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-gbSat, 14 Nov 2009 17:11:23 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.stmEthnic-Somali rebels in Ethiopia say they have launched an offensive against government forces and captured several towns.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8360199.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8360199.stmSat, 14 Nov 2009 10:29:51 GMTAfricaZambia says $13m was spent on prosecuting ex-President Chiluba, who was accused of embezzling public funds. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8360550.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8360550.stmSat, 14 Nov 2009 16:37:24 GMTAfricaNigeria beat Kenya 3-2 to finish ahead of Tunisia and book a place in the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/africa/8359222.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8359222.stmSat, 14 Nov 2009 10:38:12 GMTAfricanThe European Union is set to endorse plans to send troops to help train up to 2,000 Somali soldiers, an EU official says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8360056.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8360056.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 23:57:01 GMTAfricaCaster Semenya, the athlete at the centre of a gender controversy, will soon find out if she can compete as a woman.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/athletics/8360295.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/8360295.stmSat, 14 Nov 2009 12:55:08 GMTAthleticsChinese workers in Angola are being targeted by "mafia-style" gangs, business leaders say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8358919.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8358919.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 18:09:05 GMTAfricaSouth Africa's president says the police do not have a licence to kill, after a minister said they should shoot criminals.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8359516.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8359516.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 16:50:57 GMTAfricaA ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary watched as a British couple were forced off their yacht by Somali pirates but chose not to open fire.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8359575.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8359575.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 18:41:39 GMTUKBernard Kolelas, a former leader of Congo's Ninja militias, dies in Paris, aged 76.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8359087.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8359087.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 14:59:44 GMTAfricaSouth Africa's rugby team accuses France of a lack of respect for their national anthem after a botched rendition before a match in Toulouse.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8360100.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8360100.stmSat, 14 Nov 2009 05:31:35 GMTEuropeThe rabbits which have overrun the Robben Island former jail and tourist attraction are to be used to feed South Africa's poor, the site's manager says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8359219.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8359219.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 15:20:25 GMTAfricaNigeria's Super Eagles qualify for the World Cup in South Africa after defeating Kenya's Harambee Stars 3-2 and Mozambique beat Tunisia 1-0. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/africa/8360476.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8360476.stmSat, 14 Nov 2009 15:08:29 GMTAfricanSix teams bid for just three places at Africa's first World Cup as 2010 qualifying reaches a tense climax.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/africa/8357866.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8357866.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 09:33:39 GMTAfricanViewpoint: When to shun and when to celebrate in Nigeriahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8356762.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8356762.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 20:08:34 GMTAfricaFrom frothy coffee to ancient time-keeping this weekhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_pictures/8359852.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8359852.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 19:45:28 GMTIn PicturesAccounts of poverty from Yemen, Sudan and Algeriahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356598.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356598.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:45:08 GMTMiddle EastOld tensions haunt Algeria-Egypt World Cup qualifierhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8350991.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8350991.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 07:22:47 GMTMiddle EastYour photos of headgear for all occasionshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_pictures/8316788.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8316788.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 08:12:40 GMTIn PicturesShoot-to-kill policy leaves South Africa police exposed http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8354961.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8354961.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 13:07:54 GMTAfricaUganda's president orders a police investigation into the killing of ex-army chief James Kazini.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8358899.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8358899.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:56:21 GMTAfricaPredominately white trade union Solidarity takes South Africa's government to court, alleging racial discrimination in the police.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8358755.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8358755.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:13:13 GMTAfricaA Guinean court charges a second son of the late President Lansana Conte with drug trafficking.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8358401.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8358401.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 10:11:07 GMTAfricaFour Algerian footballers are injured when their team bus comes under attack from stone throwers as it arrives in Cairo.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8358365.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8358365.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 15:02:53 GMTMiddle EastEight Egyptian railway workers will face trial over a train collision in which 18 people were killed, a judicial official has said.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8358590.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8358590.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 11:16:55 GMTMiddle EastItalian police say 17 Algerians have been arrested in Italy and elsewhere on suspicion of stealing money to finance terrorism.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8358406.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8358406.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 10:18:22 GMTEuropeThe chief executive of South Africa's electricity generating company, Eskom, quits his job.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8357518.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8357518.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:20:50 GMTAfricaA South African minister says police should "shoot the bastards" - criminals - days after a toddler was shot by officers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8357482.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8357482.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:16:27 GMTAfricaSpain's defence minister calls for the EU naval task force in the Indian Ocean to blockade three ports in Somalia. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8357333.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8357333.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 15:30:31 GMTAfricaTraditional African rulers should apologise for the role they played in the slave trade, a Nigerian rights group says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8356357.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8356357.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 09:55:01 GMTAfricaEgypt reacts to Germany's 'veil martyr' verdicthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355921.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355921.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 21:11:54 GMTMiddle EastPictures of how Congo's militias take on army might http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_pictures/8353133.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8353133.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 12:34:56 GMTIn PicturesSacked Nigerian corruption fighter 'got death threats'http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8322992.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8322992.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 12:13:38 GMTAfricaWhat does China want for its $10bn loan to Africa?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8350228.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8350228.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 13:23:02 GMTAfricaThe chairman of South Africa's national power company resigns after he was accused of pushing out his black chief executive.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8351260.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8351260.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 17:37:29 GMTAfricaThe boss of the South African mobile phone firm, Vodacom, says it is too early to be confident of a sustained recovery. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8349859.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8349859.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 10:22:47 GMTBusinessMalawi's government is planning to offer soft loans to sex workers. But will this get them off the street?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7223&edition=1http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7223&edition=1Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:47:40 GMTAfrica Have Your SayPiracy off the coast of Somalia cost $30m in ransoms last year. Has the international response been tough enough?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7218&edition=1http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7218&edition=1Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:04:54 GMTAfrica Have Your SayDo women make better conflict mediators than men? How can more women join African peace processes?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7213&edition=1http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7213&edition=1Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:09:30 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