as pressure grew on Malian troops over summary killings and rights abuses in a French-led assault on Al Qaeda-linked groups.
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Military aid offers pour into Mali

23 January 2013, 14:06 PM

Africa | The Mali army is setting its sights on freeing the northern city of Timbuktu as offers of aid pour in from other countries. Read more

Comment: Algerians keep to their own hostage rescue script

21 January 2013, 12:40 PM

Africa | For governments like Algeria’s, the primary goal is terrorist liquidation. If the hostages are freed it’s a bonus, but much more important is the merciless crushing of any insurrection, writes Mat Hardy.
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At-a-glance: Algerian hostage crisis

21 January 2013, 12:09 PM

Africa | Who was behind the Algerian hostage crisis, what happened to those taken hostage by armed militants and how did events unfold? Read more

African leaders try to fast track troop deployment to Mali

19 January 2013, 22:05 PM

Africa | West African leaders are set to meet to fast track the deployment of regional troops in Mali to boost a French-backed offensive that halted an onslaught by Islamists holding the vast desert north. Read more

UN council slams 'heinous' Algeria attacks

19 January 2013, 15:41 PM

Africa | The UN Security Council has slammed what it called the "heinous" attack and hostage-taking at an Algerian gas complex by Al-Qaeda linked militants.
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US military aircraft evacuates hostages from Algeria

19 January 2013, 10:02 AM

Africa | A US military aircraft has evacuated some of the foreign hostages freed from an Algerian gas plant for medical treatment, a defense official said.
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'Some dead' as Algeria hostage crisis ends in turmoil

18 January 2013, 11:26 AM

Africa | Algerian special forces on Thursday launched a rescue operation on a desert gas complex, in which a number of fleeing Islamists and an unknown number of their hostages were killed, the communication minister said. Read more

Foreign companies 'at risk' in north Africa

18 January 2013, 8:32 AM

Africa | A north African specialist has warned more foreign companies are at risk of getting caught up in militant activity connected to the Mali crisis. Read more

Somalia's al-Shebab say they have executed French hostage

17 January 2013, 19:33 PM

Africa | Somalia's Shebab Islamists said they have executed a French agent they have held since 2009, as France said the hostage was likely killed several days ago in a failed rescue attempt. Read more

Comment: French intervention won't fix the mess in Mali

17 January 2013, 16:00 PM

Africa | The French government has announced it will triple its troop deployment to the conflict-plagued state of Mali. Binoy Kampmark from RMIT University looks at the consequences. Read more

Algeria troops surround Islamist hostage-takers

17 January 2013, 15:23 PM

Africa | Algerian troops have surrounded Islamist gunmen who seized 41 hostages in a raid on a gas field as Britain's foreign minister condemned the "cold-blooded murder" of a Briton in the attack. Read more

Algeria hostage-takers demand France ends Mali 'crusade'

17 January 2013, 9:15 AM

Africa | An Islamist group claimed the seizing of dozens of Western hostages in Algeria Wednesday, saying the raid on the In Amenas gas field was in retaliation for French military intervention in Mali. Read more

US vows aid for Mali but no 'boots on ground'

16 January 2013, 9:26 AM

Africa | The United States stands ready to support France's military assault on Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels in Mali -- but without putting any US troops on the ground, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday. Read more

African forces in Mali 'within a week'

16 January 2013, 6:28 AM

Africa | French forces are in the vanguard of fighting in Mali but troops from a regional West African force should start deploying within a week.
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France to triple troops in Mali

15 January 2013, 21:04 PM

Africa | France is planning to deploy a total of 2,500 troops in Mali, more than three times the number sent so far to its former colony, defence sources said. Read more

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