SA to resume Zimbabwe expulsions
South Africa is to start expelling Zimbabweans again, from 31 December, the government announces.
DR Congo 'genocide' file delayed
The UN postpones the release of a draft report that accuses the Rwandan army of possible genocide in DR Congo till next month.
Shots heard in Mozambique capital
Sporadic gunfire is heard in the Mozambique capital, Maputo, as riots over rising prices continue.
Senegal star launches TV channel
Pop star Youssou N'dour officially launches his own television station in Senegal after a two-year struggle with the authorities.
Kenya moves to legalise home brew
Kenya's president signs a bill which legalises the traditional home brew changaa - a move intended to stop people dying from drinking moonshine.
DR Congo rape numbers rise to 240
Some 240 women, girls and babies may have been raped after rebels seized a town in DR Congo, the UN says.
South Africa strike set to go on
South Africa's prolonged public sector strike is set to continue after the main trade union federation rejects an improved wage offer by the government.
Deadly Maputo clash over prices
Six people are reported killed in Mozambique's capital Maputo in riots over rising food and fuel prices.
Floods swamp south Sudan region
Some 57,000 people have been forced from their homes because of dramatic floods in south-western Sudan over the past month, officials say.
Kenya rapped over al-Bashir visit
European countries asked Kenyan ambassadors to explain why Kenya refused to arrest the Sudanese president on a recent visit.
South African 'tea bag filter' to purify water
South African researchers develop a tea bag size filter that can purify drinking water in a bottle at a fraction of cost.
Egypt's Cairo zoo puts lions on the pill
Vets at Cairo's Giza Zoo are experimenting with the human birth control pill in an attempt to slow their rapidly expanding population of lions.
Rajevac confident of Essien return
Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac is confident Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien will return to international football early next year.
Yobo completes Fenerbahce switch
Everton defender Joseph Yobo joins Turkish side Fenerbahce on loan.
Uefa bans vuvuzelas from matches
Vuvuzelas, the noisy air horns which provided the soundtrack to the World Cup in South Africa, have been banned from all Uefa-sanctioned games.
Highs and lows
Will Africa face up to its addiction to drugs?
Wheat pushes world food prices up
Russia drought leaves food prices highest since 2008, UN says
HSBC bids to buy S African bank
Bank giant HSBC moves to buy up to 70% of South Africa's Nedbank.
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