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.Sudan 'launches attack in Darfur'- August 13, 2008 Sudan's government launches a major offensive against rebel bases in Darfur, rebels say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7559196.stm Deja vu- August 13, 2008 Can Zimbabwe's opposition learn from Mr Nkomohttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7558578.stm Kenya bans holiday school tuition- August 13, 2008 Kenya bans extra lessons during school holidays because children are under strain.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7558078.stm Al-Qaeda 'warning' for Mauritania- August 13, 2008 A purported al-Qaeda message urges Mauritanians to take up arms against coup leaders.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7558015.stm UN probes India's Congo 'abuses'- August 13, 2008 The UN says peace troops from India may have engaged in abuse and exploitation in the DR Congo.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7557670.stm Home from home- August 13, 2008 Nigeria's Bakassi resettlement fuels more tensionshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7557231.stm Guinea-Bissau coup plotter held- August 12, 2008 The alleged leader of a coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau last week is arrested in the Gambia.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7557266.stm Togo claims first Olympic medal- August 12, 2008 Togo wins its first Olympic medal as Benjamin Boukpeti takes bronze in the men's kayak slalom.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7556266.stm Court backs camp closures in SA- August 12, 2008 South Africa's high court allows the closure of camps for those displaced in xenophobic violence.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7556713.stm Can city migration be stopped- August 12, 2008 Most African cities are overcrowded and basic facilities stretched. Can the exodus to town be reversedhttp://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5222&edition=2 |