The war re-ignites in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo displacing thousands; split in South Africa's governing ANC as a breakaway party is announced; and Zambians elect a new president.
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15th October
Angola's parliament holds its first session since historic elections last month.
A report recommends stern action against perpetrators of Kenya's post election violence.
Thousands of people in NE DR Congo have been displaced by raids by the Ugandan rebel LRA.
How can pneumonia be prevented in the developing world, a new report asks.
Angola's new parliament opens, but is there a role for a greatly diminished opposition?
14th October
Ethiopia's government bemoans the slow donor response to feed over six million people.
Forces from semi-autonomous Puntland free a Panamanian ship hijacked off the Somali coast.
SA's former president rides in to town to try to rescue Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal.
South Africa's former defence minister reacts to his suspension from the ruling ANC.
13th October
What room for manoeuvre for the SADC mediator in the cabinet fall-out in Zimbabwe?
The UNHCR accused of severe failings during the anti-foreigner violence in South Africa.
African Finance Ministers and the IMF and World Bank meet to express financial concerns.
Mbeki heads for Zimbabwe to break the impasse over the allocation of cabinet posts.
12th October
Uganda's rebel LRA denies claims of abductions and killings in north eastern Congo.
President Mugabe's appointment of a partial cabinet threatens power-sharing talks.
11th October
Swaziland's king tells graduates to go and find a job outside the country.
Can Africa be spared the aftershocks of the financial crisis that is hitting the west?
10th October
Human rights groups petition Tanzania's courts, calling for an end to the death penalty.
About a hundred mainly Somali immigrants are feared dead off the coast of Yemen.
Will Nato plans to fight piracy in Somalia put a stop to the lucrative ship-jacking business?
DRCongo's president to form a new government within hours, with peace in the east a priority.
9th October
Libya halts its exports of crude oil to Switzerland as diplomatic tensions rise.
DRC and Rwanda accuse each other of supporting armed groups in Eastern DRC.
We hear from the man who's splitting the ruling ANC in South Africa.
The DRC sounds alarm bells at the UN that Rwanda is about to attack its territory.
8th October
South Africa's ruling ANC party splits as plans for a breakaway party are announced.
The UN Security Council votes to use force to fight piracy in waters off the Somali coast.
Oxfam says poor regulation of the arms trade is undermining the fight against poverty.
7th October
Refugee camps fill up in Kenya as thousands flee the ongoing fighting in Somalia.
A document emerges linking weapons onboard a hijacked Ukrainian ship to South Sudan.
Women from countries at war gather in Uganda to talk about their experiences and justice.
The UN is evacuating some of its last foreign aid workers from the Somali town of Baidoa.
6th October
A migration centre has been opened in Mali by the EU to help Africans find work in Europe.
In France, 42 people stand trial for receiving illegal kickbacks during Angola's civil war.
In the DR Congo locals turn on fighters from Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army.
The AU says the generals who seized power in a coup in Mauritania must give it up today.
5th October
Police issue a national terror alert in Uganda - but are people afraid to go out?
3rd October
UN helicopters come under attack in DRC. Could this mark the beginning of a new front?
Legal challenge to the candidacy of Zambia's acting president in election.
Over 2 million counterfeit pills bound for Africa have been seized by Belgian customs.
2nd October
EU defence ministers want a joint naval force to combat piracy around Somalia.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's rebel leader dismisses rumours of his demise.
Increasing piracy set to become a weopan of international terrorism, says new report.
1st October
Ethiopia is accused of torturing detained Kenyan terror suspects.
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) is launched. What does it mean for Africa?
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