[Uganda last night made a dramatic U-turn to recognise the National Transition Council as Libya’s genuine government hours after the country’s deposed leader, Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in Sirte ]   BURUNDI : Burundi : le roi Ntare V sera dignement enterré en…

[Kenyan troops with aerial support are continuing their advance into Somalia towards a town 120km (75 miles) from its border held by al-Shabab militants. The Kenyan government wants to push the militants away from its border following a spate of kidnappings it…

  [U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered 100 American soldiers to central Africa, where they will assist local forces in efforts to locate Joseph Kony, leader of the infamous Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The LRA, estimated to consist of hundreds or perhaps…

[The BBC’s Nawaz Shah says it is unclear who kidnapped the MSF doctors Police in Kenya say they are hunting for the gunmen responsible for abducting two female Spanish aid workers near the Kenya-Somalia border.] BURUNDI : Burundi: Les magistrats durcissent le bras…

[The African Union force in Mogadishu said its forces on Monday fought their way into and took over the last militant strongholds in the northern end of Somalia’s capital. At least eight civilians and one AU soldier were killed.] BURUNDI : RWANDA : Rwanda:…