http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/default.stmGet the latest BBC News from Africa: breaking news, features, analysis and special reports plus audio and video from across the African continent.en-gbTue, 21 Jul 2009 00:34:25 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/default.stmA campaign group says western firms are fuelling violence in DR Congo by failing to check where their minerals come from.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8159977.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8159977.stmTue, 21 Jul 2009 00:32:13 GMTAfricaSomali militants accused of links to al-Qaeda ban three United Nations agencies from two southern towns they control.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8159574.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8159574.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 15:24:13 GMTAfricaA rights group accuses Nigerian security forces of killing dozens of Muslims in election-related violence last year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8159717.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8159717.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 16:45:10 GMTAfricaA group of Commonwealth MPs cancels a trip in Nigeria after a boat refuses to carry its white members.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8159311.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8159311.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 15:18:16 GMTAfricaTuareg former rebels in Mali agree to help fight al-Qaeda's North African branch, which also operates in the Sahara Desert.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8159175.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8159175.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 12:41:18 GMTAfricaAn Egyptian court overturns a three-year jail sentence and fine given to an amateur poet for insulting President Hosni Mubarak.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8159850.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8159850.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 16:07:04 GMTMiddle EastHIV rates among gay men in some African countries are 10 times higher that of the general male population, researchers say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8158469.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8158469.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 01:05:31 GMTAfricaNamibian officials investigate claims of bribery against a Chinese firm linked to President Hu Jintao's son. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8158907.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8158907.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 10:37:26 GMTAsia-PacificGen Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz vows to tackle terrorism after winning Mauritania's disputed presidential election.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8158681.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8158681.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 10:24:44 GMTAfricaA Chinese cyclist on a 12-year world tour is deported from Somalia because he does not have a visa.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8158729.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8158729.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 10:09:51 GMTAfricaBarcelona coach Pep Guardiola says it would be better if Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o left the Spanish champions.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/africa/8159267.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8159267.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 12:23:42 GMTAfricanEgypt striker Mido is yet to report for pre-season training with Middlesbrough and is being fined for staying away.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/africa/8159150.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8159150.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 11:17:37 GMTAfricanZimbabwean champions Monomotapa upset visiting Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia 2-1 in Group B of the African Champions League on Sunday.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/africa/8153843.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8153843.stmSun, 19 Jul 2009 14:46:29 GMTAfricanBeauty contest tackles skin-bleaching dangerhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8148719.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8148719.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 10:05:33 GMTAfricaWill release of Nigerian militant end oil war?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8153402.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8153402.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:44:42 GMTAfricaStars line up in New York concert for Mandela birthdayhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_pictures/8158014.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8158014.stmSun, 19 Jul 2009 12:26:23 GMTIn PicturesCould climate change be good news for dry areas?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8150415.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8150415.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 10:45:21 GMTAfricaBeauty and tragedy on a West African migration to Europehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8141356.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8141356.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 06:47:56 GMTAfricaHow an energy project revitalised an Ethiopian villagehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8150391.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8150391.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:28:46 GMTAfricaSouth Africa's President Jacob Zuma names former deputy governor Gill Marcus as the new governor of the central bank.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8158000.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8158000.stmSun, 19 Jul 2009 12:17:33 GMTBusinessThe South Sudanese army denies UN accusations that its troops entered the contested region of Abyei.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8158177.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8158177.stmSun, 19 Jul 2009 15:51:36 GMTAfricaTwo French security advisers kidnapped in Somalia will be tried under Sharia law, an official of the Islamist al-Shabab militia says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8157415.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8157415.stmSat, 18 Jul 2009 13:55:11 GMTAfricaA Darfur rebel group frees 60 prisoners in one of the biggest handovers of the bitter conflict, the Red Cross says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8157685.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8157685.stmSat, 18 Jul 2009 19:43:17 GMTAfricaSomali pirates release a German-owned vessel and its crew of 11 Romanians for hefty ransom payment.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8157371.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8157371.stmSat, 18 Jul 2009 13:10:52 GMTAfricaSome 10,000 militants could benefit from an amnesty in Nigeria's oil-producing region, a military official says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8156361.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8156361.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 15:26:11 GMTAfricaTwo journalists arrested while filming seal hunters in Namibia are released after paying a fine of 10,000 Namibian dollars each (about US$1,200).http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8155535.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8155535.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 16:31:32 GMTAfricaMauritanian voters are due to go to the polls on 18 July to elect a new president, 11 months after a military coup.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8077496.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8077496.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 15:49:35 GMTAfrica"Brother" Obama speaks straight to Africa's hearthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8146508.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8146508.stmSun, 12 Jul 2009 11:29:47 GMTAfricaIs Libya ready for an era of mass tourism?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8140817.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8140817.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 12:26:47 GMTFrom Our Own CorrespondentWhy heavy metal fans struggle in Moroccan culturehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8127526.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8127526.stmMon, 06 Jul 2009 08:40:38 GMTAfricaGhana is to get a $600m three-year loan from the IMF, amid fears about the impact of the recession on poorer countries.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8155374.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8155374.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 09:59:02 GMTBusinessRwanda and Burundi join the East African Community Customs Union, which should lead to lower prices.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8136445.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8136445.stmMon, 06 Jul 2009 13:09:48 GMTAfricaPresident Mamadou Tandja of Niger is pushing for a third term in office. Is he right? http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=6769&edition=1http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=6769&edition=1Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:50:29 GMTAfrica Have Your SayWe want to know how the increasing cost of energy is affecting your life. Are you are beating rising fuel costs?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=6746&edition=1http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=6746&edition=1Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:08:09 GMTAfrica Have Your SayHow do you deal with a loved one who has forgotten who you are?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=6744&edition=1http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=6744&edition=1Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:11:14 GMTAfrica Have Your Say