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A Look Back at the Year in Africa The news was often troubling: chaos in Darfur; armed conflict in the Horn of Africa; post-war recovery elsewhere; continent-wide battles against AIDS and malaria; potential disaster from climate change and a mixed political climate.

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A Look Back at the Year in Africa

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The news out of Africa in 2006 was often troubling: chaos in Sudan's Darfur region; the threat of armed conflict in the Horn of Africa; post-war recovery in Central and West African nations; continent-wide battles against AIDS and malaria; potential disaster from climate change.

The African political climate remains mixed, with stories of troubled leadership offset by promising election results. Farai Chideya takes a look back with three NPR correspondents: Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, Gwen Thompkins and Charlayne Hunter-Gault.