Stories from 16th - 31st December
15th December
Power struggles reach a head in Somalia as sacked PM gets parliament vote of confidence.
Stalled peace talks fall apart following military offensive against LRA.
Why is Uganda taking part in a joint military operation against LRA rebels?
14th December
A prison revolt in Ivory Coast leaves six prisoners dead.
Rwanda and DR Congo deny accusations in a UN report over supporting armed groups.
13th December
A UN report accuses the Rwandan and DR Congo governments of supporting various militias.
South Africa's ANC is to appeal a court ruling over political party names.
12th December
South Africa's ANC fail to stop a dissident faction from using the name Congress of the People.
The Nigerian Supreme Court uphold President Yar'Adua's victory in last year's election.
Profile on Kenya’s most wanted man: Who is Félicien Kabuga?
Nigeria’s Supreme Court to deliver verdict on elections.
11th December
Human Rights Watch report on the executions in Kiwanja in the DR Congo.
Cholera problem solved says Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe: now leave us alone.
Rwanda and DR Congo accused of using rebels as pawns in eastern DR Congo proxy war.
10th December
A Zimbabwean high court judge orders police to search for a missing human rights activist.
Legal crisis fears as Kenya parliament votes on dissolution of electoral commission.
9th December
The Mai Mai militia want all rebel movements in DR Congo included in the peace progress.
Reconciliation talks begin in the Central African Republic to bring an end to years of instability.
DR Congo finds itself in the clutches of the global finance crisis as mining suffers.
7th December
Ghana's elections online special
6th December
Ghana's party campaign managers have confidence in winning the election.
5th December
Authorities place Zambia on high alert as cholera spreads across the border from Zimbabwe.
DR Congo and Rwanda agree on military plan to disband the FDLR.
The last active rebel group in Burundi finally agree to implement a ceasefire.
Mozambique on high alert to stop the cholera epidemic from crossing its border.
Zimbabwe appeal for urgent international aid to deal with the cholera epidemic.
4th December
In spite of the harsh realities of war, students graduate as teachers and doctors in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
National emergency declared in Zimbabwe as cholera outbreak claims more than 500 lives.
The International Criminal Court intensifies its campaign to have Sudan's president arrested.
The suspected mastermind of the attack on Guinea Bissau's presidential palace is arrested.
3rd December
The Zimbabwe government calls for international help to tackle the cholera epidemic.
A breakthrough global treaty against cluster bombs is being signed in Oslo, Norway.
The UN approve a resolution to strengthen the fight against piracy off Somalia's coast.
The UN approve a resolution to strengthen the fight against piracy off Somalia's coast.
2nd December
An acclaimed Rwandan musician is sentenced to 15 years for inciting genocide.
Seven Kenyan politicians are accused of illegally receiving a total of $250,000 USD.
Kenya's anti-corruption watchdog wants to prosecute prosecute senior officials.
1st December
Zimbabwean authorities cut off the capital's water supply in a bid to curb cholera.
Zimbabwean soldiers clash with anti-riot police in Harare over money shortages
Claims of foreign involvement in the violence in Nigeria's Plateau State.
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