DR Congo lorry accident kills 50

At least 50 people are killed after a lorry plunges into Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say.

Lawyer ban in Taylor war trial row

The defence laywer of Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor was temporarily banned from speaking at war-crimes trial after losing his temper in court.

Uganda arrests 'bomb masterminds'

Investigators in Uganda arrest four men who they say planned the deadly twin bomb attacks during the World Cup final last month.

LRA rebels 'in mass recruitment'

Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels are on a massive forced recruitment campaign in central Africa, says Human Rights Watch.

Arrests over Rwanda grenade blast

Police arrest three people after a grenade explosion in the capital Kigali injures at least seven days after the election.

Bin Laden chef handed jail term

Osama Bin Laden's Sudanese-born former cook and driver is sentenced to 14 years in prison by a Guantanamo Bay tribunal.

Zimbabwe diamonds sale under way

Zimbabwe holds the first sale of diamonds from its Marange fields since a ban on the export of the diamonds was lifted.

Morocco 'breaks up militant cell'

The police in Morocco have broken up a cell of 18 militants planning a series of attacks in the country, officials say.

Model Campbell defends testimony

Naomi Campbell says she has nothing to gain from telling anything but the truth at the war crimes trial of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor.

Morocco to close 'unsafe' mosques

Morocco will close 1,256 unsafe mosques to avoid a repeat of the collapse of a minaret that killed 41 people.