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      <title>Guinea massacre: Minister charged</title>  
      <description>A minister and military officer in Guinea is charged for his role in the killing in 2009 of scores of people during a protest against military rule.</description>  
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      <title>Uganda 'not behind anti-gay bill'</title>  
      <description>Uganda's government defends its right to debate a controversial anti-gay bill but says the draft legislation does not have official backing.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:01:53 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>North Africa gets giant car plant</title>  
      <description>The biggest car factory in North Africa, run by French firm Renault, is officially opened near the Moroccan city of Tangiers.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:22:04 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>South Sudan: Second pipeline deal</title>  
      <description>South Sudan signs a second oil pipeline deal in a bid to reduce its dependence on Sudan - amid a deepening oil crisis between the former civil war enemies.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:29:37 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Ribadu welcomes Nigeria oil post</title>  
      <description>Nigeria's ex-corruption chief Nuhu Ribadu says he views his appointment as chair of a new task force to police the oil sector as a national calling.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:03:22 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Cafe in Somalia hit by car bomb</title>  
      <description>At least 15 people are killed and more than 20 injured when a car bomb planted by Islamist militants explodes near a cafe in Somalia's capital, officials say.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:18:12 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Sudan launches Darfur peace body</title>  
      <description>Sudan's president launches a body intended to kick-start development and end the fighting in the war-torn western region of Darfur.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:02:28 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Egypt PM dismisses US aid threat</title>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:46:26 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Nigeria Islamists claim army raid</title>  
      <description>Nigeria's militant Islamists say they are behind Tuesday's suicide bombing at the army headquarters in the northern city of Kaduna.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:59:17 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Libya mission 'could be one-off'</title>  
      <description>British MPs say spending cuts raise concerns over UK's ability to launch another mission on the same scale as the operation in Libya.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:23:36 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Chinese workers released in Sudan</title>  
      <description>A group of Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels in Sudan last month has been freed and flown to Kenya, officials from both countries say.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:51:20 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>'Lone wolf' terror threat warning</title>  
      <description>The UK could face a growing threat from "lone wolf" terrorists returning from fighting overseas in the next few years, a think-tank warns.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:21:08 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Cousin agent irked by Gers delay</title>  
      <description>Rangers are waiting to hear whether Gabon captain Daniel Cousin is eligible to re-sign for the Scottish club.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:28:39 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Ghanaians rally to support Gyan</title>  
      <description>Ghana lend their support to Asamoah Gyan, after his penalty miss against Zambia in the Nations Cup semi-final.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:20:48 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Forest sign Elokobi from Wolves</title>  
      <description>Nottingham Forest sign Wolves left-back George Elokobi on loan until the end of the season.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:02:15 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Why zebras evolved their stripes</title>  
      <description>A zebra's unmistakeable stripes may have evolved to make the animals unattractive to blood-sucking flies, say scientists.</description>  
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      <title>SA 'zombie-held singer' charged</title>  
      <description>South African police charge a man who claimed to be Khulekani "Mqgumeni" Khumalo - a popular dead singer - with fraud.</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:47:53 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Nelson Mandela cookbook launched</title>  
      <description>Nelson Mandela's personal chef launches a cookbook featuring the statesman's favourite meals.</description>  
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      <title>African viewpoint: Nigerian brinkmanship</title>  
      <description>Can the president’s new-found confidence help save the nation?</description>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:12:03 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>African viewpoint: The politics of credit ratings</title>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:29:58 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Going back to school</title>  
      <description>Zambian entrepreneur says cash not key to business success</description>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:56:04 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>The joys of investing in Somaliland</title>  
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      <title>In pictures: Fighting forgotten tropical diseases</title>  
      <description>The aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is working to combat the tropical disease visceral leishmaniasis (also known as kala azar) in Africa.</description>  
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      <title>In pictures: Combating drought in the Horn of Africa</title>  
      <description>Images of East Africans learning to cope with drought</description>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:55:55 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>Your pictures: Africa, a green continent</title>  
      <description>From verdant views to sweet oranges in your photos</description>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:36:56 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>In pictures: Focus on Africa in 2011</title>  
      <description>Freedom, flowers and famine - the year in photos</description>  
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      <title>In pictures: Giant guinea fowl art</title>  
      <description>Giant guinea fowl-inspired artwork takes on power and religion</description>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:59:03 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>In pictures: Saving baby Umi</title>  
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:46:21 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>In pictures: Rwanda's poo-powered prisons</title>  
      <description>Rwanda's bean-eating convicts cook on gas from their own waste</description>  
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:58:02 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <title>In pictures: Nigerians behind the lens</title>  
      <description>Photographs of how Nigerians see themselves</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16053483</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:17:26 GMT</pubDate>  
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      <description>Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Algeria</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14118852</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:30:49 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Angola profile</title>  
      <description>An overview</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13036732</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:51:26 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Benin profile</title>  
      <description>An overview</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13037572</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:52:27 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Botswana profile</title>  
      <description>An overview</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13040376</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:53:42 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Burkina Faso profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13072774</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:54:12 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Burundi profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13085064</link>  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:03:18 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Cameroon country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Cameroon, including key events and facts about this former French and British colony in Africa</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13146029</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:43:30 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Cape Verde profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13148486</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:00:36 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Central African Republic profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13150040</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:20:23 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Chad profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Chad, including key events and facts about this African country</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13164686</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:06:56 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Comoros profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13229685</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:03:03 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Republic of Congo profile</title>  
      <description>An overview</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14121191</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:04:25 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Democratic Republic of Congo profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13283212</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:37:58 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Djibouti profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Djibouti, including key events and facts.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13231761</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:38:43 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Egypt profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Egypt, including key events and facts.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13313370</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:08:48 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Equatorial Guinea profile</title>  
      <description>Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Equatorial Guinea</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13317174</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:44:11 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Eritrea profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Eritrea, including key events and facts for this country on the Horn of Africa.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13349078</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:47:48 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Ethiopia profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Ethiopia, including key events and facts about this ancient former Christian empire in northeast Africa.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13349398</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:03:53 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Gabon profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13376333</link>  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:53:32 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>The Gambia profile</title>  
      <description>Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about The Gambia.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13376517</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:54:08 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Ghana profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13433790</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:31:20 GMT</pubDate> 
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    <item> 
      <title>Guinea profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13442051</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:59:46 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Guinea-Bissau profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13443186</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:22:01 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Ivory Coast profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Ivory Coast, including key events and facts about this west African country recently plagued by civil war.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13287216</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:41:13 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Kenya profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Kenya, including key events and facts of this East African country.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13681341</link>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13681341</guid>  
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:26:52 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Lesotho profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13728324</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:56:35 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Liberia profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Liberia, including key events and facts about this West African country</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13729504</link>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13729504</guid>  
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:51:27 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Libya country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Libya, including key events and facts about this major oil producer which was ruled by Colonel Gaddafi for 42 years.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13754897</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:22:04 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Madagascar profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13861843</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:34:25 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Malawi country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Malawi</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13864367</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:41:10 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Mali country profile</title>  
      <description>Concise information about Mali and its people, including figures for area, population, main languages, religions, exports, and more.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13881370</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:43:55 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Mauritania profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13881985</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:27:28 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Mauritius country profile - Overview</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Mauritius, including key events and facts about this ethnically diverse Indian Ocean island nation</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13882233</link>  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:45:44 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Morocco country profile - Overview</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Morocco, including key events and facts about this mountainous kingdom at the far end of the Maghreb</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14121438</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:36:13 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Mozambique profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Mozambique, including key events and facts about this former Portuguese colony and its recovery from a long civil war in the 1980s.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13890416</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:20:50 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Namibia profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Namibia, including key events and facts about this sparsely populated but stable country on Africa's south-west coast.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13890726</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:35:11 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Niger profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Niger, including key events and facts about this arid state on the southern rim of the Sahara.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13943662</link>  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:13:49 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Nigeria profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Nigeria, including key events and facts about this oil-rich country with multiple ethnic and religious divides.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13949550</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:37:52 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Rwanda country profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Rwanda, including key events and facts about this East African country that is still recovering from the genocide of 1994.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14093238</link>  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:15:10 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Sao Tome and Principe profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Sao Tome and Principe, including key events and facts about this oil-rich island nation - one of Africa's smallest states.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14093493</link>  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:50:17 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Senegal profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Senegal, including key events and facts about this west African country</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14093674</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:07:23 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Seychelles profile</title>  
      <description>Overview</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14093816</link>  
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14093816</guid>  
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Sierra Leone profile</title>  
      <description>An overview</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14094194</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:29:39 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Somalia profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Somalia, including key events and facts about this civil war-wracked country on the Horn of Africa.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14094503</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:04:32 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>South Africa profile</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of South Africa, including key events and facts about this diverse country on Africa's southern tip.</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14094760</link>  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:47:35 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>South Sudan profile</title>  
      <description>Key facts, figures and dates</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14069082</link>  
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:49:39 GMT</pubDate> 
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    <item> 
      <title>Sudan profile</title>  
      <description>An overview</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14094995</link>  
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:56:22 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Swaziland profile</title>  
      <description>An overview</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14095303</link>  
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:33:18 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Tanzania country profile - Overview</title>  
      <description>Provides an overview of Tanzania, including key facts and events as well as news</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14095776</link>  
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:20:09 GMT</pubDate> 
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      <title>Togo profile</title>  
      <description>Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Togo</description>  
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14106781</link>  
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:58:46 GMT</pubDate> 
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