Former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo is named UN peace envoy to the crisis in the DR Congo; a fresh diplomatic row erupts between Rwanda and France; and singing legend, Miriam Makeba "Mama Africa" dies in Italy at 74.
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Stories from 16th - 30th November
15th November
Zimbabwe's power sharing deal falters again over outstanding issues.
The problems of moving thousands of displaced people from the frontlines in the DRCongo.
14th November
Zambia opposition makes legal challenge over the polls for the first time.
‘Enough is enough’: DR Congo women hold protest demanding protection against rape.
World Diabetes Day- why is the condition becoming a health problem on the continent?
Troops in Somalia move to secure Mogadishu after Islamist militia capture a city nearby.
13th November
Has a German doctor made a chance discovery that could get rid of HIV?
Former UK PM, Tony Blair is in Rwanda, we get his views on the conflict in the DR Congo.
What has caused the sudden diplomatic row between France and Rwanda?
Are Angolan soldiers now involved in the Democratic Republic of Congo conflict?
12th November
UN calls for more troops in DRC but where will it find the funding?
President al-Bashir calls for an immediate unconditional ceasefire in the Darfur region.
What is being done to abolish female genital mutilation in Somalia?
The UN's head of peacekeeping renews his call for 3000 extra troops in the DR Congo.
11th November
Congolese President Joseph Kabila's government spokesman on Nkunda's demand for talks.
New Amnesty report places The Gambia under the spotlight over alleged human rights abuses.
Rwanda's president is in Germany just a few days after his top aide was arrested there.
Why has the Ivory Coast's presidential poll been postponed again?
The DR Congo's ambassador to the UN rules out talks with rebel leader Laurent Nkunda.
10th November
Africa Today remembers the life of South African singing legend Miriam Makeba who has died in Italy at the age of 76. Mourning Mama Africa
Rwandans protest against arrest of a senior official in connection with 1994 genocide.
Rwanda reacts to a government official, Rose Kabuye, being arrested in Germany.
Zimbabwe's opposition MDC rejects a SADC solution to the power-sharing crisis.
9th November
The government of DR Congo insists the conflict in the east is the work of outsiders.
Tendai Biti of opposition MDC responds to allegations of plans to destabilise Zimbabwe.
8th November
Juliette Prodhan of Oxfam explains the humanitarian situation in the DR Congo.
7th November
Nigerians take oil giant Shell to court for environmental damage in the Niger Delta.
African leaders meet in Nairobi to discuss the incessant fighting in DR Congo.
A dangerous escape from the instability of Somalia that ended up as a round trip.
Heads of state and top diplomats meet in Nairobi today to discuss conflict in DR Congo.
6th November
Police in Ethiopia arrest a number of people suspected of planning terrorist attacks.
Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda ready to meet the new UN envoy for the region.
We hear about life in Goma as rebels tussle over towns in eastern DR Congo.
Ugandan LRA leader Kony given ultimatum to sign peace deal with the government.
5th November
Barack Obama to be the next US president - the first African American to get the job.
As a ceasefire in Somalia comes into effect, we ask whether or not it will hold.
4th November
Why is Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo the new peace builder between DRC and Rwanda?
Michael Sata of Zambia's opposition Patriotic Front on the election win of the MMD's Rupiah Banda
UN peacekeepers say they witnessed Rwandan tanks firing shells at DRC's army last week.
3rd November
Scores of Ethiopian and Somali immigrants die on a perilous journey to Yemen.
International diplomats discuss how to end the crisis in the DR Congo.
What options are open to the opposition in Zambia after they lose the election?
In DR Congo, the first aid convoy in a week is expected in rebel held territory.
2nd November
Zambia's ruling party in the lead in the country's presidential elections.
As diplomatic efforts continue in DR Congo, rebels hold victory rallies with locals attending.
1st November
DRCongo and Rwanda presidents finally agree to meet over the conflict in Congo.
Disgruntled members of South Africa's ANC are set to hold a breakaway convention.
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