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agriculture - Ethiopia - Ivory Coast - Jacob Zuma - poverty - South Africa
Zuma urged to act on plight of South Africa's poor
In this edition: Concern grows over the likelihood of Ivory Coast ever holding promised elections; South Africa's Zuma under pressure to tackle growing poverty; and foreign investors plunder Ethiopia's farming land.
ATHLETICS
Haile Gebrselassie wins the Berlin marathon
World marathon record-holder Haile Gebrselassie won the Berlin marathon for the fourth time, but failed to break his own world record, clocking a time of two hours six minutes eight seconds. Kenyan Francis Kiprop finished second.
WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kenenisa Bekele wins 5,000m title
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele won the men's 5,000 metre world title in Berlin. After a breathtaking finish the 27-year-old Bekele took the gold in a time of 13min 17.09sec to beat defending champion Bernard Lagat of the United States (13:17.33).
Ethiopia
The Awramba community, a beacon of hope
Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world but amid poverty and desperation shines a very bright beacon of hope. In the small village community of Awramba, women and men have the same rights.
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HORN OF AFRICA
Somalia calls for emergency military support
Somalia's parliament speaker has called on neighbouring countries to send in troops to defend the country's embattled government, as clashes with Islamic insurgents escalate. Witnesses report seeing Ethiopian troops north of Mogadishu.
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Christians - Ethiopia - Gabon - Ivory Coast - Malawi - Omar Bongo
Challenges await Malawi's new president
In this edition: we look at the challenges awaiting Malawi's new president; elections are fixed for November in the Ivory Coast but the population remains sceptical; and we visit Ethiopia's holiest city.
SOMALIA
Ethiopia denies reports its troops crossed the border
Ethiopia has denied reports from Somali residents and media that its soldiers have crossed back into the neighbouring country, where the government is struggling to contain hardline Islamist rebels.
ETHIOPIA
Thirty-five coup plotters arrested, authorities say
Ethiopia's government says 35 people have been arrested for plotting a coup masterminded by Dr. Berhanu Nega, an opposition leader who was jailed in 2005 after disputing the outcome of an election and is now exiled in the US.
ETHIOPIA
Bashir arrives in Ethiopia in another defiance of ICC arrest
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (pictured) arrived in Ethiopia Tuesday on his sixth foreign trip since an International Criminal Court arrest warrant was issued for him in connection with alleged war crimes committed in Darfur.
SOMALIA
President bows to rebels' demand for Sharia law
New Somali president Sheikh Sharif Ahmed bowed to Islamist insurgents' demand to introduce Sharia law to the country on Saturday in exchange for a truce deal, after some of the bloodiest clashes in Mogadishu since the moderate Islamist was elected.
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