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Former Liberian president Charles Taylor tells The Hague’s Special Court for Sierra Leone that the US foreign policy wanted him removed as leader

Insurgents linked to al-Qaeda have prevented tonnes of humanitarian relief from being distributed in Timbuktu in the northern region hit by conflict

Country has not replaced revenues from oil production, which was halted amid dispute with Sudan, and a Chinese loan is smaller than announced

European Union Naval Force carried out its first raid against a pirate base in the Galmudug region, near the stronghold of Haradhere

European Union Naval Force carries out its first raid against a pirate base in the Galmudug region, near the stronghold of Haradhere

Mali’s coup leaders and their allies have been accused of blocking a return to civilian rule and further destabilising the divided nation

Hopes are high that the scheme, which covers 5.5m hectares, could spark a fresh wave of investor interest in Mozambican agriculture in anti-poverty drive

The Africa Progress Panel sees extreme economic disparity as a threat to growth and suggests governments should strengthen social protection

Islamist fighters in Algeria have been pushed south where they are mingling with other extremist groups

It is among the continent’s first low-income countries forced to tackle inflationary consumer credit that imperils much needed economic expansion

NGOs and businesses have found collaboration instead of confrontation can help them to achieve their respective goals, writes Louise Lucas

South Sudan accused Sudan of bombing and shelling border areas , violating a UN-backed ceasefire that should have begun on Saturday

Unemployment is rampant and the local authority is criticised for incompetence and mismanagement, ailments that afflict the whole of South Africa

The only way to prevent relations from worsening is for China to stop pretending its mass of small traders don’t exist, writes Terence McNamee

Kwacha devalued by about 50% as the new president seeks to boost country’s flagging economy and mend relations with donors

Malian fighters from the Ansar Dine Islamist group attacked and burned the tomb of one of the town’s saints, which is a Unesco World Heritage Site

Such is the bad blood between them that reconciliation cannot be assured. But a tough and even-handed international approach is to be welcomed

The continent attracted $82bn in foreign direct investment in 2011 and Ernst & Young forecasts that it could reach $150bn by 2015

The police commissioner said security forces had confirmed 34 killed and that Islamist sect Boko Haram was suspected to be behind the attack

A Malian security source said the junta’s troops were asking people to leave their buildings as they searched for loyalist fighters