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Page last updated at 15:34 GMT, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 16:34 UK

Rescue workers in Algeria at the site of one of the attacks in Bouira
Deadly bombings hit Algerian town
Two bombs hit a hotel and barracks east of Algeria's capital, killing 11 and injuring 31, one day after another lethal bombing.
Bombing kills dozens in Algeria
A new front for al-Qaeda?
Shifting violence afflicts Algeria

John Githongo arriving at Jomo Kenyatta Airport Kenya ex-graft czar urges amnesty
Kenya's ex anti-graft chief John Githongo says those who admit corruption should get amnesty.

Pupils at a school in Sierra Leone (Photo sent in by BBC News website reader Warren Swords) S Leone on 'ghost teacher' hunt
Sierra Leone's education minister finds non-existent teachers invented to embezzle money.

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Girl hanging out cloth to dry in Mali, West Africa [Photo: Barry Perks] The colour purple
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Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa Levy Mwanawasa
Zambia's late leader proved he was no puppet
Skull and cross bones danger sign Dumping scandal
Ivory Coast's forgotten acrid waste victims

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