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22 December 2011 Last updated at 20:11 ET

Counting halted in Congo pollsAn election official at the Twalemishe school polling station begins noting parliamentary candidates for the results sheet in DR Congo's second city of Lubumbashi on 29 November 2011.

Vote counting in DR Congo's parliamentary polls is halted following allegations of rigging and the election commission calls for international help.

People in Dar es Salaam caught in floods (Photo from JamiiForums)Deadly floods hit Tanzanian city

At least 20 people have died and hundreds made homeless in floods after unusually heavy rains in Tanzania's main city of Dar es Salaam.

Abdelbaset al-MegrahiLibyan bomber in 'last' interview

Abdelbaset al Megrahi gives what he describes as his "last interview" and again denies any involvement in the Lockerbie bombing.

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