The latest news from around Africa fed in by our News Bot - please feel free to add Headline news of your own for discussion.
Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead. More...
South Africa's ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify a media report in which she apparently fiercely criticised ex-husband Nelson. More...
A Nigerian governor accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos. More...
Hillary Clinton urges Nigeria to arrest and try those responsible for killing hundreds of people near the city of Jos. More...
Several hundred people are now reported to have been killed in an ethnic clash near the Nigerian city of Jos, officials say. More...
At least 100 people are reported killed in suspected communal violence near the city of Jos in central Nigeria. More...
The current president of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe, has won re-election in a disputed vote, electoral authorities say. More...
Togo's district election officers are told to bring ballot papers to the capital amid fears of fraud in Thursday's presidential election. More...
Zimbabwe sanctions should remain until rights concerns are addressed, Gordon Brown says after talks with Jacob Zuma. More...
Nigeria's ruling party wants a Muslim to run in next year's presidential poll, ruling out acting President Goodluck Jonathan. More...
Aid money intended for famine victims in Ethiopia in 1984-85 was stolen by rebels who used it to by weapons, the BBC learns. More...
More than 100 people are killed in a landslide in Uganda's mountainous eastern region of Bududa, a minister tells the BBC. More...
The military in Niger names a transitional government with renewed promises of elections, 10 days after taking over in a coup. More...
A "significant number" of Nigerian police officers are arrested over the alleged extra-judicial killing of members of a religious sect. More...
Uganda's opposition says President Museveni wants his son to succeed him, after he was made presidential guard head. More...
Islamist militants in Somalia are stopping convoys of food aid reaching more than 360,000 needy people, the UN says. More...
The opposition in Ivory Coast says it will join a unity government, ending a standoff threatening the peace process. More...
Sixteen people are killed in a crush at the famous Djinguereber mosque in Timbuktu, sources tell the BBC. More...
Nigeria's deputy leader Goodluck Jonathan remains acting president with wide powers, the information minister says. More...
Nigeria's president returns from lengthy medical treatment abroad but his deputy is to stay in charge of state affairs. More...
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