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Somalia's civil war
Jihadists on the march
The strongest Islamist militia is now formally linked to al-Qaeda (3)
Nigeria's president
A sudden return
There’s still a vacuum (12)
Niger's coup
It seems popular, so far
The African Union tut-tuts but the people appear to welcome a coup (11)
Fragile Kenya
The politicians just don't seem to get it
Kenya remains east Africa’s commercial hub, yet the bickering and dithering of its dodgy and unwieldy government could ruin what is left of its reputation (30)
Chad and Sudan
A hint more hope
A peace deal could help Darfur (1)

Togo's opposition leader says the election last week was rigged. The EU's election monitors did not find evidence of vote-tampering though they said the government may have tried to buy off voters. Protests continue.

A new study by the UN says that as much as half of the food aid sent to Somalia is bypassing those who need it. Meanwhile heavy fighting has broken out in Mogadishu.

The ANC has asked Winnie Mandela to clarify remarks she made in an interview with a British newspaper criticising her ex-husband, Nelson Mandela.

After the row about the BBC's investigation into aid during the Ethiopian famine in 1984, Rageh Omar looks at the complex politics of delivering aid.

Sudan's politics are looking a little healthier as campaigning for April's elections gets underway.

Hissene Habre, who ruled Chad for almost a decade, is now facing charges of mass murder and torture. The records of his secret police reveal the details of his brutal regime.