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July 2005
- African leaders urge debt action
- 1st other top story (5/7/2005, 18:29 – 6/7/2005, 00:30)
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- Blair will not 'flinch' on Africa
- Left subheadline (6/7/2005, 20:18 – 23:55)
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August 2005
- Africa to thrash out UN position
- 1st other top story (4/8/2005, 04:53 – 05:12)
- 2nd other top story (4/8/2005, 05:12 – 07:56)
- 3rd other top story (4/8/2005, 07:56 – 08:23)
- 6th other top story (4/8/2005, 08:23 – 08:26)
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- Africa hunger 'likely to worsen'
- Right subheadline (12/8/2005, 00:35 – 07:48)
- 6th other top story (12/8/2005, 07:48 – 08:54)
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- Call to stave off African hunger
- 6th other top story (12/8/2005, 08:54 – 10:37)
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- TB emergency declared in Africa
- 6th other top story (26/8/2005, 04:15 – 06:15)
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- Government 'wastes' African aid
- Left subheadline (28/8/2005, 00:30 – 00:40)
- 1st other top story (28/8/2005, 00:40 – 05:10)
- 2nd other top story (28/8/2005, 05:10 – 07:40)
- 3rd other top story (28/8/2005, 07:40 – 07:55)
- 4th other top story (28/8/2005, 07:55 – 10:25)
- 5th other top story (28/8/2005, 10:25 – 13:50)
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September 2005
- Life for S Africa lion murderer
- 3rd other top story (30/9/2005, 12:55 – 13:20)
- 4th other top story (30/9/2005, 13:20 – 14:25)
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October 2005
- Africa aid pledges to be checked
- 3rd other top story (5/10/2005, 20:50 – 21:15)
- 4th other top story (5/10/2005, 21:15 – 6/10/2005, 02:35)
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- African migrants 'left in desert'
- 3rd other top story (7/10/2005, 16:25 – 16:45)
- 1st other top story (7/10/2005, 16:45 – 16:50)
- 2nd other top story (7/10/2005, 16:50 – 17:40)
- 3rd other top story (7/10/2005, 17:40 – 21:05)
- 4th other top story (7/10/2005, 21:05 – 8/10/2005, 00:20)
- 5th other top story (8/10/2005, 00:20 – 02:00)
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- UN concern over African migrants
- Main headline (8/10/2005, 02:00 – 06:30)
- 1st other top story (8/10/2005, 06:30 – 07:05)
- 2nd other top story (8/10/2005, 07:05 – 11:30)
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- Africa Aids orphans 'to top 18m'
- 1st other top story (25/10/2005, 02:05 – 03:25)
- 2nd other top story (25/10/2005, 03:25 – 04:30)
- 3rd other top story (25/10/2005, 04:30 – 05:25)
- 5th other top story (25/10/2005, 05:25 – 08:00)
- 1st other top story (25/10/2005, 08:00 – 08:35)
- Left subheadline (25/10/2005, 08:35 – 09:15)
- 1st other top story (25/10/2005, 09:15 – 11:30)
- Left subheadline (25/10/2005, 11:30 – 12:15)
- 1st other top story (25/10/2005, 12:15 – 14:00)
- 2nd other top story (25/10/2005, 14:00 – 14:35)
- 3rd other top story (25/10/2005, 14:35 – 14:40)
- 4th other top story (25/10/2005, 14:40 – 15:05)
- 1st other top story (25/10/2005, 15:05 – 15:20)
- Right subheadline (25/10/2005, 15:20 – 15:30)
- 1st other top story (25/10/2005, 15:30 – 15:40)
- 2nd other top story (25/10/2005, 15:40 – 17:50)
- 3rd other top story (25/10/2005, 17:50 – 18:50)
- 4th other top story (25/10/2005, 18:50 – 19:10)
- 5th other top story (25/10/2005, 19:10 – 20:30)
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December 2005
- Powerful quake rocks East Africa
- 4th other top story (5/12/2005, 16:05 – 16:45)
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January 2006
- Man jailed for Africa sex tourism
- 1st other top story (6/1/2006, 16:45 – 7/1/2006, 02:15)
- 2nd other top story (7/1/2006, 02:15 – 03:25)
- 3rd other top story (7/1/2006, 03:25 – 03:35)
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- Africans back UN force for Sudan
- 5th other top story (14/1/2006, 05:35 – 05:55)
- 6th other top story (14/1/2006, 05:55 – 07:55)
- 7th other top story (14/1/2006, 07:55 – 09:30)
- 8th other top story (14/1/2006, 09:30 – 09:35)
- 7th other top story (14/1/2006, 09:35 – 10:45)
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- Sudan dispute dogs African summit
- 2nd other top story (23/1/2006, 11:05 – 11:15)
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- Sudan dispute dogs Africa summit
- 2nd other top story (23/1/2006, 11:15 – 12:20)
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February 2006
- Deadly bird flu found in Africa
- 5th other top story (8/2/2006, 12:20 – 15:05)
- 5th other top story (8/2/2006, 19:35 – 22:50)
- 4th other top story (8/2/2006, 22:50 – 9/2/2006, 00:50)
- 3rd other top story (9/2/2006, 00:50 – 01:00)
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- African bird flu 'set to spread'
- Left subheadline (9/2/2006, 05:25 – 11:25)
- Right subheadline (9/2/2006, 11:25 – 12:45)
- 1st other top story (9/2/2006, 12:45 – 13:25)
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- Much to do in Africa, says Blair
- 3rd other top story (13/2/2006, 00:05 – 01:00)
- 4th other top story (13/2/2006, 01:00 – 01:25)
- 5th other top story (13/2/2006, 01:25 – 02:40)
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- Food crisis looms in African Horn
- 5th other top story (15/2/2006, 02:45 – 09:30)
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March 2006
- Africa could face more droughts
- 5th other top story (3/3/2006, 15:05 – 18:00)
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- Africa pledges 'not materialised'
- Left subheadline (11/3/2006, 06:15 – 08:15)
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- Africa pledges 'yet to materialise'
- Left subheadline (11/3/2006, 08:15 – 09:40)
- 1st other top story (11/3/2006, 09:40 – 13:25)
- 2nd other top story (11/3/2006, 13:25 – 13:30)
- 3rd other top story (11/3/2006, 13:30 – 16:25)
- 2nd other top story (11/3/2006, 16:25 – 17:10)
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- Progress at Horn of Africa talks
- 6th other top story (12/3/2006, 02:40 – 05:25)
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April 2006
- Brown to unveil Africa-Asia aid
- 3rd other top story (10/4/2006, 00:55 – 01:40)
- 4th other top story (10/4/2006, 01:40 – 01:50)
- 5th other top story (10/4/2006, 01:50 – 03:20)
- Left subheadline (10/4/2006, 03:20 – 04:45)
- Right subheadline (10/4/2006, 04:45 – 09:05)
- 1st other top story (10/4/2006, 09:05 – 09:30)
- 2nd other top story (10/4/2006, 09:30 – 11:10)
- 3rd other top story (10/4/2006, 11:10 – 12:50)
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- Brown unveils Africa school funds
- 3rd other top story (10/4/2006, 12:50 – 13:15)
- 4th other top story (10/4/2006, 13:15 – 15:15)
- 6th other top story (10/4/2006, 15:15 – 18:15)
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May 2006
- South Africa awaits Zuma verdict
- 2nd other top story (8/5/2006, 03:25 – 07:35)
- 4th other top story (8/5/2006, 07:35 – 08:00)
- 3rd other top story (8/5/2006, 08:00 – 09:25)
- 4th other top story (8/5/2006, 09:25 – 10:20)
- 5th other top story (8/5/2006, 10:20 – 10:45)
- 6th other top story (8/5/2006, 10:45 – 12:55)
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- S Africa's Zuma cleared of rape
- 5th other top story (8/5/2006, 14:20 – 15:55)
- Right subheadline (8/5/2006, 15:55 – 21:55)
- 2nd other top story (8/5/2006, 21:55 – 9/5/2006, 00:25)
- 3rd other top story (9/5/2006, 00:25 – 01:55)
- 4th other top story (9/5/2006, 01:55 – 03:55)
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- UK farmer sells gallows to Africa
- 7th other top story (9/5/2006, 16:25 – 17:50)
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- Plea for free Africa healthcare
- 6th other top story (30/5/2006, 02:35 – 08:00)
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June 2006
- S Africa to mark Soweto uprising
- 1st other top story (16/6/2006, 08:35 – 08:40)
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- S Africa marking Soweto uprising
- 1st other top story (16/6/2006, 08:40 – 09:20)
- Right subheadline (16/6/2006, 09:20 – 11:40)
- Left subheadline (16/6/2006, 11:40 – 12:50)
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- South Africa marks Soweto uprising
- Left subheadline (16/6/2006, 12:50 – 13:15)
- Right subheadline (16/6/2006, 13:15 – 15:10)
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- S Africa marking Soweto uprising
- 1st other top story (16/6/2006, 15:10 – 20:05)
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- Panel to track Africa aid pledges
- Right subheadline (26/6/2006, 01:55 – 03:00)
- 1st other top story (26/6/2006, 03:00 – 07:00)
- 2nd other top story (26/6/2006, 07:00 – 07:40)
- Left subheadline (26/6/2006, 08:00 – 13:10)
- 3rd other top story (26/6/2006, 13:10 – 15:00)
- 4th other top story (26/6/2006, 15:00 – 18:30)
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- Blair promises new Africa focus
- 1st other top story (26/6/2006, 19:40 – 19:45)
- Left subheadline (26/6/2006, 19:45 – 22:05)
- 1st other top story (26/6/2006, 22:05 – 23:55)
- 2nd other top story (26/6/2006, 23:55 – 27/6/2006, 00:55)
- 3rd other top story (27/6/2006, 00:55 – 01:55)
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- Geldof pushes G8 on aid to Africa
- 2nd other top story (29/6/2006, 15:40 – 15:55)
- 3rd other top story (29/6/2006, 15:55 – 17:15)
- 4th other top story (29/6/2006, 17:15 – 22:20)
- 5th other top story (29/6/2006, 22:20 – 30/6/2006, 00:35)
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July 2006
- Chirac warns of 'African flood'
- 1st other top story (14/7/2006, 18:45 – 19:10)
- 2nd other top story (14/7/2006, 19:10 – 20:10)
- 3rd other top story (14/7/2006, 20:10 – 15/7/2006, 02:40)
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August 2006
- South Africa Aids policy attacked
- Right subheadline (19/8/2006, 00:10 – 04:35)
- 3rd other top story (19/8/2006, 04:35 – 05:00)
- Right subheadline (19/8/2006, 05:00 – 12:25)
- 5th other top story (19/8/2006, 12:25 – 16:05)
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- Tories 'were wrong on S Africa'
- 1st other top story (27/8/2006, 06:20 – 07:50)
- 5th other top story (27/8/2006, 07:50 – 11:55)
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October 2006
- Madonna to help African children
- 6th other top story (4/10/2006, 23:00 – 5/10/2006, 00:50)
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- UK rider drowns in South Africa
- 3rd other top story (7/10/2006, 20:05 – 20:10)
- 4th other top story (7/10/2006, 20:10 – 20:45)
- 5th other top story (7/10/2006, 20:45 – 8/10/2006, 03:10)
- 6th other top story (8/10/2006, 03:10 – 05:00)
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- Madonna 'adopts child in Africa'
- 6th other top story (11/10/2006, 09:15 – 12:35)
- 5th other top story (11/10/2006, 12:35 – 13:20)
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- S Africa singer dies in car crash
- 7th other top story (23/10/2006, 11:15 – 12:45)
- 6th other top story (23/10/2006, 12:45 – 15:30)
- 5th other top story (23/10/2006, 15:30 – 15:45)
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November 2006
- Former South Africa leader dies
- Right subheadline (1/11/2006, 00:00 – 01:35)
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- Trade to top China-Africa summit
- 2nd other top story (3/11/2006, 04:20 – 05:00)
- 3rd other top story (3/11/2006, 05:00 – 07:40)
- 4th other top story (3/11/2006, 07:40 – 07:45)
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- China to double its aid to Africa
- 3rd other top story (4/11/2006, 04:05 – 05:25)
- 4th other top story (4/11/2006, 05:25 – 07:40)
- 5th other top story (4/11/2006, 07:40 – 07:50)
- 1st other top story (4/11/2006, 07:50 – 08:55)
- Left subheadline (4/11/2006, 08:55 – 10:40)
- 2nd other top story (4/11/2006, 10:40 – 10:50)
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- Africa focus for climate summit
- 3rd other top story (6/11/2006, 01:20 – 02:55)
- 4th other top story (6/11/2006, 02:55 – 04:25)
- 1st other top story (6/11/2006, 04:25 – 04:55)
- Right subheadline (6/11/2006, 04:55 – 08:40)
- 4th other top story (6/11/2006, 08:40 – 11:15)
- 5th other top story (6/11/2006, 11:15 – 12:05)
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- African flood rescue gathers pace
- 2nd other top story (19/11/2006, 17:25 – 18:35)
- 3rd other top story (19/11/2006, 18:35 – 20:00)
- 4th other top story (19/11/2006, 20:00 – 20/11/2006, 00:10)
- 2nd other top story (20/11/2006, 00:10 – 00:25)
- 3rd other top story (20/11/2006, 00:25 – 01:30)
- 4th other top story (20/11/2006, 01:30 – 01:40)
- 5th other top story (20/11/2006, 01:40 – 01:55)
- 4th other top story (20/11/2006, 01:55 – 02:25)
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- Africa 'still has most HIV cases'
- 3rd other top story (21/11/2006, 10:55 – 11:05)
- 2nd other top story (21/11/2006, 11:05 – 11:55)
- 3rd other top story (21/11/2006, 11:55 – 12:05)
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- HIV cases still rising in Africa
- 2nd other top story (21/11/2006, 12:05 – 12:10)
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January 2007
- Bill Gates praises UK on Africa
- 5th other top story (26/1/2007, 23:10 – 23:15)
- 4th other top story (27/1/2007, 00:05 – 00:45)
- 5th other top story (27/1/2007, 00:45 – 00:50)
- 6th other top story (27/1/2007, 00:50 – 02:45)
- 5th other top story (27/1/2007, 02:45 – 04:00)
- 6th other top story (27/1/2007, 04:00 – 07:40)
- 7th other top story (27/1/2007, 07:40 – 08:00)
- 6th other top story (27/1/2007, 08:00 – 08:25)
- 5th other top story (27/1/2007, 08:25 – 13:30)
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- Darfur dominating Africa summit
- 3rd other top story (29/1/2007, 11:15 – 11:25)
- 4th other top story (29/1/2007, 11:25 – 12:00)
- 1st other top story (29/1/2007, 12:00 – 13:05)
- 2nd other top story (29/1/2007, 13:05 – 13:15)
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- African snub to Sudan over Darfur
- 2nd other top story (29/1/2007, 13:15 – 13:20)
- Right subheadline (29/1/2007, 15:35 – 16:00)
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March 2007
- S Africa in Zimbabwe rights call
- 3rd other top story (13/3/2007, 19:55 – 22:20)
- 4th other top story (13/3/2007, 22:20 – 14/3/2007, 01:25)
- 5th other top story (14/3/2007, 01:25 – 02:25)
- 6th other top story (14/3/2007, 02:25 – 02:40)
- Left subheadline (14/3/2007, 02:40 – 02:50)
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- Respect rights, S Africa tells Mugabe
- Left subheadline (14/3/2007, 02:50 – 03:20)
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- South Africa launches Aids plan
- 7th other top story (15/3/2007, 03:35 – 04:40)
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- African leaders in Zimbabwe talks
- Right subheadline (29/3/2007, 01:40 – 07:45)
- 2nd other top story (29/3/2007, 07:45 – 11:10)
- 3rd other top story (29/3/2007, 11:10 – 11:15)
- 4th other top story (29/3/2007, 11:15 – 11:50)
- 3rd other top story (29/3/2007, 11:50 – 13:40)
- 4th other top story (29/3/2007, 13:40 – 15:35)
- 5th other top story (29/3/2007, 15:35 – 16:25)
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April 2007
- S Africa memorial for Woolmer
- 6th other top story (4/4/2007, 05:30 – 10:05)
- 5th other top story (4/4/2007, 10:05 – 10:30)
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- Africa aid target 'may be missed'
- 3rd other top story (25/4/2007, 19:00 – 20:50)
- 5th other top story (25/4/2007, 20:50 – 26/4/2007, 00:40)
- 6th other top story (26/4/2007, 00:40 – 03:10)
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May 2007
- Woolmer cremated in S Africa
- 6th other top story (4/5/2007, 19:35 – 19:45)
- 6th other top story (4/5/2007, 19:50 – 19:55)
- 6th other top story (4/5/2007, 20:05 – 20:20)
- 4th other top story (4/5/2007, 20:20 – 21:05)
- 5th other top story (4/5/2007, 21:05 – 22:50)
- 4th other top story (4/5/2007, 22:50 – 5/5/2007, 01:35)
- 3rd other top story (5/5/2007, 01:35 – 02:20)
- 4th other top story (5/5/2007, 02:20 – 03:10)
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- Annan urges Africa poverty action
- 2nd other top story (8/5/2007, 14:50 – 15:45)
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- Blair set for South Africa tour
- 3rd other top story (31/5/2007, 02:30 – 05:35)
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- PM continues tour in South Africa
- 3rd other top story (31/5/2007, 05:35 – 11:00)
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- Blair urges African intervention
- 3rd other top story (31/5/2007, 11:00 – 11:15)
- 1st other top story (31/5/2007, 11:15 – 11:20)
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- Blair issues Africa action call
- Left subheadline (31/5/2007, 12:55 – 15:20)
- Right subheadline (31/5/2007, 15:20 – 15:55)
- 2nd other top story (31/5/2007, 15:55 – 18:45)
- 3rd other top story (31/5/2007, 18:45 – 19:15)
- 4th other top story (31/5/2007, 19:15 – 21:05)
- 2nd other top story (31/5/2007, 21:35 – 1/6/2007, 00:00)
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