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Matabeleland Tribalism in Zimbabwe
The people of Matabeleland accuse Zimbabwe's government of neglect

'A Great Railway from South Africa to Egypt'
Colonialist Cecil Rhodes planned to build a railway across Africa

Adventures in East Africa
Presenter Audrey Brown visits East Africa for the first time

Copper Mining in Zambia
The dangers of copper mining in the Zambian town of Mufulira

Africa's Most Westerly Nation
How Cape Verde survives with no fresh water and tenuous links with mainland Africa

UN Failings in Somalia
How the ambush of a UN unit in Mogadishu led to all out war in Somalia

Nigeria's Annulled Elections
How Nigeria's first ever democratic election was annulled after only 11 days

Smuggling Drugs into Britain
Over 400 Nigerian women have been imprisoned for smuggling drugs into Britain

Banda's Return to Power
Malawi's President Banda returns to power after major brain surgery

Gabon Under Omar Bongo
How Gabon's President Omar Bongo survived 25 years in power