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BBC News - Africa

BBC News - Africa

The latest stories from the Africa section of the BBC News web site.


UN seeks to placate Rwanda leader



The UN's secretary general urges Rwanda not to withdraw its peacekeepers from Sudan over a leaked report saying its troops may have committed genocide.

09/08/2010 08:33 PM



Nigeria replaces security leaders



Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed new military and police chiefs ahead of planned January presidential election.

09/08/2010 09:21 PM



Senegal convictions over begging



Seven Koranic teachers in Senegal are given suspended jail sentences for forcing their students to beg.

09/08/2010 10:45 PM



Sect members escape Nigeria jail



About 700 prisoners escape after members of an Islamist sect storm a jail in northern Nigeria, where many of its followers were held.

09/08/2010 05:54 PM



Mozambique bread price climbdown



Mozambique says it will reverse the increase in the price of bread that sparked deadly riots last week.

09/07/2010 06:57 PM



Arrests over Swaziland protests



Police in Swaziland arrest about 50 people ahead of protests against sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy, activists say.

09/07/2010 06:27 PM



Nigeria sets president poll date



Nigeria's next presidential election will take place on 22 January 2011, reigniting speculation about current leader Goodluck Jonathan's intentions.

09/07/2010 11:38 PM



Nigeria arrests ex-football heads



Four Nigerian former football officials are arrested amid accusations that some $8m (£5m) went missing during the World Cup finals in South Africa.

09/07/2010 05:08 PM



'No climate link' to African wars



A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions.

09/07/2010 04:17 AM



Poor children dying 'of neglect'



Save the Children says there have been four million preventable child deaths over the past 10 years because the poorest have not been the focus of aid.

09/07/2010 08:11 PM



SA public sector strike suspended



South African trade unions suspend a nationwide strike which has paralysed schools and hospitals for 20 days.

09/06/2010 09:44 PM



South Africans develop tea bag filter that cleans water



South African researchers develop a tea bag size filter that can purify drinking water in a bottle at a fraction of cost.

09/01/2010 09:03 PM



Ndiaye appointed Mazembe coach



Former Senegalese international Lamine Ndiaye is named as the new coach of African club champions TP Mazembe.

09/08/2010 11:23 PM



Gyan ready for English challenge



New Sunderland signing Asamoah Gyan insists his huge price tag will not be a burden as he prepares for his debut in the English Premier League.

09/08/2010 04:38 PM



Etuhu pens new deal with Fulham



Dickson Etuhu signs a three-year contract extension at Premier League Fulham.

09/07/2010 08:44 PM



Figure happy



How many trillions does it take to change a Nigerian light bulb?

09/01/2010 01:21 PM



Nigerian economy 'to grow by 10%'



Nigeria's economy is set for rapid growth, the finance minister says.

09/04/2010 04:34 AM



Wheat pushes world food prices up



Russia drought leaves food prices highest since 2008, UN says

09/01/2010 07:39 PM



Algeria



Key facts, figures and dates

07/28/2010 04:58 PM



Angola



Key facts, figures and dates

08/23/2010 03:49 PM



Benin



Key facts, figures and dates

07/27/2010 04:34 PM



Botswana



Key facts, figures and dates

07/27/2010 06:20 PM



Burkina Faso



Key facts, figures and dates

07/27/2010 06:50 PM



Burundi



Key facts, figures and dates

07/03/2010 08:43 PM



Cameroon



Key facts, figures and dates

08/12/2010 05:15 PM



Cape Verde



Key facts, figures and dates

06/24/2010 07:54 PM



Central African Rep



Key facts. figures and dates

05/19/2010 07:19 PM



Chad



Key facts, figures and dates

07/27/2010 02:41 PM



Comoros



Key facts, figures and dates

07/20/2010 04:10 PM



Republic of Congo



Key facts, figures and dates

06/24/2010 06:50 PM



Dem Rep of Congo



Key facts, figures and dates

08/10/2010 06:29 PM



Djibouti



Key facts, figures and dates

08/12/2010 09:05 PM



Egypt



Key facts, figures and dates

06/07/2010 08:01 PM



Equatorial Guinea



Key facts, figures and dates

08/11/2010 04:10 PM



Eritrea



Key dates, facts and figures

08/12/2010 09:00 PM



Ethiopia



Key facts, figures and dates

05/26/2010 07:51 PM



Gabon



Key facts, figures and dates

07/20/2010 04:53 PM



Gambia



Key facts, figures and dates

06/24/2010 07:47 PM



Ghana



Key facts, figures and dates

07/20/2010 09:29 PM



Guinea



Key facts, figures and dates

08/10/2010 03:25 PM



Guinea-Bissau



Key facts, figures and dates

07/20/2010 09:05 PM



Ivory Coast



Key facts, figures and dates

07/20/2010 05:22 PM



Kenya



Key facts, figures and dates

08/07/2010 02:12 PM



Lesotho



Key facts, figures and dates

07/20/2010 05:03 PM



Liberia



Key facts, figures and dates

07/20/2010 05:42 PM



Libya



Key facts, figures and dates

07/27/2010 04:08 PM



Madagascar



Key facts, figures and dates

07/20/2010 04:27 PM



Malawi



Key facts, figures and dates

08/17/2010 02:38 PM



Mali



Key facts, figures and dates

08/24/2010 03:24 PM



Mauritania



Key facts, figures and dates

08/24/2010 02:59 PM



Mauritius



Key facts, figures and dates

08/23/2010 06:03 PM



Morocco



Key facts, figures and dates

05/27/2010 04:03 PM



Mozambique



Key facts, figures and dates

09/01/2010 04:15 PM



Namibia



Key facts, figures and dates

07/21/2010 02:21 PM



Niger



Key facts, figures and dates

07/21/2010 02:10 PM



Nigeria



Key facts, figures and dates

08/23/2010 01:49 PM



Rwanda



Key facts, figures and dates

08/12/2010 02:53 PM



Sao Tome & Principe



Key facts, figures and dates

08/17/2010 03:57 PM



Senegal



Key facts, figures and dates

08/11/2010 05:20 PM



Seychelles



Key facts, figures and dates

08/12/2010 08:38 PM



Sierra Leone



Key facts, figures and dates

01/28/2010 08:16 PM



Somalia



Key facts, figures and dates

08/11/2010 02:16 PM



South Africa



Key facts, figures and dates

08/10/2010 08:01 PM



Sudan



Key facts, figures and dates

07/20/2010 07:57 PM



Swaziland



Key facts, figures and dates

08/11/2010 02:57 PM



Tanzania



Key facts, figures and dates

08/11/2010 03:20 PM



Togo



Key facts, figures and dates

06/09/2010 09:16 PM



Tunisia



Key facts, figures and dates

07/27/2010 06:11 PM



Uganda



Key facts, figures and dates

07/13/2010 04:06 PM



Zambia



Key facts, figures and dates

08/11/2010 04:02 PM



Zimbabwe



Key facts, figures and dates

06/16/2010 08:11 PM



Ceuta, Melilla



A profile of the Spanish north African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla

05/06/2010 04:52 PM



Puntland



A profile of the Somali region which declared autonomy in 1998

04/28/2010 03:45 PM



Reunion



An overview of the French island in the Indian Ocean

04/28/2010 05:15 PM



Somaliland



An overview of Somaliland, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

07/28/2010 04:49 PM



St Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha



Key facts for St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha

05/06/2010 07:03 PM



Western Sahara



Key facts about the territory disputed between Morocco and the Polisario independence movement

05/06/2010 08:55 PM



Zanzibar



An overview of Zanzibar, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

05/08/2010 01:14 PM



UN 'failed' DR Congo rape victims



UN peacekeepers "failed" the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, a senior UN official has said.

09/09/2010 12:01 AM



City of corpses



Trying to survive as fighting in Mogadishu spikes

09/08/2010 06:37 AM



Praise singer



Why does Jermaine Jackson back Gambia's 'iron-fisted' leader?

09/07/2010 12:39 PM



Lost in translation



Is Ghana's leader a Do-little who talks to animals - except cats?

09/06/2010 03:29 PM



Africa in pictures



From street wrestling to parading wives this week

09/03/2010 07:28 PM



Crumble in the jungle



Ali-Foreman boxing match venue now in decay

09/04/2010 04:29 PM



Hard work, soft hands



Images of Ghana's women making shea butter moisturiser

09/02/2010 12:48 PM



Eddie who?



The most famous comic you've never heard of

09/04/2010 06:40 AM

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