The spread of Aids is slowing down in some parts of Africa, a World Bank report has suggested.
Urban areas in Rwanda, Zambia and Ethiopia were singled out as places where infection rates were lowering.

The World Bank's Miriam Schneidman told the BBC that Rwanda had done an "exceptional job" in recognising the HIV problem and taking strong action.

Figures from the World Bank put the prevalence of Aids in Rwanda at about 3%, down from 11% seven years ago.
"The mobilisation of empowered 'grassroots' communities, along with delivering condoms and life-saving treatments, are beginning to slow the pace of the ... epidemic," the report said, without giving detailed statistics.

But it says southern Africa remains the epicentre of the epidemic.

In Francistown, a city in Botswana bordering Zimbabwe, 70% of women in their early 30s were found to be HIV-positive, according to a 2004 household survey.

Last year, the epidemic killed more than 2m people in Africa.

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