African news timeline February 10
Last updated: 15 april, 2010 - 13:20 GMT
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February 26th
Kenyan Truth Commission Chairman defends decision not to resign.
ListenDuration: 03:25
More than 20 people die in a holy day stampede in Mali's Timbuktu
ListenDuration: 02:25
Ivory Coast unveil a new electoral commission, but does it fulfil the opposition's conditions?
ListenDuration: 03:32
February 25th
President Sarkozy acknowledges French 'mistakes' over Rwandan genocide.
ListenDuration: 03:29
What is the future for Chad's Minurcat peacekeeping mission?
ListenDuration: 01:44
Kenya's Truth, Justice and Reconciliaton Commission Chairman Bethuel Kiplagat is facing growing pressure to resign
ListenDuration: 02:19
President Nicholas Sarkozy is due in Rwanda on first visit of a French leader for 25 years.
ListenDuration: 03:11
February 24th
Nigeria's president makes a surprise return home three months after he left for medical treatment.
ListenDuration: 06:03
Will the Nigerian president's return plunge the country into uncertainty?
ListenDuration: 05:44
Sudan sign a peace agreement with Darfur's JEM rebel group.
ListenDuration: 01:50
FIFA 2010 World Cup preparations
ListenDuration: 02:52
February 23rd
Sudan's President Bashir is in Qatar to sign ceasefire deal with the Darfur Jem rebels.
ListenDuration: 03:31
The fight against graft in Cameroon, we hear from anti-corruption NGO head in Yaounde.
ListenDuration: 03:51
Hopes that new government to be announced today will end crisis in Ivory Coast.
ListenDuration: 02:08
February 18th
Fighting between two rival Islamist factions for control of the southern Somali town of Dobley
ListenDuration: 02:08
Niger President Tandja's whereabouts unknown following a heavy exchange of gunfire in Niamey.
ListenDuration: 02:20
William Ruto denies involvement in Kenya's maize scandal.
ListenDuration: 08:44
Fatou Bensouda is in the capital Conakry to investigate the massacre of up to 150 civilians during a protest last September.
ListenDuration: 02:08
Dr Thierno Sow is with Guinea's Human Rights Commission which has been collating information on last year's killings.
ListenDuration: 01:38
February 16th
A multi-billion dollar takeover bid for African mobile phone assets hits a snag.
ListenDuration: 03:07
Seventeen people murdered in a village in northern Tanzania.
ListenDuration: 01:32
Yaounde's population still suffering water shortages
ListenDuration: 03:19
Experts warn of a growing link between drugs trafficking and terrorism in West Africa
ListenDuration: 03:47
February 15th
In Sudan, how close are Darfur's refugees to returning to their homes?
ListenDuration: 03:47
We ask how serious is the latest split in Kenya's coalition government.
ListenDuration: 04:05
How the sacking of the government in Ivory Coast could affect much-delayed elections.
ListenDuration: 03:32
New cracks in Kenya's coalition government over powers to suspend ministers.
ListenDuration: 02:43
February 12th
What conditions does Nigeria have to meet before it is removed from the US terrorism watchlist?
ListenDuration: 02:23
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma uses reconciliation to rally the Rainbow nation together.
ListenDuration: 02:48
The Somalia government receives medical aid ahead of an offensive against insurgents
ListenDuration: 03:39
Jimmy Carter expresses concerns ahead of Sudan's April elections.
ListenDuration: 03:09
February 10th
A Rwandan opposition leader is summoned by police as the government is accused of harassing its opponents.
ListenDuration: 03:30
Goodluck Jonathan chairs his first cabinet meeting as Nigeria's acting president.
ListenDuration: 05:19
Nigerians react to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan taking over the seat of power.
ListenDuration: 07:04
February 9th
Nigeria's parliament gives VP GoodLuck Jonathan the mandate to rule in the absence of President Yar'Adua
ListenDuration: 03:49
Guinea's interim leader appoints National Transition Council to oversee the organisation of elections.
ListenDuration: 01:27
Calls for South Africa's President Zuma to resign following revelations of his lovechild.
ListenDuration: 02:20
February 8th
Would-be migrants are thrown into the sea off the coast of Somalia by people smugglers.
ListenDuration: 02:25
President Idriss Deby of Chad visits Khartoum as tensions between the two countries ease.
ListenDuration: 03:02
Curfew follows three days of sectarian violence in Nzerekore in south eastern Guinea.
ListenDuration: 03:02
A thaw in relations between Chad and Sudan as leaders meet in Khartoum for talks.
ListenDuration: 03:45
February 5th
Zimbabwe civil servants down tools to demand salary increases of up to 400%.
ListenDuration: 01:40
A new UN special envoy to intensify efforts to end sexual violence agains in conflicts.
ListenDuration: 02:52
Ttensions rise as Nigeria's Anambra state gears up for weekend elections.
ListenDuration: 03:37
The Ugandan government reacts to US criticism about a proposed bill that criminalizes homosexuality.
ListenDuration: 02:56
February 4th
Should the US put Britain on a terrorism watch list just like they did with Nigeria?
ListenDuration: 03:18
On World Cancer Day, we hear from a woman recovering from the disease.
ListenDuration: 05:41
February 2nd
AU summit: New chairman, Mutharika outlines priorities at the closing session.
ListenDuration: 03:44
Top of the agenda today at the African Union summit is a controversial budget.
ListenDuration: 02:27
South Africa's ANC defends Jacob Zuma over lovechild claims.
ListenDuration: 02:33
February 1st
Celebrations in Egypt after the Pharaohs crowned African Nations Cup champions.
ListenDuration: 05:28
CAR President confirms the death of rebel leader, Charles Massi in police custody.
ListenDuration: 02:10
Ghana fans rue their teams cup final defeat at the hands of Egypt
ListenDuration: 03:30
A huge security operation in Kenya uncovers thousands of rounds of ammunition in the Rift Valley
ListenDuration: 02:16
A high profile case against an alleged music pirate in Nigeria is welcomed by musicians.
ListenDuration: 02:17
Features
The BBC's Thomas Fessy travels to DR Congo's resource-rich Katanga province.
Sola Odunfa can't find much to smile about this week.
ListenDuration: 04:18
Prince Johnson wants to be Liberia's next president.
ListenDuration: 03:53
Angola introduces new safeguards for road users
ListenDuration: 02:55
Elizabeth Ohene has been thinking about names
ListenDuration: 03:54
Why lack of sanitary towels causes absenteeism in schools
ListenDuration: 03:48
Commemorating 20 years since the unbanning of the ANC and the day that Nelson Mandela walked free.
Journalist and film-maker, Farai Sevenzo remembers Mandela's walk to freedom.
ListenDuration: 04:20
Sola Odunfa's affection for his troubled homeland
ListenDuration: 04:36
