The African Union has implemented travel and financial sanctions on members of Guinea's ruling junta. The US and EU had already imposed similar sanctions following the massacre of protesters in Conakry in September.
In this edition: Tough sentences handed down in the Angolagate arms trafficking trial; the Nelson Mandela foundation slams Congo-Brazzaville's leader; and the African Union adopts a convention offering protection to millions of uprooted Africans.
The African Union will impose sanctions on Guinea's junta leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (pictured), over his intention to run in upcoming presidential polls after he made a previous commitment not to enter next year's electoral fray.
African leaders gathered in Libya on Monday for a summit to discuss the continent's trouble spots, particularly Somalia (pictured) and Sudan, on the eve of celebrations to mark 40 years of Muammar Gaddafi's rule.
Armed raiders have kidnapped two foreign members of the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force for Darfur in a town in Sudan's restive western region, a spokesperson for the UNAMID mission said.
At least 23 Somalis, mostly civilians, were killed and more than fifty wounded on Saturday as government troops continued to try to drive insurgents out of their Mogadishu bases.
African Union leaders have approved a decision not to cooperate with the International Criminal Court over its indictment of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for alleged crimes against humanity in Darfur.
African leaders have reached a compromise on a new African Union Authority that will coordinate key policies of defence and trade, but will have little power to represent the continent in international affairs without a mandate from member states.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has cancelled a visit to Libya on Wednesday where he was due to address the African Union summit. The continent's leaders have agreed to end Mauritania's suspension from the group.
