http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/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-gbMon, 09 Nov 2009 20:25:18 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.stmSomali pirates attack an oil tanker 1,000 miles from the coast - the furthest yet, the EU anti-piracy mission says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8350850.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8350850.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 15:55:50 GMTAfricaOne of South Africa's major projects for next year's World Cup will not be ready, the BBC has been told.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8351066.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8351066.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 16:20:08 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/-/2/hi/africa/8351260.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8351260.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 17:37:29 GMTAfricaThe terror trial of MDC official Roy Bennett, which has heightened tensions in Zimbabwe's unity government, is adjourned.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8350007.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8350007.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 13:26:48 GMTAfricaSuspected Islamist gunmen kidnap two Kenyans working for a printing firm in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8350223.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8350223.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 11:54:52 GMTAfricaThe United Nations says political corruption costs governments about $1.6tn (£951bn) every year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8350239.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8350239.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 11:57:47 GMTBusinessSudan's President Bashir, indicted for war crimes in Darfur, pulls out of a summit in Istanbul, following pressure from the EU and US.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/8349678.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8349678.stmSun, 08 Nov 2009 21:45:53 GMTEuropeChinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledges $10bn in loans to Africa over the next three years, reports say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8349020.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8349020.stmSun, 08 Nov 2009 10:38:18 GMTAfricaThe ICC's top prosecutor says perpetrators of Kenya's post-poll violence could face trial as early as next July.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8347999.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8347999.stmSat, 07 Nov 2009 09:26:32 GMTAfricaA band of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region have been crowned the winners of this year's Uncut Music Award for best album.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/8349904.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8349904.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 09:14:34 GMTEntertainmentThe giraffe population of Niger, on the edge of extinction 10 years ago, is on the rise and moving to new habitats. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8349712.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8349712.stmSun, 08 Nov 2009 22:43:00 GMTAfricaNigeria's Golden Eaglets will face Spain in the semi-finals of the Under-17 World Cup having defeated South Korea 3-1 in Calabar.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/8351586.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8351586.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 20:24:29 GMTAfricanMidfielder Seydou Keita looks set to miss Mali's World Cup qualifier against Ghana due to an injury picked up in Spain.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/8350710.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8350710.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 13:56:00 GMTAfricanThe man in charge of policing next year's World Cup in South Africa says his force will have a zero tolerance policy when it come to hooliganism. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8351352.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8351352.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 18:06:33 GMTInternationalsThe Africans who fought the Nazis - and colonialismhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8344170.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8344170.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 00:28:15 GMTAfricaSex abuse of boys and girls rises amid Zimbabwe crisishttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8349788.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8349788.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 09:51:58 GMTAfricaWhat does China want for its $10bn loan to Africa?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8350228.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8350228.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 13:23:02 GMTAfricaWhat did war crimes court do for Sierra Leone?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8345618.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8345618.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 09:54:27 GMTAfricaFrom water frolics to stuck in the mud in Africa's weekhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_pictures/8347514.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8347514.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 18:15:19 GMTIn PicturesWhy 10,000 Ugandans have gone to Iraqhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8341003.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8341003.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 00:35:31 GMTAfricaThe DR Congo army has been using measles vaccination clinics as "bait" to attack civilians, an aid agency says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8347503.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8347503.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 17:51:23 GMTAfricaMadagascar's rival political leaders agree to form a power-sharing government after months of wrangling.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8347942.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8347942.stmSat, 07 Nov 2009 01:51:25 GMTAfricaIslamists in Somalia stone a man to death for adultery but spare his pregnant girlfriend until she gives birth.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8347216.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8347216.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 15:47:55 GMTAfricaAn Ivory Coast court rules that compensation to victims of waste dumping should not be paid to one man to distribute.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8347513.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8347513.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 18:56:57 GMTAfricaSpain resists pressure to free two Somalis accused of piracy in exchange for Spanish sailors held in Somalia.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8346749.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8346749.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 14:23:13 GMTAfricaNigeria is blocking Niger from importing goods, Niger's foreign affairs ministry confirms, but a reason is still unclear.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8346697.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8346697.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:21:17 GMTAfricaZimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangirai ends his party's boycott of the unity government with President Robert Mugabe.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8345732.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8345732.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:26:50 GMTAfricaSouth Africa gets its first satire show... only on the webhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8314143.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8314143.stmWed, 04 Nov 2009 08:10:49 GMTAfricaWant to cook Nigerian food? Learn in Londonhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8303438.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8303438.stmTue, 03 Nov 2009 08:33:27 GMTAfricaSouth Sudanese see little benefit from $7bnhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8327721.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8327721.stmMon, 02 Nov 2009 09:19:50 GMTAfricaCapital under the gun as junta appears anxioushttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8334150.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8334150.stmSat, 31 Oct 2009 11:50:23 GMTFrom Our Own CorrespondentThe 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/-/2/hi/business/8349859.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8349859.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 10:22:47 GMTBusinessSouth Africa cancels a multi-billion dollar contract for eight military aircraft with Airbus, citing escalating costs.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8344722.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8344722.stmThu, 05 Nov 2009 14:32:25 GMTBusinessDo 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=2http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7213&edition=1Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:09:30 GMTAfrica Have Your SayDiamond reserves around the world are falling in value. Does this affect your country?http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7193&edition=2http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=7193&edition=1Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:44:52 GMTAfrica Have Your SayWhy rape will not silence the women of Guineahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/8342778.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8342778.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 09:19:31 GMTAfricaSend in your shots of Africa from shadows to hats http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/3909787.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3909787.stmTue, 21 Jul 2009 15:33:34 GMTAfrica