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KAMPALA, Mar 9 (IPS) - Fourteen-year-old Isaac Wadyegere of Bundesi village in Bududa district woke up to a rainy and chilly Monday morning and went to school as usual. But Mar. 1 was not a usual day in eastern Uganda.

WINDHOEK, Mar 9 (IPS) - African hip-hop prides itself on a more positive portrayal of women, but traditional cultural attitudes towards women still dominate the industry, say Namibian female rappers.

LILONGWE, Mar 9 (IPS) - Mercy Gondwe, 51, from Rumphi in northern Malawi, was married for 34 years. When her husband died in 2008, she assumed she would inherit the land they had been cultivating together since they got married. But this was not the case.

DAR-ES-SALAAM, Mar 10 (IPS) - Changes in weather patterns have turned agriculture into a gamble with nature for Tanzanian farmers. Prolonged droughts and floods have made the lives of small-scale farmers, who don’t have access to irrigation, extremely difficult.

Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says.

South African President Jacob Zuma submits his declaration of interests, after critics urged an inquiry into his finances.

Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead.

South Africa's ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify a media report in which she apparently fiercely criticised ex-husband Nelson.

Ivory Coast talk to the 'White Witch Doctor' about taking the Elephants to the World Cup.

Every year tonnes of electrical goods and used clothing from the West find their way to Africa. Is this killing the continent?