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20 March 2013 Last updated at 13:41 ET

Condom TV advert pulled in KenyaResidents in Nairobi, Kenya, watch a demonstration on how to remove a condom at an open-air clinic (21 March 2009)

A TV advertisement promoting condom use in Kenya has been withdrawn following an outcry by religious leaders, a health official says.

Lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa waves as she arrives at Harare Magistrates Court in Zimbabwe on 20 March 2013Zimbabwe denies rights lawyer bail

A Zimbabwean court refuses bail to prominent human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa and her four co-accused, who appear in leg irons in the dock.

Bosco Ntaganda in eastern DR Congo, 2009 US wants swift 'Terminator' transfer

The US is working for a swift transfer of a Congolese war crimes suspect from its embassy in Rwanda to the ICC, a senior US official for Africa says.

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