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Mozambique prices 'irreversible'

BBC : Africa [UK] (< 1 hour)
The government of Mozambique says price rises which have led to deadly riots are "irreversible", as Maputo residents are urged to continue their protests.

South Africa strike set to go on

BBC : Africa [UK] (< 1 hour)
South Africa's prolonged public sector strike is set to continue after the main trade union federation rejects an improved wage offer by the government.

Kenya moves to legalise home brew

BBC : Africa [UK] (< 1 hour)
Kenya's president signs a bill which legalises the traditional home brew changaa - a move intended to stop people dying from drinking moonshine.

Senegal star launches TV channel

BBC : Africa [UK] (< 1 hour)
Pop star Youssou N'dour officially launches his own television station in Senegal after a two-year struggle with the authorities.

Shots heard in Mozambique capital

BBC : Africa [UK] (< 1 hour)
Sporadic gunfire is heard in the Mozambique capital, Maputo, as riots over rising prices continue.

DR Congo 'genocide' file delayed

BBC : Africa [UK] (< 1 hour)
The UN postpones the release of a draft report that accuses the Rwandan army of possible genocide in DR Congo till next month.

SA to resume Zimbabwe expulsions

BBC : Africa [UK] (< 1 hour)
South Africa is to start expelling Zimbabweans again, from 31 December, the government announces.

Kenya rapped over al-Bashir visit

BBC : Africa [UK] (24 hours)
European countries asked Kenyan ambassadors to explain why Kenya refused to arrest the Sudanese president on a recent visit.

Tea bag filter that cleans water

BBC : Africa [UK] (24 hours)
South African researchers develop a tea bag size filter that can purify drinking water in a bottle at a fraction of cost.

Floods swamp south Sudan region

BBC : Africa [UK] (24 hours)
Some 57,000 people have been forced from their homes because of dramatic floods in south-western Sudan over the past month, officials say.
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