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19 September 2011 Last updated at 09:25 ET

Deadly gun attack on Burundi barVictims of armed raiders who killed more than 20 people on September 18 and wounded about 20 others when they stormed a Burundi bar and opened fire on patrons is tended to at the Prince Regent Charles Hospital in Bujumbura on September 19, 2011.

At least 36 people are killed after unidentified gunmen open fire at a crowded bar near the Burundi capital, Bujumbura, officials say.

The beach near Kiwayu Safari village where holidaying British couple David and Judith Tebbutt were attacked Kenyan denies UK tourist kidnap

A Kenyan man appears in court and pleads not guilty to two charges following the murder of a British tourist and the abduction of his wife.

Sudanese Defence Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein (R) speaks during joint news conference with his southern counterpart John Kong Nyuon after signing an agreement in Khartoum Two Sudans sign border agreement

Sudan and South Sudan agree to set up 10 border crossings in a bid to reduce tension following the South's independence in July.

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Libya: M16 torture claim interview

15:20 UK time, Wednesday, 14 September 2011

A Libyan who accuses Britain’s MI6 of arranging to send him home to be tortured tells the BBC he will give evidence at an inquiry in London.

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