http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/default.stmVisit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.en-gbSun, 20 Jul 2008 16:59:52 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/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/-/2/hi/africa/default.stmEfforts to resolve the political crisis in Zimbabwe are close to making progress, Kenyan PM Raila Odinga tells the BBC.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7516019.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7516019.stmSun, 20 Jul 2008 10:33:05 GMTAfricaArab League ministers meeting in emergency session say they have agreed a plan to defuse the crisis over Sudan's President Bashir.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7515844.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7515844.stmSat, 19 Jul 2008 22:16:39 GMTAfricaSpain says a study is nearly complete to determine whether an undersea tunnel can be built linking the country to Morocco.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7515125.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7515125.stmSat, 19 Jul 2008 04:39:37 GMTEuropeThe central bank in Zimbabwe is to issue Z$100bn bank notes, as hyperinflation pushes prices in the country ever-higher.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7515823.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7515823.stmSat, 19 Jul 2008 21:54:11 GMTAfricaElders from Kenya's Luo group reject a plan to promote circumcision to stem Aids.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7514431.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7514431.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 16:44:51 GMTAfricaNelson Mandela, a key figure in bringing down South Africa's apartheid, turns 90 and calls for the nation's rich to help the poor.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7513047.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7513047.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 14:16:48 GMTAfricaSouth Africa's Thabo Mbeki agrees to work with a group of diplomats in an effort to solve Zimbabwe's political crisis.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7513060.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7513060.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 23:00:48 GMTAfricaSomali gunmen shoot dead three elders distributing aid in a refugee camp near Mogadishu.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7513970.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7513970.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 14:32:33 GMTAfricaThe EU considers plans to give 1bn euros of unspent farm subsidies to African farmers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7513562.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7513562.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 16:27:52 GMTEuropeDarfur rebel leaders are being investigated for war crimes, says the ICC chief prosecutor.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7513378.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7513378.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 11:10:11 GMTAfricaReligious groups in South Africa condemn proposals to legalise prostitution ahead of the 2010 World Cup.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7509357.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7509357.stmWed, 16 Jul 2008 14:46:43 GMTAfricaAmputee runner Oscar Pistorius fails to make South Africa's team for the Beijing Olympics.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/olympics/athletics/7510774.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/athletics/7510774.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 10:45:20 GMTAthleticsZimbabwean club Dynamos beat Asec Mimosas of Ivory Coast 2-1 in Group A of the Champions League.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/7516329.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7516329.stmSun, 20 Jul 2008 16:15:34 GMTAfricanGerman club Hoffenheim say their Nigerian striker Chinedu Obasi will be allowed to take part in the Olympics.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/7516346.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7516346.stmSun, 20 Jul 2008 16:58:13 GMTAfricanWhat progress in realising Nelson Mandela's vision?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7512700.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7512700.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 09:43:56 GMTAfricaSmart soldiers and angry rallies in Africa this weekhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_pictures/7514523.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7514523.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 17:14:29 GMTIn PicturesICC faces biggest problem on its 10th birthdayhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7513027.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7513027.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 10:56:53 GMTAfricaCircus leaves town and residents pick up the pieceshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7506990.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7506990.stmWed, 16 Jul 2008 23:35:35 GMTAfrica'Monkey bread' is Europe's new superfruithttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7509077.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7509077.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 10:37:37 GMTMagazineThe life of Zimbabwean exiles in South Africahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_pictures/7509489.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7509489.stmWed, 16 Jul 2008 17:20:47 GMTIn PicturesFood rations for hungry Ethiopians are cut by a third because there is not enough to go round.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7514171.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7514171.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 16:02:18 GMTAfricaA son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is freed on Swiss bail on charges of assaulting servants.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7512925.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7512925.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 21:42:22 GMTAfricaA crew of Filipino sailors accused of stealing crude oil in Nigeria is shown to reporters.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7513407.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7513407.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 13:01:39 GMTAfricaEnvironmental groups take Kenya's government to court over a sugar plantation.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7513444.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7513444.stmFri, 18 Jul 2008 10:45:12 GMTAfricaSomali insurgents and government troops exchange heavy artillery fire in the capital.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7512453.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7512453.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 16:55:18 GMTAfricaThe number of people without clean drinking water drops sharply - but sanitation remains a huge problem, the UN says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_depth/7512672.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7512672.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 19:22:58 GMTSpecial ReportsThe brother of Nigerian and Everton footballer Joseph Yobo is freed after being kidnapped by gunmen.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7511820.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7511820.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 14:13:45 GMTAfricaActivists in the Niger Delta reject a UK plan to provide military training to deal with "blood oil".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7511340.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7511340.stmThu, 17 Jul 2008 14:02:16 GMTAfrica'There were thousands of us for just 100 jobs'http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7507101.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7507101.stmTue, 15 Jul 2008 12:10:12 GMTAfricaFear and disillusion persist in post-poll Zimbabwe http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7507335.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7507335.stmTue, 15 Jul 2008 14:52:52 GMTAfricaYoung Nigerian fooled by hopes of English football trialhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7505730.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7505730.stmTue, 15 Jul 2008 04:05:08 GMTAfricaWhy everyone wants a slice of Nelson Mandelahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7501741.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7501741.stmSat, 12 Jul 2008 11:17:20 GMTFrom Our Own CorrespondentZimbabwe's annual rate of inflation has increased to 2,200,000%, official figures show.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7509715.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7509715.stmWed, 16 Jul 2008 13:15:38 GMTBusinessA cartel of oil smugglers is behind the conflict in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta, the president says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7495105.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7495105.stmTue, 08 Jul 2008 11:25:02 GMTBusinessSend us your comments on '' A Home for Tai, the runner-up of the African play-writing competition.http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5124&edition=2http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5124&edition=1Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:44:19 GMTAfricaNearly one in four couples in Africa have problems conceiving.http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5110&edition=2http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5110&edition=1Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:54:24 GMTAfrica Have Your SayAfrica's population is tipped to reach 2 billion in the next 40 years. Is it affordable?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5073&edition=2http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5073&edition=1Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:17:22 GMTAfrica Have Your SayBBC News website wants your digital photographs of life in Africa.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/3909787.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3909787.stmThu, 15 May 2008 18:47:19 GMTAfrica