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Somali Islamists 'hunt pirates'
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Somali Islamist insurgents have begun searching for pirates who hijacked a giant Saudi oil tanker, reports say.
Confed finalists aiming for goals
4 hours agoTunisian rivals CS Sfaxien and Etoile du Sahel meet in the Confederation Cup second leg on Saturday, vying to break the 0-0 deadlock from the first leg.
Cholera outbreak strikes Zimbabwe
4 hours agoThe death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe nears 300 as the water and sanitation situation "worsens", the UN says.
Poll to bring G-Bissau stability
4 hours agoOne party wins a clear parliamentary majority in Guinea-Bissau, which observers hope will save it from drug barons.
Pirates 'earned $150m this year'
5 hours agoSomali pirates have been paid more than $150m (£101m) in ransoms in the past 12 months, Kenya's foreign minister says.
Fierce gun battle rocks Mogadishu
7 hours agoAt least 15 people are killed as insurgents attack the Somali capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say.
SA racist killer gets life term
7 hours agoA judge sentences an 19-year-old white South African to four life terms for shooting dead four black people.
Cairo derby off after TV dispute
7 hours agoSaturday's Cairo derby between bitter rivals Al Ahly and Zamalek has been postponed after a row over television rights.
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