http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/africa/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Africa section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sun, 27 May 2012 22:36:00 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/africa/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Ethiopian two-time Olympic 10,000m champion Haile Gebrselassie fails to qualify for this summer's Games in London. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18230332 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18230332 Sun, 27 May 2012 19:25:09 GMT Tens of thousands take to the streets in Morocco's largest city, Casablanca, accusing the authorities of failing to deliver promised reforms. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18231125#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18231125 Sun, 27 May 2012 22:33:28 GMT Two rebel groups that seized northern Mali two months ago agree to merge and turn their territory into an Islamist state, both sides say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18224004#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18224004 Sun, 27 May 2012 14:48:14 GMT One of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's closest aides is jailed for seven years and fined $6m (£3.8m) for corruption. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18227371#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18227371 Sun, 27 May 2012 13:18:32 GMT The candidate who is said to have come third - missing out on a run-off - in Egypt's historic election demands a recount, citing "violations". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18223551#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18223551 Sun, 27 May 2012 12:18:28 GMT Hundreds of ultra-conservative Salafists clash with security forces, attack a police station and damage shops selling alcohol in a Tunisian town. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18222810#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18222810 Sat, 26 May 2012 22:06:10 GMT More than 60 Algerian lawmakers walk out of the inaugural session of parliament in protest at alleged fraud in elections two weeks ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18224000#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18224000 Sat, 26 May 2012 22:29:01 GMT BBC Radio 3 classical music presenter Petroc Trelawny is arrested in Zimbabwe for not having a work permit. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18220104#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18220104 Sat, 26 May 2012 15:46:18 GMT The Square Kilometre Array - one of the great scientific projects of the 21st Century - will be hosted by both Africa and Australasia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18194984#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18194984 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:30:22 GMT African Union (AU) forces in Somalia say they have captured a strategic town near the capital, Mogadishu, after Islamist militants pulled out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18206856#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18206856 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:31:11 GMT Western nations should lift sanctions on Zimbabwe and its President Robert Mugabe, says UN high commissioner for human rights Navi Pillay. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18204295#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18204295 Fri, 25 May 2012 16:14:18 GMT Liberian legend George Weah says it was a mistake to overlook Thomas Kojo for the national team coaching job. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18227006 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18227006 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:21:31 GMT Cameroon, Algeria and Senegal get friendly wins as the build-up to June's World Cup qualifiers continues. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18227001 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18227001 Sun, 27 May 2012 12:25:32 GMT Nigeria's Yakubu Aiyegbeni may have played his last match for Rovers, as he tells the BBC that the Championship is not for him. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18218972 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18218972 Sat, 26 May 2012 12:01:42 GMT Why do Nigerians like to own at least two mobile phones? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18163200#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18163200 Wed, 23 May 2012 07:55:17 GMT Zuma the monk? How will African leaders be remembered? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18060718#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18060718 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:58:40 GMT The diplomat building homes for Cameroon's expats http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18111002#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18111002 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:10:16 GMT The woman who took the web to Kenya's poor http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17901645#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17901645 Mon, 14 May 2012 13:22:42 GMT The young Farka Toure still singing Mali's desert blues http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18108763#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18108763 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:24:31 GMT A long song for Nairobi - Kenya's vibrant capital http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18026757#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18026757 Thu, 10 May 2012 23:01:19 GMT How can Africa make sure it profits from Chinese links? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18143515#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18143515 Tue, 22 May 2012 03:46:26 GMT China is becoming an important partner for many African countries such as Zambia but who will this partnership benefit more? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18145507#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18145507 Mon, 21 May 2012 12:06:42 GMT Photographs telling the tale of Ghana's all-female flying school. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18066260#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18066260 Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:19 GMT Paintings celebrate the fuller figure of some African women http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17957766#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17957766 Mon, 14 May 2012 07:31:13 GMT Images of the fight against malaria - the world's biggest child-killer http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17998845#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17998845 Thu, 10 May 2012 08:35:26 GMT How Libyans are tearing up Gaddafi's curious rule-book http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17825777#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17825777 Fri, 04 May 2012 00:40:55 GMT Pictures show how the continent's image is out of date http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17855168#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17855168 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:31:13 GMT Africa-born athletes competing under new flags in London http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17730440#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17730440 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:56:51 GMT Pictures of the lucrative fuel smuggling trade in West Africa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17525708#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17525708 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:13:02 GMT Images of Kenyans' trials and tribulations of learning to skate http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17386894#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17386894 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:18:04 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Algeria http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14118852#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14118852 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:30:49 GMT Provides an overview, key facts and history of this south-west African country which has been a major oil producer http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13036732#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13036732 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:26:46 GMT Provides an overview, facts and figures and history of this West African nation seen as one of the continent's most stable countries http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13037572#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13037572 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:42:15 GMT Provides an overview, key facts and history of Botswana, a major diamond producer in Southern Africa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13040376#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13040376 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:20:00 GMT Provides an overview, key facts and history of this West African nation http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13072774#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13072774 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:10:24 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13085064#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13085064 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:03:18 GMT Provides an overview of Cameroon, including key events and facts about this former French and British colony in Africa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13146029#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13146029 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:43:30 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13148486#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13148486 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:00:36 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13150040#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13150040 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:20:23 GMT Provides an overview of Chad, including key events and facts about this African country http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13164686#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13164686 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:06:56 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13229685#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13229685 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:03:03 GMT An overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14121191#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14121191 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:04:25 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13283212#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13283212 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:37:58 GMT Provides an overview of Djibouti, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13231761#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13231761 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:38:43 GMT Provides an overview of Egypt, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13313370#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13313370 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:02:27 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Equatorial Guinea http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13317174#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13317174 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:44:11 GMT Provides an overview of Eritrea, including key events and facts for this country on the Horn of Africa. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13349078#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13349078 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:47:48 GMT Provides an overview of Ethiopia, including key events and facts about this ancient former Christian empire in northeast Africa. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13349398#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13349398 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:03:53 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13376333#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13376333 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:53:32 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about The Gambia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13376517#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13376517 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:54:08 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13433790#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13433790 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:31:20 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13442051#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13442051 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:59:46 GMT Provides an overview as well as key facts, figures and dates for this west African country http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13443186#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13443186 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:13:53 GMT Provides an overview of Ivory Coast, including key events and facts about this west African country recently plagued by civil war. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13287216#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13287216 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:41:13 GMT Provides an overview of Kenya, including key events and facts of this East African country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13681341#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13681341 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:26:52 GMT Provides an overview, key facts and history of his small country completely surrounded by South Africa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13728324#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13728324 Sat, 26 May 2012 11:23:50 GMT Provides an overview of Liberia, including key events and facts about this West African country http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13729504#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13729504 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:54:18 GMT Provides an overview of Libya, including key events and facts about this major oil producer which was ruled by Colonel Gaddafi for 42 years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13754897#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13754897 Wed, 09 May 2012 09:13:34 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13861843#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13861843 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:34:25 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Malawi http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13864367#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13864367 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:14:15 GMT Concise information about Mali and its people, including figures for area, population, main languages, religions, exports, and more. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13881370#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13881370 Tue, 01 May 2012 13:39:55 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13881985#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13881985 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:10:03 GMT Provides an overview of Mauritius, including key events and facts about this ethnically diverse Indian Ocean island nation http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13882233#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13882233 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:45:44 GMT Provides an overview of Morocco, including key events and facts about this mountainous kingdom at the far end of the Maghreb http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14121438#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14121438 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:36:13 GMT Provides an overview of Mozambique, including key events and facts about this former Portuguese colony and its recovery from a long civil war in the 1980s. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13890416#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13890416 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:20:50 GMT Provides an overview of Namibia, including key events and facts about this sparsely populated but stable country on Africa's south-west coast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13890726#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13890726 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:35:11 GMT Provides an overview of Niger, including key events and facts about this arid state on the southern rim of the Sahara. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13943662#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13943662 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:13:49 GMT Provides an overview of Nigeria, including key events and facts about this oil-rich country with multiple ethnic and religious divides. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949550#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949550 Tue, 01 May 2012 14:27:11 GMT Provides an overview of Rwanda, including key events and facts about this East African country that is still recovering from the genocide of 1994. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14093238#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14093238 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:15:10 GMT Provides an overview of Sao Tome and Principe, including key events and facts about this oil-rich island nation - one of Africa's smallest states. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14093493#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14093493 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:50:17 GMT Provides an overview of Senegal, including key events and facts about this west African country http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14093674#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14093674 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:29:26 GMT Provides an overview as well as facts and figures on this island state situated off the coast of Africa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14093816#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14093816 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:05:09 GMT An overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094194#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094194 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:33:09 GMT Provides an overview of Somalia, including key events and facts about this civil war-wracked country on the Horn of Africa. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094503#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094503 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:23:43 GMT Provides an overview of South Africa, including key events and facts about this diverse country on Africa's southern tip. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094760#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094760 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:47:35 GMT Provides an overview of South Sudan, including key events and facts about Africa's newest nation http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14069082#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14069082 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:02:43 GMT An overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094995#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094995 Tue, 01 May 2012 10:18:17 GMT An overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095303#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095303 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:33:18 GMT Provides an overview of Tanzania, including key facts and events as well as news http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095776#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095776 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:20:09 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Togo http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14106781#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14106781 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:58:46 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Tunisia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14107241#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14107241 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:22:08 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Uganda. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14107906#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14107906 Sun, 20 May 2012 11:46:39 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Zambia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14112449#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14112449 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:00:40 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Zimbabwe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14113249#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14113249 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:22:47 GMT An overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14114627#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14114627 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:34:02 GMT An overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14114727#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14114727 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:57:28 GMT An overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14114856#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14114856 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:22:26 GMT An overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14115069#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14115069 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:28:32 GMT An overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14123532#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14123532 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:36:29 GMT An overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14115273#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14115273 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:52:41 GMT An overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14115176#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14115176 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:20:12 GMT United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urges Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to ensure the upcoming elections will be free and fair. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18205716#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18205716 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:53:38 GMT The incumbent ICC chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, has said world leaders should resist being blackmailed by war crimes suspects. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18188806#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18188806 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:46:38 GMT Egyptians are preparing to head to the polls in their first free presidential election and for many the biggest issue is tackling the widespread poverty in the country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18170631#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18170631 Wed, 23 May 2012 05:30:08 GMT Interim Mali President Dioncounda Traore has been taken to hospital with a head wound after being attacked by demonstrators, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18155685#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18155685 Tue, 22 May 2012 00:43:42 GMT Regional rise of Muslim Brotherhood appears irresistible http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18205786#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18205786 Sat, 26 May 2012 07:07:39 GMT Kenyan musician tackles corruption and slums http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18191280#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18191280 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:45:23 GMT A guide to Lesotho's unpredictable and tense election http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18177381#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18177381 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:24:32 GMT Egyptian TV show gets away with lampooning politicians http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18205411#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18205411 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:52:59 GMT The shadowy man behind Nigeria's Islamist militants http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18020349#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18020349 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:23:48 GMT Timbuktu's fabled shrines under threat from Islamists http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18104236#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18104236 Wed, 23 May 2012 00:41:36 GMT Why jewels now mean jobs not war in Sierra Leone http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18109186#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18109186 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:33:02 GMT