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Tue,21May2013

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Few operators make money - MTN's CEO Sifiso Dabengwa

Sifiso Dabengwa, Chief executive, MTN Group/Photo©MARTIN RHODES/BUSINESS DAY/GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGESAt the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the world's largest mobile-phone conference, MTN's chief executive Sifiso Dabengwa spoke to The Africa Report about expansion, data and why he might decide to raise prices.

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Pan-Africanism is more important than ever - Dlamini-Zuma

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma/Photo©Nicolas Marques/Krimages PresseThe continent cannot wait until the African standby force becomes operational in 2015 to be able to resolve conflicts like Mali, says the AU Commission chair. Inequality – at the root of these crises – must also be addressed.

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African Unity at 50 years

Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma & Kwame Nkrumah © Photos - MARLENE AWAAD/IP3/AKG-IMAGES/ARCHIVES JA & UN/AP/REUTERSAttendees at the OAU summit in 1963 did not agree on many things, but they united to ensure that all Africans could be free.

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UN hands South Africa task to restore peace in DR Congo

South Africa has marshalled army officers to lead a UN mission in DRC/Photo©ReutersDeath and tensions in the Democratic Republic of Congo have triggered an intervention by a United Nations force, as the international body plans to deploy South African led forces to the country's war torn provinces.

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West Africa, from transit to production of illicit drugs

PHOTO©ISSOUF SANOGO/AFPWest Africa has found a new niche in the international drug trade.

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The rise of Africa's B-brands

Kimbo cooking fat is 60 years old, but manufacturer Bidco is also competing with aggressive new brands/Photo©ReutersSmaller and more agile local brands are taking the fight to multinationals seeking to benefit from increasing consumer spending in sub-Saharan Africa. Both sorts of firms are looking to expand in the region and are deploying new strategies to attract customers.

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