BBC News | Africa | World EditionVisit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.Oil wealth- June 17, 2008 The riches that lured coup plotters to E Guineahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7460308.stm Zimbabwe politician stays jailed- June 17, 2008 Zimbabwe's main opposition loses a bid for its secretary general to be freed from custody, where he faces treason charges.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7460171.stm Guinea troops clash with police- June 17, 2008 Fighting breaks out in the West African state of Guinea between soldiers and striking police officers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7459994.stm Forgotten Kenyan conflict exposed- June 17, 2008 Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontiers exposes torture and sexual violence in a little-known conflict in western Kenya.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7458239.stm Space cameras to monitor forests- June 17, 2008 Plans to use high resolution cameras in space to monitor deforestation in the Congo Basin are unveiled.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7459472.stm E Guinea seeks 30 years for Mann- June 17, 2008 Prosecutors in Equatorial Guinea call for British mercenary Simon Mann to serve 30 years in jail for his 2004 coup plot.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7458274.stm Egypt conscripts on murder charge- June 17, 2008 Ten Egyptian paramilitary police conscripts are charged with beating a colleague to death.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7459464.stm Chad town 'under attack by Sudan'- June 17, 2008 Chad's government accuses the Sudanese army of attacking a town on their border after days of rebel raids.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7459025.stm Guardiola says no room for Eto'o- June 17, 2008 Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola says Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o is not in his plans for the Spanish club.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/7459513.stm Does Africa need lobbyists- June 17, 2008 Is it money well spent if your government pays millions to lobbyistshttp://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=4964&edition=2 |