<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="/shared/bsp/xsl/rss/nolsol.xsl"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>BBC News | Africa | Country profiles | World Edition</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/default.stm</link><description>Get the latest BBC News from Africa: breaking news, features, analysis and special reports plus audio and video from across the African continent.</description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:00:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse</copyright><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>BBC News</title><url>http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif</url><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/default.stm</link></image><item><title>Country profile: South Africa</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1071886.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1071886.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:23:29 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Zimbabwe</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1064589.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1064589.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 14:09:02 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Nigeria country profile</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1064557.stm</link><guid 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chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1069402.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1069402.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:20:26 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Angola</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1063073.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1063073.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:12:15 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Benin country profile</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1064527.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1064527.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 07:19:54 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Botswana country profile</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1068674.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1068674.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:45:28 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Burkina Faso</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1032616.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1032616.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:02:05 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Burundi</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1068873.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1068873.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:32:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Cameroon country profile</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1042937.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1042937.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:00:46 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Cape Verde</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1021202.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1021202.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:22:52 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Central African Republic</title><description>Key facts. figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1067518.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1067518.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:05:18 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Chad</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1068700.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1068700.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 08:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Comoros</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1070727.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1070727.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 10:52:17 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Republic of Congo country profile</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1076794.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1076794.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 14:42:41 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Democratic Republic of Congo</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1076399.stm</link><guid 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Eritrea</title><description>Key dates, facts and figures</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1070813.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1070813.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:57:33 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Ethiopia country profile</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1072164.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1072164.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:48:35 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Gabon</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1023203.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023203.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:39:44 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: The Gambia</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1032156.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1032156.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 13:55:09 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Ghana</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1023355.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023355.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:18:54 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Guinea</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1032311.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1032311.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:39:51 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Guinea-Bissau</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1043287.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1043287.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 11:59:54 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Ivory Coast</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1043014.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1043014.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:24:08 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Lesotho</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1063291.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1063291.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:25:09 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Liberia</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1043500.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1043500.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:57:21 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Madagascar</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1063208.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1063208.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:26:55 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Malawi</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1068913.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1068913.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:04:07 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Mali</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1021454.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1021454.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 15:59:16 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Mauritania country profile</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/791083.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791083.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:43:53 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Mauritius</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1063172.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1063172.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:33:47 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Mozambique</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1063120.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1063120.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:52:18 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Namibia</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1063245.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1063245.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 15:45:38 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Niger</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1054396.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1054396.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:21:11 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Regions and territories: Puntland</title><description>A profile of the Somali region which declared autonomy in 1998</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/4276288.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/4276288.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 08:12:52 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Regions and territories: Reunion</title><description>An overview of the French island in the Indian Ocean</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/4469169.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/4469169.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 15:50:59 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Rwanda</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1070265.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1070265.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 11:46:06 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Sao Tome and Principe country profile</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1064541.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1064541.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 15:46:10 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Senegal</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1064496.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1064496.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 14:57:30 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Seychelles</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1070461.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1070461.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 16:40:15 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Sierra Leone</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1061561.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1061561.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 15:23:32 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Regions and territories: Somaliland</title><description>An overview of Somaliland, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/3794847.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/3794847.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 08:11:37 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Territories: St Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha</title><description>Key facts for St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/6748187.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/6748187.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:04:31 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Swaziland</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1069035.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1069035.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:38:41 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Tanzania</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1072330.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1072330.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:49:36 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Togo country profile</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1064470.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1064470.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 14:20:46 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Uganda</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1069166.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1069166.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:51:34 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Regions and territories: Western Sahara</title><description>Key facts about the territory disputed  between Morocco and the Polisario independence movement</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/3466917.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/3466917.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:32:20 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Country profile: Zambia</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1069294.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1069294.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:46:13 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Regions and territories: Zanzibar</title><description>An overview of Zanzibar, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/3850393.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/3850393.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 13:51:28 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Angola</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1839740.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1839740.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:12:19 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Benin</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/3638535.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/3638535.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:50:09 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Botswana</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/3638691.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/3638691.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:34:39 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Burkina Faso</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1032662.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1032662.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:59:55 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Burundi</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1068991.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1068991.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:28:59 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Cameroon</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1021488.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1021488.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:59:52 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Cape Verde</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1021451.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1021451.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:51:39 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Central African Republic</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1067615.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1067615.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:06:39 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Chad</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1068745.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1068745.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 07:51:27 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Comoros</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1070770.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1070770.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 10:56:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Republic of Congo</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1076836.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1076836.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 14:14:27 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Democratic Republic of Congo</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1072684.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1072684.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 08:40:02 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Djibouti</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1070593.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1070593.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:55:26 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Equatorial Guinea</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1023158.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023158.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:29:15 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Eritrea</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1070861.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1070861.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 18:39:10 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Ethiopia</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1072219.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1072219.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:46:29 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Gabon</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1023232.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023232.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:51:40 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: The Gambia</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1032207.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1032207.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:50:58 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Ghana</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1023444.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023444.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:13:51 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Guinea</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1032515.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1032515.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:45:31 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Guinea-Bissau</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1043376.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1043376.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 12:04:05 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Ivory Coast timeline</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1043106.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1043106.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:29:39 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Kenya</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1026884.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1026884.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 18:01:13 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Lesotho</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/2005964.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/2005964.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:27:03 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Liberia</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/8367358.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/8367358.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:59:21 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Madagascar</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1832645.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1832645.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:28:54 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Malawi</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/2982250.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/2982250.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:08:31 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Mali</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1022844.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1022844.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 15:58:44 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Mauritania timeline</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/2483315.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/2483315.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:39:06 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Mauritius</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/2988827.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/2988827.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:33:13 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Mozambique</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/2120437.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/2120437.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:49:23 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Namibia</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1469048.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1469048.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 15:46:07 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Niger</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1054274.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1054274.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:21:26 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Nigeria timeline</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1067695.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1067695.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:18:47 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Rwanda</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1070329.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1070329.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 14:25:35 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Sao Tome and Principe</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1465408.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1465408.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 15:46:46 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Senegal</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/2988226.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/2988226.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:50:51 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Seychelles</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1070508.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1070508.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 16:37:39 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Sierra Leone</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1065898.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1065898.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 15:24:02 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Somalia</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1072611.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1072611.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:43:03 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Swaziland</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/3608903.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/3608903.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:38:48 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Tanzania</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1072386.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1072386.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:49:09 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Togo</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1067813.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1067813.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 14:19:47 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Uganda</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1069181.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1069181.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:06:49 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Zambia</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1719293.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1719293.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:45:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Zimbabwe</title><description>A chronology of key events</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1831470.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1831470.stm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 13:21:25 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Profile: African Union</title><description>Key facts about the pan-African organisation</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/3870303.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/3870303.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:07:13 GMT</pubDate><category>Country profiles</category></item><item><title>Profile: Ecomog</title><description>Key facts, figures and dates about West Africa's peacekeeping mission</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/2364029.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/2364029.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:15:19 GMT</pubDate><category>Country 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