The town of Bentiu in South Sudan is not only suffering from the fighting with the north, but from a desperate lack of supplies as well. Our correspondents have the latest from the border. In Mali, chaos still reigns - forces loyal to the former president have been taking on the junta behind the coup last March. We try to figure out just who is really in charge. Finally, the HIFA festival of the arts in Zimbabwe is becoming the new hot spot on the international arts scene.
First, a military mutiny in Mali as soldiers rebel against the government, accusing it of failing to protect the country from a Tuareg-led rebellion. Next, will Macky Sall sail to victory in Senegal's presidential polls or will incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade win a controversial third term? Finally, our reporters take you to a Ugandan military camp, where troops are being trained to fight al-Shabab militants in Somalia.
A French probe says Rwandan President Paul Kagame was not behind the assassination that triggered the 1994 genocide. The shot that downed then-president Habyarimana's plane apparently came from his own side. In Nigeria, a strike over rising fuel prices paralyses the country, already reeling from religious violence. And a tourist miraculously survives after her bungee cord snaps in Zimbabwe.
In South Africa, a local Zulu community has filed a claim for 91 properties, forests, sugar cane farms, mining land, and an entire coastal town. They argue that their descendants were thrown off the land by white settlers at the beginning of the 20th century. After 13 years they've now won their case, but the situation remains in limbo as the next step in the process is awaited.
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Wednesday that political rival President Robert Mugabe should resign because of his ailing health and advanced age. The 87-year old leader is believed to be terminally ill with prostate canceri.
The Archbishop of Canterbury asked President Robert Mugabe Monday to put an end to “unacceptable and illegal behaviour” against Anglicans in Zimbabwe during a two day visit to the country.
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Wed. 10/08/11, After the rule of the mob, international papers tackle the police response. On top of stopping rioters, detectives are trying hunt down the looters. Many papers are trying to figure out just who these looters are. Meanwhile, David Cameron is drawing criticism for his tardy response, and Iran and China speak out against what they call "human rights violations".
The Chinese government is stepping up its demands that the Western coalition halt air strikes on Libya. Beijing called for an immediate ceasefire on Thursday and warned an even larger humanitarian crisis is in the making.
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (pictured) said Thursday he had lost patience with his unity government partner, President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party, calling for new elections under a regional roadmap.
The crisis deepens in Ivory Coast, the international community has condemned the indiscriminate killing of civilians.
The plight of Zimbabwe's abandoned pensioners isn't being heard.
And finally a twenty first century Bob Marley, in female form, we take a look at Asha's new album.
