Eritrea football team 'absconds'
Officials are searching for Eritrea's national football team after they failed to return home following a tournament in Kenya.

France returns frescoes to Egypt
France hands over five ancient frescoes to Egypt, which had broken off ties with the Louvre museum in an ownership dispute.

Canada recalls spitting diplomat
A Canadian junior envoy who caused a diplomatic row after spitting at a Tanzanian policeman and journalist is recalled.

Rwanda journalist jailed for life
A Rwandan journalist who encouraged Hutus to slaughter Tutsis during the 1994 genocide is jailed for life.

W Africa group mulls Guinea force
Guinea's neighbours consider sending an "intervention force" - an idea dismissed by the country's military rulers.

Sudan police tear-gas protesters
Sudanese police fire tear gas at crowds protesting at the lack of democratic reform before crucial votes in the next two years.

Vaginal HIV gel fails to cut risk
A major trial of a vaginal microbicide has produced no evidence that its use reduces the risk of HIV infection in women.

Kidnapped Sudan UN workers freed
Two United Nations workers, who had been held hostage in Darfur for more than 100 days, are freed.

Senegal's president tells French mayors to sell his houses
Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade says mayors in France can sell any hidden properties which belong to him, after corruption claims.

Fan drops Assou-Ekotto allegation
Tottenham full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto will face no further investigation after a fan withdrew an allegation that the player had assaulted him.

Uganda Cranes retain Cecafa cup
Uganda's national team "the Cranes" have retained the regional East and Central Africa (Cecafa) trophy having defeated their rivals Rwanda 2-0 in the final in Nairobi.

South Africa target Mexico
South Africa international Siphiwe Tshabalala says beating Mexico in their opening Group A clash is the key to reaching the second round of the World Cup.

Biofuels in Africa
Farmers in Tanzania weigh the use of jatropha oil

Fairytale end?
Mandela film sparks South Africa soul-searching

Raring to go?
Mugabe rallies a party riven by doubts and factions

UN urged to drop Congo troops
Campaign group Human Rights Watch urges the UN to stop supporting a DR Congo campaign against Rwandan rebels.

Sudan rivals in referendum deal
The leaders of Sudan and of its semi-autonomous southern region say they have reached a deal on the terms of a key referendum.

UK freezes Kenya school funding
The UK government freezes funding for free primary education in Kenya until fraud allegations are investigated.

Defiant Mugabe rallies Zanu-PF
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe urges his Zanu-PF party to be defiant, and prepare for future elections.

Libyan human rights 'improving'
There have been limited improvements in Libya's human rights record, Human Rights Watch says.

Senegal imams condemn statue
Imams in Senegal begin a concerted campaign against a controversial giant statue being built in Dakar.

Spain may return Saharan activist
Spain has not ruled out the option of sending a Western Sahara independence activist on hunger strike in the country back to Moroccan territory.

Mali villagers fight Sahara
Villagers in Mali seek to hold back Sahara's advance

Zimbabwe exodus continues
Unity government fails to stop people fleeing Zimbabwe

Rise in Senegal child sex abuse
Senegal faces up to alarming rise in rape in schools

Nigeria police 'killed my boy'
Nigeria police said to kill innocents like Emmanuel, 13

S Korea in $10bn Ghana homes deal
A South Korean firm will build 200,000 houses in Ghana over the next six years in a $10bn deal, Korean officials say.

Zimbabwe predicts economic upturn
Zimbabwe's first budget since its unity government began sharing power 10 months ago predicts a healthy economic future.

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