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A look at the issues behind one of the stories making headlines on the African continent.

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The last edition: Saturday 25 May 2013
Botswana bushmen face eviction

Botswana bushmen face eviction

Concern is growing over reports of the imminent eviction of several hundred bushmen  from their ancestral land in southern Botswana to make way for a “wildlife corridor”.

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Friday 17 May 2013
François Hollande (R) attends a ceremony at the Luxembourg Gardens to mark the abolition of slavery, 10 May, 2013

French bank sued over slave trade

Although French President François Hollande has ruled out the payment of reparations for slavery, a leading civil society group says it is planning to sue a state body for the role it ...

Thursday 16 May 2013
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan

State of emergency declared in Nigeria

The Nigerian army says it has started deploying extra troops in the northeast of the country after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three states worst hit by increasing ...

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Angola's oil only benefits elite, says Abel Chivukuvuku

Angola, which is an OPEC member, is well-known as Africa's second oil producer after Nigeria. Its oil is helping power its post-war economic boom. But opposition figure, Abel ...

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