Summary

  • Congolese rebel Ntaganda pleads not guilty at his ICC trial

  • Durban named as hosts of 2022 Commonwealth Games

  • Legendary Ghanaian footballer and coach CK Gyamfi dies

  • Violence overnight in Burundi's capital

  1. Reaction to Ntaganda trialpublished at 17.29

    The International Criminal Court has been tweeting comments it's been getting from Ituri region in eastern DR Congo to the trial of former rebel leader Bosco Ntanganda. 

    He is accused murder, rape and killing of at least 800 people from the region. 

    Gen Ntaganda pleaded not guilty to the 18 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

  2. Baby hippo has a play day in poolpublished at 16.49

    A five-month-old baby hippopotamus explored San Diego Zoo's pool with her mother as visitors stopped to watch their aquatic play. Watch the video here:

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  3. SA black students rally against "remnants of apartheid"published at 15.40

    BBC Trending has spotted this film posted on YouTube chronicling the challenges faced by black students at South Africa's Stellenbosch University, one of Africa's most highly regarded universities, which is causing controversy.

    Titled "Luister" - meaning "Listen" in Afrikaans - the film details racist incidents and also describes how students struggle with Afrikaans lessons.

    It has racked up more than 250,000 views.

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  4. Hosting Commonwealth Games will show 'Africans can do it'published at 15:13 British Summer Time 2 September 2015

    South Africa's sports minister is celebrating the selection of Durban to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and points out all the other big sports events which have come to South Africa, including the cricket, rugby and football world cups.

  5. DR Congo's 'terminator' on trialpublished at 15.05

    Our video team has put together this short video explainer on the trial of DR Congo's former rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda.

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  6. Apology by Bond author over Idris Elba commentspublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 2 September 2015

    We wrote a couple of entries on the Live Page yesterday about the discussion, which continues today, around comments by author Anthony Horowitz that actor Idris Elba was "too street" to play James Bond.

    He came under a lot of criticism for his view on one of the favourites to take over from Daniel Craig.

    Well - and our post is a bit late - Mr Horowitz apologised on Twitter on Tuesday for the comments:

  7. Video of Ntaganda played in courtpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 2 September 2015

    The BBC reporter at the trial of Bosco Ntaganda in The Hague tweets about the evidence being presented as the prosecution lays out its case:

    Gen Ntaganda has pleaded not guilty to the 18 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

  8. Case challenging make-up of SA rugby team droppedpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 2 September 2015

    South African Judge Ntendeya Mavundla has criticised the slow pace of transformation in sport in the country since the end of apartheid, but has rejected a case that tried to stop the rugby team from appearing at this year's world cup.

    The little-known party Agency for a New Agenda had been trying to argue that the squad did not have the legally required number of  black players in the squad.

    The BBC reporter at the hearing has been tweeting:

  9. Many West Africans amongst rescued migrantspublished at 13.46

    The BBC's Nigeria correspondent tweets:

  10. Searching for 'missing' AU troopspublished at 11.55

    BBC reporter in Mogadishu tweets about yesterday's al-Shabab attack on an African Union army base in southern Somalia.

  11. More details of Ntaganda's alleged crimespublished at 11.47

    A human rights activist has been tweeting from The Hague where the prosecution team continue to present their case at the trial of former DR Congo rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda: 

  12. Black representation in SA rugby 'contentious'published at 10.38

    BBC reporter tweets from the court

    The judge has been telling the people bring the case against South Africa's rugby union over the number of black players in the world cup squad that they need legal help:

  13. Video and satellite evidence at Ntaganda trialpublished at 10.32

    Human Rights Watch senior researcher tweets about the trial of former DR Congo rebel leader in The Hague.

  14. Ntaganda was 'responsible for troops' crimes'published at 10:02 British Summer Time 2 September 2015

    The International Criminal Court has been tweeting parts of the opening statement from prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in the trial of Bosco Ntaganda:

  15. Ghana mourns ex-footballerpublished at 09.57

    Ghana's Football Association is tweeting about the death of the country's former national team coach Charles Kumi Gyamfi

    The BBC's Piers Edwards says Gyamfi was the first African to play in Germany and won three Africa Cup of Nations as a coach.

  16. Very quiet 'not guilty' pleapublished at 09:52 British Summer Time 2 September 2015

    The BBC's reporter in The Hague tweets:

  17. South Africa rugby trial beginspublished at 09:48 British Summer Time 2 September 2015

    A court in South Africa has begun hearing a case brought by a small opposition party asking it to stop the country's rugby team, the Springboks, from participating in this month's World Cup in England. 

    The party argues that the number of black players selected are fewer than the 30% required by the law.

    The BBC Southern Africa correspondent has been tweeting from the court: 

  18. Ntaganda 'calm in court'published at 08:59 British Summer Time 2 September 2015

    BBC reporter in The Hague tweets: