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Dakar rallies Scrabble contenders
The BBC meets Senegalese hopefuls competing for a world title in one of the nation's most popular sports - Scrabble.
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Murder suspect held in Mauritania
Mauritanian police arrest a militant suspected of killing four French tourists, who was on the run disguised as a woman.
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Disappointment as rally cancelled
A North Yorkshire contestant in the world-famous Dakar Rally has called its cancellation a disaster.
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Rallying legend's 30-year career
Former World Rally champion Colin McRae notched up 25 wins in his "legendary" 30-year career.
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Rider tells of Dakar rally exit
A motorcyclist forced to quit the Dakar rally after his engine failed tells how he survived the night in the desert.
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Charity men on 'poor man's rally'
Two men from Canterbury set off on a charity drive to Mali, dubbed the "poor man's version" of the Paris-Dakar rally.
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Missing rally rider is found safe
A Derby motorcycle rider missing in the Sahara desert during the Dakar rally is found safe.
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Pair head to Mali in pub-gift car
Two men from Kent hope to travel 4,000 miles to West Africa in an "old banger" donated by their pub.
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South East news: Week in review
BBC News looks back at some of the stories making the headlines in the South East over the past week.
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Dakar rider relives medal moment
A woman motorcyclist describes the "fantastic" feeling of crossing the finishing line in Senegal.
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Dakar joy for UK woman bike rider
An East Sussex woman becomes the first female British motorcyclist to complete the gruelling Dakar Rally.
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Africa in pictures: 31 Dec-6 Jan
Action from around the continent this week.
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Antique shop owner in rally again
One of the UK's top female motorcycle riders is hoping it will be fourth time lucky in the Dakar rally.
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Do riots achieve anything?
As demonstrations turn to riots in a number of African cities, does conflict in the street change anything?
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Rally pair about to reach Sahara
Two men who are driving 4,000 miles to Dakar in an old banger have a hazardous first week.
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Two take up £100 rally challenge
Two men from Kent are setting out to drive 4,000 miles to Dakar in an old banger that cost them less than £100.
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Rally over for antique shop owner
A female antique shop owner from Sussex who races motorbikes crashes out of the Dakar Rally in Africa.
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Antique shop owner set for rally
A motorcycling antique shop owner from Sussex is set to take part in the Dakar Rally for the third time.
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Police are on the Moroccan beat
A pair of police officers travel across Morocco on Christmas Day to raise cash in memory of an ex colleague.
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Drivers facing desert Christmas
A 4,000-mile drive in a 1960s Trabant banger is on the Christmas menu for two charity fundraisers.
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