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The latest stories from the Africa section of the BBC News web site.

Sudan to monitor UN peacekeepers
Sudan says UN peacekeepers in Darfur must inform the government of all travel plans, insisting they have failed to stop violence at refugee camps.
Tanzania line up Egypt friendly
Tanzania will play seven-time African champions Egypt in a friendly in Cairo on 11 August ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria.
Madagascar on Unesco danger list
A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk.
School-time blues
Blind musician inspired by Sierra Leone children
Three charged with Uganda bombing
Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda.
El Hamdaoui signs for Ajax
Morocco striker Mounir El Hamdaoui signs for Dutch side Ajax from their rivals AZ Alkmaar on a four-year deal.
Uche suffers new injury setback
Nigerian striker Ikechukwu Uche suffers a setback in his recovery after damaging his knee again.
Four fined over SA 'racist video'
Four white South Africans are fined $2,700 (£1,700) each after making a video humiliating black university workers.
Saudi warned on expelling Somalis
The UN refugee agency urges Saudi Arabia to stop deporting Somalis, saying 2,000 have recently been sent to Mogadishu.
Mugabe mourns after sister dies
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is in mourning after his younger sister, Sabina, died, aged 76.

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