Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:02:42 GMT
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai threatens to pull out of a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe.
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:25:50 GMT
Aid agencies dispute the Ethiopian government's estimates of those suffering in the country's drought.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:45:07 GMT
A new rebel group threatens the key town of Bunia in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:49:17 GMT
At least 15 people are hurt in a stampede during Ghana's World Cup qualifier against Lesotho.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:56:13 GMT
Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian cargo ship carrying military tanks threaten to blow it up if they are not paid a ransom.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:41:27 GMT
DR Congo's leader makes a televised appeal for people in the east to take up arms against rebel general Laurant Nkunda.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:17:56 GMT
About 100 Somalis are feared drowned in the Gulf of Aden after being forced overboard by smugglers, the UN says.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:19:07 GMT
Rwanda's parliament decides all education, from nursery school to university, will be taught in English instead of French.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:42:42 GMT
Finnish ex-President Martti Ahtisaari wins this year's Nobel Peace Prize for three decades of mediation around the world.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:18:11 GMT
A fan who cycled 465km across Senegal to meet his hero, footballer Khalilou Fadiga, has been rewarded by being accommodated in the national team's hotel.
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:20:26 GMT
Guinea and Mozambique take the last places in the last round of 2010 qualifying, as Egypt beat Djibouti in the final game of the day.
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:37:44 GMT
Guinea take the last remaining place in the second group phase of qualifying for the 2010 World and Africa Cup of Nations.
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:22:46 GMT
A run down of all the action so far in World and Nations Cup qualifying.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:16:43 GMT
Pictures from the African continent this week
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:06:55 GMT
Nigeria's romantic texters resort to shock tactics
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:55:39 GMT
South Africans share their views on split in the ANC
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:23:21 GMT
Uganda king on collision course with tenant farmers
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:58:29 GMT
Why ANC rebels are turning their backs on the ruling party
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:01:51 GMT
Clever marketing gives hybrid seeds farmer appeal
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:58:47 GMT
Libya is to withdraw an estimated $7m of assets from Swiss banks in a row over the arrest of the Libyan leader's son.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:52:56 GMT
The chairman of the African Union appeals against any cut in aid following the global financial crisis.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:25:28 GMT
Security forces shoot dead two people during a protest against a Russian mining firm in Guinea, witnesses say.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:59:05 GMT
Scores are missing after a boat laden with some 50 economic migrants capsizes in rough seas off the coast of Morocco.
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:32:41 GMT
The rebel forces of Laurent Nkunda have taken a major army base in eastern DR Congo, the UN confirms.
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:56:54 GMT
Libya halts oil shipments to Switzerland months after the brief arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son for assault.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:03:08 GMT
The eerie lack of people in war-torn Mogadishu
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:25:42 GMT
Is Dr Beetroot's fall a boost for South Africa's Aids fight?
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:21:42 GMT
Will prudence help Ethiopia face the credit crisis?
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:54:00 GMT
Guinea marks 50 years of freedom - and poverty
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:19:13 GMT
Mining group Xstrata walks away from its £5bn bid for rival Lonmin because of the credit crisis.
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:25:59 GMT
Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate soars to a record 231,000,000% as measured in July, newly released official figures show.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:07:29 GMT
When did you last send a letter rather than a text or email? Have we lost the art of letter writing and should we revive it?
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:06:53 GMT
Would you move from your home to make way for animals?
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:14:54 GMT
Many African parents send their kids back home to be obedient. Is Africa the place for discipline?
