BBC World Service - Special Reports - Africa news timeline August 09

August 31st
- Africans in Russia
  African migrants in Moscow are clinging on despite racial attacks.
  ListenDuration: 03:16
- Gabon
  As results trickle in, Gabon's opposition complain about the presidential polls.
  ListenDuration: 06:13
August 30th
- Gabonese head to the polls
  ListenDuration: 06:03
- ECOWAS talks in Niger on Tandja's terms
  Nigerian foreign minister on just concluded ECOWAS meetings with opposing groups in Niger over Tandja's presidential terms.
  ListenDuration: 02:14
August 28th
- London visit for Nigerian bank governor
  Nigeria's Central Bank governor in London to alleviate fears over his country's banking crisis.
  ListenDuration: 02:52
- Madagascar
  Madagascar talks end in stalemate over leadership question.
  ListenDuration: 02:34
- Lead-up to Sunday's polls in Gabon
  Campaigning ahead of Sunday's election in Gabon.
  ListenDuration: 02:15
- Zimbabwe welcome President Jacob Zuma
  President Jacob Zuma meets Zimbabwe's top leaders- can the outstanding issues be resolved?
  ListenDuration: 02:47
August 27th
- New UN mandates needed to stop LRA
  UN says new peacekeeping mandates are needed to end Ugandan LRA rebel atrocities.
  ListenDuration: 01:17
- Nigerian Debtor
  Nigerian businessman named as a defaulting debtor speaks out
  ListenDuration: 03:52
- How can banana disease be stopped?
  Scientists look at ways to tackle a disease threatening Africa's banana crops.
  ListenDuration: 02:16
- Zuma visits Zimbabwe
  Zuma arrives in Zimbabwe but what does his visit mean for the country's unity government?
  ListenDuration: 03:18
August 26th
- Zambia
  Zambia's corruption chief fired after Chiluba acquittal
  ListenDuration: 01:59
- Search for debtors steps up in Nigeria
  Nigeria's financial crimes commission intensifies search for bank defaulters.
  ListenDuration: 01:09
- Million dollar libel ruling in Tanzania
  Newspaper in Tanzania ordered to pay a million dollars in damages to a businessman.
  ListenDuration: 01:20
August 25th
- Nigeria
  Nigeria's anti-corruption agency chase bank debtors as repayment deadline expires.
  ListenDuration: 02:26
- ECOWAS Niger
  ECOWAS calls for a special meeting to tackle the crisis in Niger.
  ListenDuration: 01:44
- Madagascar
  Madagascar's feuding politicians meet to discuss job-shariing.
  ListenDuration: 01:59
- South African athlete welcomed home
  Gender controversy aside, South Africa's Caster Semenya gets a warm welcome home.
  ListenDuration: 02:28
August 24th
- Nigeria
  One of Nigeria's sacked chief executives says he's done nothing wrong.
  ListenDuration: 02:06
- African Union climate change meeting
  Africa's experts and ministers meet to discuss climate change.
  ListenDuration: 01:18
- Kenya census
  Kenya begins counting its people amid controversy over the tribe question.
  ListenDuration: 03:24
- Liberia China
  Why is Africa poor? China's ambassador to Liberia explains why.
  ListenDuration: 03:29
August 23rd
- Nigeria
  Fresh opportunities ahead as Niger Delta rebels start laying down their arms.
  ListenDuration: 04:41
- Islamic law
  Should aspects of Islamic law be officially recognised in South Africa?
  ListenDuration: 04:04
August 22nd
- Darfur meeting no-show from SLA leader
  Sudan Liberation Army response to US envoy's meeting with Darfur rebel groups.
  ListenDuration: 03:35
- Today's debate: family size
  Children share views on the benefits and drawbacks of a large or small family.
  ListenDuration: 04:09
August 21st
- Sudan
  Sudanese Darfur rebels sit down for talks aimed at uniting them.
  ListenDuration: 02:09
- Libya
  Has the Lockerbie bomber's release damaged Libya's diplomatic standing?
  ListenDuration: 02:27
- Angola bids farewell to Jacob Zuma
  What has South Africa's president achieved during his short visit to Angola?
  ListenDuration: 02:39
- Darfur next on US special envoy's agenda
  US special envoy to Sudan heads to Ethiopia to meet with Darfuri groups.
  ListenDuration: 03:44
August 20th
- North & South Sudan sign new action plan
  South Sudanese opposition's view of the action plan signed today between leaders from north and south.
  ListenDuration: 02:57
- Libya
  The Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is freed from jail.
  ListenDuration: 02:23
- South African president visits Angola
  South Africa's president Jacob Zuma makes his first state visit to Angola.
  ListenDuration: 02:25
- South Africa
  The South African government defend an athlete whose gender has been questioned at the World Chamionpships.
  ListenDuration: 01:46
August 19th
- Sudan
  A new action plan signed in Sudan aims to boost peace between former civil war enemies.
  ListenDuration: 02:15
- Nigeria
  High fliers included on a Nigerian central bank list of debtors owing $4.7 billion.
  ListenDuration: 04:45
- Ethiopia Eritrea
  Eritrea respond to Ethiopia compensation ruling.
  ListenDuration: 02:37
- South Sudan
  The US Special Envoy to Sudan visits Juba today - expectations are high.
  ListenDuration: 01:38
August 18th
- Swine flu in Africa
  Health experts warn that it will be difficult to track swine flu as it spreads across Africa.
  ListenDuration: 02:55
- Sudan
  Opposition politicians in Sudan threaten to boycott next year's election if they are not free and fair.
  ListenDuration: 02:46
- Zambia
  Zambia's former president Frederick Chiluba cleared of corruption at home.
  ListenDuration: 03:27
- Nigeria
  The Nigerian police explain its raid on another Islamic sect in Niger State.
  ListenDuration: 02:30
August 17th
- Ethiopia Eritrea
  How did the conflict between Ethioipa and Eritrea start?
  ListenDuration: 02:26
- South Africa
  A look back at Jacob Zuma's first 100 days as president of South Africa.
  ListenDuration: 03:33
- Zambia
  Zambia's former president Frederick Chiluba found not guilty of corruption charges.
  ListenDuration: 03:39
- Guinea
  An election date has finally been announced in Guinea.
  ListenDuration: 01:00
August 16th
- Kenya
  Frustrations at Nairobi International Airport over the Kenya Airways strike.
  ListenDuration: 01:33
- Nigeria
  Nigeria's authorities swoop on small Islamic community of Darul Islam.
  ListenDuration: 05:59
- August 15th
  Gabon's election run-up commences
  Suspicions that the successor to Gabon's former president has already been chosen.
  ListenDuration: 02:08
  Nigerian muslim community under scrutiny
  A Muslim community in northern Nigeria comes under scrutiny following the fallout of Boko Haram.
  ListenDuration: 04:52
August 14th
- Hillary Clinton in Africa
  Hilary Clinton's tour of Africa finishes in Cape Verde- what has her visit achieved?
  ListenDuration: 03:14
- Jean-Pierre Bemba released
  DRCongo's former vice president is given a conditional release from detention.
  ListenDuration: 02:44
- August 13th
  5 years since DRC's Gatumba massacre.
  DRC's Banyamulenge community still calling for justice 5 years since the Gatumba massacre.
  ListenDuration: 02:26
  South Sudan attack victims speak out
  Hospitalised survivors of a brutal attack in south Sudan speak out about their ordeal.
  ListenDuration: 04:54
  Nigeria's police force
  Nigeria's police- the worst human rights perpetrators in the country.
  ListenDuration: 01:52
  Liberia
  US Secretary State Hillary Clinton arrives in Liberia on her whistle stop tour of Africa.
  ListenDuration: 02:32
  Music in Makeni
  North Sierra Leone's vibrant music scene
  ListenDuration: 06:23
  Judgement day for Zambian ex-president
  Judgement day in criminal prosecution case against Zambia's former president Frederick Chiluba.
  ListenDuration: 01:54
- August 12th
  Nigeria
  With turmoil and corruption worries, what do Nigerians make of Hillary Clinton's visit?
  ListenDuration: 05:07
  Kenya
  The debate on reforming Kenya's troubled electoral process begins today
  ListenDuration: 02:55
  Nigeria
  Hilary Clinton encourages a stronger fight against corruption in Nigeria.
  ListenDuration: 02:49
  Somalia
  Fighting erupts in Somalia's capital between government soldiers.
  ListenDuration: 01:59
- August 11th
  US state secretary addresses rape in DRC
  US Secretary of State in DRC as aid agency says half of children in North and South Kivu are rape victims.
  ListenDuration: 04:14
  DR Congo
  What can America do about the extraordinary scale of sexual violence against women in eastern Congo?
  ListenDuration: 03:24
  Kenya
  Kenya cabinet ministers seek an end to a growing food crisis.
  ListenDuration: 01:46
August 10th
- DR Congo
  DR Congo prepares to receive the US secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
  ListenDuration: 03:09
- Zambia
  Heads of State from the Great Lakes region hold a summit in Zambia.
  ListenDuration: 02:06
- Zimbabwe to rethink relations with West
  Zimbabwe's president attacks the West for not warming up to his inclusive government.
  ListenDuration: 02:54
August 9th
- Madagascar
  The two men claiming Madagascar's presidency reach a power sharing agreement.
  ListenDuration: 02:58
- Angola
  Hillary Clinton arrives in Angola on her seven-country tour of Africa.
  ListenDuration: 01:55
August 8th
- Niger-Africa
  Why do some leaders change the rules of the game to stay in office?
  ListenDuration: 05:59
- Nigeria
  Niger Delta militant "General Boyloaf" lays down his arms and meets President Yar'Adua.
  ListenDuration: 02:08
August 7th
- Majority back president in Niger's poll
  Niger's president, Mamadou Tandja, has been handed a mandate to extend his rule for another three years.
  ListenDuration: 04:56
- Kenyan TV documentary upsets Ethiopia
  Diplomatic row over a documentary about Ethiopian OLF rebels on Kenyan TV.
  ListenDuration: 02:13
August 4th
- Uganda
  Ugandan LRA rebels reject blame for attacks in South Sudan and CAR.
  ListenDuration: 03:17
- South Sudan
  Tribal violence in South Sudan has left more than 180 people dead.
  ListenDuration: 06:00
August 3rd
- Somaliland elections
  Somaliland opposition boycott next month's elections as campaigning begins today.
  ListenDuration: 07:10
- Niger
  Is Niger divided over President Tandja's push for a third term?
  ListenDuration: 03:25
- Massacre in South Sudan
  Over one hundred women and children killed in suspected tribal clashes in Southern Sudan.
  ListenDuration: 02:26
- Kenyan TJ&RC swearing in today
  Members of a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission sworn in today in Kenya.
  ListenDuration: 05:10
August 2nd
- Egypt
  Desperate to survive, Egyptians trade in their body parts.
  ListenDuration: 03:17
- Nigeria
  The final death toll is totted up following last week's clashes in northern Nigeria.
  ListenDuration: 02:56