Rwanda admitted to Commonwealth
Rwanda is admitted as the 54th member of the Commonwealth group of nations.

E Guinea opposition rejects poll
Equatorial Guinea's main opposition candidate says he will not accept Sunday's election result because polls were not fair.

Concert backs 'Gandhi of Sahara'
Spanish singers stage a concert in support of a Western Sahara activist on hunger strike in the Canary Islands.

Second day of polling in Namibia
The people of Namibia vote for a second day in presidential and parliamentary elections, with long queues reported in some areas.

Congo boat sinking leaves 73 dead
A boat accident on a lake in the Democratic Republic of Congo leaves at least 73 people dead, Red Cross officials say.

Kingdom rejects Uganda land law
The Buganda kingdom rejects the new land law passed after heated debate in Uganda's parliament.

Zimbabwe plane crashes in China
Three American crew members are killed as a cargo plane crashes on take-off at China's Shanghai airport.

Africans 'aiding Rwanda suspects'
Rwanda accuses Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia of being unwilling to co-operate in locating genocide suspects.

Eskom to get loan for power plant
South African energy firm Eskom gets a 1.86bn euro loan ($2.77bn) to finance the building of a new power plant.

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Entente Setif win first leg
Algerian club Entente Setif take a two goal cushion into the second leg of the Confederation Cup final after defeating Stade Malien 2-nil in the first leg.

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Uganda, Zanzibar and Rwanda win
There are wins for defending champions Uganda, Zanzibar and Rwanda at East and Central Africa's regional tournament the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Kenya.

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South Africa crush England
AB de Villiers's magnificent century helps South Africa record an emphatic 112-run victory over England in the third one-day international at Newlands.

Joining the club
Rwanda wrestles with cricket for Commonwealth bid

National outrage
How Egypt's World Cup exit exposed deeper frustrations

Kicking off
Football gets down to business in South Africa

Green Big Brother
Sahara reality TV show to highlight climate change

Turning the tide
What Mozambique is doing to tackle rising sea levels

New SA life for ID suicide family
The family of South Africa's Skhumbuzo Mhlongo who committed suicide after he was refused ID, are given a house.

Town 'empty' after CAR rebel raid
Most residents flee Ndele town in northern Central African Republic after clashes between rebels and the army.

Commonwealth ponders Rwanda
Commonwealth leaders meet in Trinidad, with Rwandan membership on the agenda and Zimbabwe's possibly re-entry.

Funds win on Liberia's 1978 debt
A High Court in London orders Liberia to pay two investment funds more than $20m (£12m) for a debt dating back to 1978.

Nigeria leader has heart problem
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has a heart condition, his spokesman says, after he went to hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Mali gunmen seize Frenchman
A French national is kidnapped from outside his hotel in the northern Mali town of Menaka by armed gunmen, officials say.

Ex-Ethiopia leader swaps parties
Ethiopia's former President Negasso Gidada joins the main opposition bloc, months before the country's next election.

Tunisia jails dissident reporter
Taoufik Ben Brik, a journalist critical of Tunisia's leader, is jailed for six months on charges he says are trumped up.

Row over World Cup reporting
South African journalists are accusing Fifa of imposing restrictive rules on reporting next year's World Cup.

UN's Congo policies 'must change'
Rights groups say the UN must change its policies in DR Congo, after a leaked report claims violence there is worsening.

South Africa DIY electricity
The electricians who connect South Africans - for free

Kenyan orphans on the streets
Kenya orphans face drug addiction and violence

Sudan's Nuba: The next Darfur?
Region which could become new Sudan front line

African view: Not just a game
African writer asks if football is too big for its boots?

South African economy grows again
South Africa exits a nine-month recession after its economy returned to growth between July and September.

Heritage sells oil field stakes
Heritage Oil agrees to sell its stakes in two Ugandan oil fields to Italy's Eni for $1.5bn (£903.2m).

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