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-gbFri, 27 Nov 2009 22:35:17 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.stmThe Buganda kingdom rejects the new land law passed after heated debate in Uganda's parliament.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8383253.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8383253.stmFri, 27 Nov 2009 15:50:16 GMTAfricaRwanda accuses Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia of being unwilling to co-operate in locating genocide suspects.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8382777.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8382777.stmFri, 27 Nov 2009 12:43:14 GMTAfricaThe family of South Africa's Skhumbuzo Mhlongo who committed suicide after he was refused ID, are given a house.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8382426.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8382426.stmFri, 27 Nov 2009 11:53:44 GMTAfricaSouth African energy firm Eskom gets a 1.86bn euro loan ($2.77bn) to finance the building of a new power plant.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8382723.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8382723.stmFri, 27 Nov 2009 13:25:10 GMTBusinessA Namibian court rules a human rights group must have its status as observers reinstated hours after polls open.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8382272.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8382272.stmFri, 27 Nov 2009 11:27:17 GMTAfricaMost residents flee Ndele town in northern Central African Republic after clashes between rebels and the army.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8382349.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8382349.stmFri, 27 Nov 2009 11:43:48 GMTAfricaCommonwealth leaders meet in Trinidad, with Rwandan membership on the agenda and Zimbabwe's possibly re-entry.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8382014.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8382014.stmFri, 27 Nov 2009 21:46:45 GMTAmericasA High Court in London orders Liberia to pay two investment funds more than $20m (£12m) for a debt dating back to 1978.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8380117.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8380117.stmThu, 26 Nov 2009 19:36:04 GMTAfricaNigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has a heart condition, his spokesman says, after he went to hospital in Saudi Arabia.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8380520.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8380520.stmThu, 26 Nov 2009 19:44:34 GMTAfricaNigeria and Wolfsburg striker Obafemi Martins is to undergo surgery on his shin that will rule him out of action until at least the New Year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/africa/8383647.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8383647.stmFri, 27 Nov 2009 18:04:05 GMTAfricanRangers boss Walter Smith says Madjid Bougherra is back in contention after explaining his late return from Algeria duty.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8371971.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8371971.stmFri, 27 Nov 2009 16:02:48 GMTRangersSouth Africa beat England by 112 runs in Cape Town to level the one-day series 1-1.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8381364.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8381364.stmFri, 27 Nov 2009 15:10:02 GMTEnglandRwanda wrestles with cricket for Commonwealth bidhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8382676.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8382676.stmFri, 27 Nov 2009 12:53:24 GMTAfricaFrom giant snails to presidential street cleaners this weekhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_pictures/8383405.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8383405.stmFri, 27 Nov 2009 17:08:28 GMTIn PicturesFootball gets down to business in South Africahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8378936.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8378936.stmFri, 27 Nov 2009 11:46:08 GMTBusinessSahara reality TV show to highlight climate change http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8364871.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8364871.stmThu, 26 Nov 2009 00:17:14 GMTAfricaWhat Mozambique is doing to tackle rising sea levelshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8363045.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8363045.stmTue, 24 Nov 2009 21:12:55 GMTAfricaWill UN unearth the truth of Guinea's stadium massacre?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8376800.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8376800.stmWed, 25 Nov 2009 07:51:10 GMTAfricaA French national is kidnapped from outside his hotel in the northern Mali town of Menaka by armed gunmen, officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8381200.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8381200.stmThu, 26 Nov 2009 19:23:20 GMTAfricaEthiopia's former President Negasso Gidada joins the main opposition bloc, months before the country's next election.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8381120.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8381120.stmThu, 26 Nov 2009 14:57:21 GMTAfricaTaoufik Ben Brik, a journalist critical of Tunisia's leader, is jailed for six months on charges he says are trumped up.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8380605.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8380605.stmThu, 26 Nov 2009 18:17:24 GMTAfricaTwo foreign journalists kidnapped in Somalia by militants in 2008 tell the BBC of their shock and relief at being freed.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8380474.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8380474.stmThu, 26 Nov 2009 11:18:45 GMTAfricaSouth African journalists are accusing Fifa of imposing restrictive rules on reporting next year's World Cup.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8379119.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8379119.stmWed, 25 Nov 2009 16:00:16 GMTAfricaRights groups say the UN must change its policies in DR Congo, after a leaked report claims violence there is worsening.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8379673.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8379673.stmWed, 25 Nov 2009 19:04:23 GMTAfricaThe electricians who connect South Africans - for freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8376400.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8376400.stmTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:30:50 GMTAfricaKenya orphans face drug addiction and violencehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8376714.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8376714.stmTue, 24 Nov 2009 15:04:37 GMTAfricaRegion which could become new Sudan front linehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8368189.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8368189.stmTue, 24 Nov 2009 02:05:43 GMTAfricaAfrican writer asks if football is too big for its boots?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8374372.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8374372.stmTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:36:40 GMTAfricaSouth Africa exits a nine-month recession after its economy returned to growth between July and September.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8376294.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8376294.stmTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:11:54 GMTBusinessHeritage Oil agrees to sell its stakes in two Ugandan oil fields to Italy's Eni for $1.5bn (£903.2m).http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8374261.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8374261.stmMon, 23 Nov 2009 12:10:13 GMTBusinessRwanda could soon realise its dreams to join the Commonwealth. But would it benefit from the association?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7273&edition=1http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7273&edition=1Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:41:48 GMTAfrica Have Your SayCampaigners want to stop the ceremonial killing of a bull in South Africa. Do you agree?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7268&edition=1http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7268&edition=1Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:12:02 GMTAfrica Have Your SayA new law in Kenya aims to make public noise making illegal. Will it work?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7265&edition=1http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7265&edition=1Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:11:44 GMTAfrica Have Your SaySend in your shots of Africa from shadows to hats http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/3909787.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3909787.stmTue, 21 Jul 2009 15:33:34 GMTAfrica