BBC World Service - Special Reports - African news timeline July 10

July 30th
- Three suspects appear in court charged with Uganda bombings
  BBC Focus on Africa's Sophie Ikenye spoke to our reporter in Uganda, Ignatius Bahizi.
  ListenDuration: 01:26
- Four white South Africans fined for making a racially abusive video
  BBC Focus on Africa's Nomsa Maseko sent this report from South Africa
  ListenDuration: 03:27
- Eritrean opposition meet in Addis Ababa to discuss regime change
  The BBC's correspondent in Ethiopia, Uduak Amimo, speaks to Abu Salman, one of the organisers of the conference.
  ListenDuration: 02:55
- South Sudan commemorate their late leader Dr John Garang
  The BBC's Peter Martell reports from south Sudan
  ListenDuration: 01:55
July 29th
- At least 80 people drown in a boat accident in the Congo river
  The government of DR Congo say the owners ignored safety advice and overloaded the vessel.
  ListenDuration: 02:28
- Ethiopia signs peace deal with Ogaden rebel group
  United Western Somali Liberation Front end two decades of armed struggle against Ethiopia authorities.
July 28th
- Ghana’s state-owned oil company head, Nana Asafu Adjaye
  "All oil companies are taking lessons out of what is happening in the Gulf of Mexico."
  ListenDuration: 03:40
- Zambian bank customers hit by debit card scam
  A week long card fraud empties customers' bank accounts in Zambia.
  ListenDuration: 01:55
- Cholera epidemic claims 86 lives in northern Cameroon
  Fears that more lives are at threat if Cameroon's cholera epidemic is not contained.
  ListenDuration: 02:48
July 27th
- Fears for safety ahead of the referendum in Kenya next week
  Kenyan government is sending 10,000 additional troops to potential flash points in the Rift Valley.
  ListenDuration: 03:55
- African Union agrees to increase military commitment in Somalia
  The AU has endorsed 2000 more troops to bolster peacekeeping force in Somalia.
  ListenDuration: 04:35
July 26th
- African leaders vow to tackle maternal and child mortality 'crisis'
  AU summit considers how to reduce maternal and child mortality on the continent.
  ListenDuration: 02:42
- Illicit brew kills six Kenyans and blinds others
  At least six die and others have been left blind in Nairobi after drinking an illicit brew tainted with additives.
  ListenDuration: 03:35
July 21st
- Fighting rages in Mogadishu between government troops and al-Shabab
  The BBC's Hassan Arouni speaks to our correspondent in Somalia, Mohammed Olad Hassan
  ListenDuration: 02:39
- Dafuri rebels sign a landmark child protection agreement
  Sudanese Darfur rebels - JEM - pledge to refrain from using child soldiers
  ListenDuration: 02:26
- Protecting children in conflict areas
  "It's not that often that a non-state actor or a rebel movement is willing to sign a very positive humanitarian agreement with a agency like UNICEF"
  ListenDuration: 02:41
- How will this deal work?
  "JEM is fighting for the best interests of people of Darfur and children actually they are the most vulnerable section of our society so that we do our best to protect them"
  ListenDuration: 02:23
July 20th
- Trafigura found guilty of exporting toxic waste
  Multinational company Trafigura found guilty of illegally exporting toxic waste from Europe to Africa
  ListenDuration: 02:28
- Early election challenge for Nigeria's independent electoral body, INEC
  Nigeria's electoral boss vows to review election strategies despite the reduction in preparation time.
  ListenDuration: 03:26
- AU summit dominated by security crisis in Somalia
  The Somali crisis dominates preparatory talks at the African Union summit in the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
  ListenDuration: 02:06
- Kenyan torture victims awarded half a million dollars
  Compensation award for Kenyan victims of torture under former President Moi's regime.
  ListenDuration: 03:07
- Foreigners attacked in a Johannesburg township
  Fears of a new wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, home to millions of migrant workers.
  ListenDuration: 02:12
- Campaigning begins in Rwanda's election
  BBC's Geoffrey Mutagoma reports from Kigali.
  ListenDuration: 03:07
- Rwanda's High Commissioner to the UK
  "They will be free and fair, they will be observed by international observers... it is an important step in the history of our country."
  ListenDuration: 03:07
- Is election result a foregone conclusion?
  "These are not elections - elections pose competition but in Rwanda today you don't have that competition"
  ListenDuration: 03:12
- Rwanda's Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Tharcisse Karugarama
  "Reporters Without Borders should be able to establish some kind of border betrween what is fact and what is fantasy".
  ListenDuration: 02:40
- Media watchdog calls for withdrawal of EU funding to Rwanda
  BBC's Rahat Mustapha speaks to Reporters Without Borders Director of Research, Gilles Lordet.
  ListenDuration: 03:18
- Media advisor to Paul Kagame defends Rwanda's image
  Kagame advisor claims that Rwanda's enemies are intentionally distorting the country's images.
  ListenDuration: 03:59
July 19th
- The challenges facing Sudan ahead of the south's independence referendum
  BBC Network Africa's Paul Bakibinga speaks to Dr Edward Thomas, author of "Decisions and Deadlines: A Critical Year for Sudan"
  ListenDuration: 02:14
- Is speculation on the commodities market a threat to small farmers in Africa?
  BBC Focus on Africa's Sophie Ikenye speaks to Deborah Doane, director of the World Development Movement.
  ListenDuration: 03:05
- A Kenyan pastor is charged with being in possession of bomb making material
  The BBC's Odhiambo Joseph reports from Nairobi
  ListenDuration: 01:32
- Should antiretroviral drugs become a human right?
  The BBC's Paul Bakibinga speaks to Dr Patrick Dakum, director of the Institute of Human Virology in Nigeria and Evelyn Similoi, an HIV positive mother.
  ListenDuration: 05:05
July 16th
- Rwandan asylum seekers accuse the Ugandan authorities of violently repatriating them
  Audrey Brown speaks to the BBC's Ignatius Bahizi in Mbarara District, western Uganda
  ListenDuration: 03:21
- Lawmakers in Nigeria want an end to kidnappings in the Niger Delta
  The BBC's Fidelis Mbah reports from Nigeria
  ListenDuration: 02:20
- Kenyan police crack down on illegal Somali immigrants
  The BBC's Anne Mawathe reports from Kenya
  ListenDuration: 02:50
- Zimbabwe given the green light to export their diamonds
  The BBC's Sophie Ikenye speaking to Elly Harrowell from Global Witness
  ListenDuration: 02:10
July 14th
- A Rwandan opposition politician found dead
  Member of the opposition Adre Rwisereka's body was found in a swamp in South Rwanda.
  ListenDuration: 02:14
- Somalis in Uganda fear retaliatory attacks from local people
  As Ugandans bury the victims of Sunday's bombings, ex-pat Somalis fear revenge attacks.
  ListenDuration: 03:24
July 13th
- Ugandan police announce arrests in bomb investigation update
  An unexploded 'suicide vest' found by police investigating Kampala bombings
  ListenDuration: 04:30
- East Africa vulnerable to Somali attacks across 'porous borders'
  Former US ambassador to Ethiopia says al-Shabab is a threat to the whole region.
  ListenDuration: 03:09
July 12th
- Kampala bombings leave 64 people dead
  In Uganda, scores of people have been killed by explosions during the World Cup final.
  ListenDuration: 05:00
- Al-Shabab claim responsibility for Uganda bombings
  Somali militants claim responsibility for Kampala bombs as death toll rises to 74.
  ListenDuration: 12:32
July 9th
- DRCongo rights activist's autopsy 'inconclusive'
  Dutch pathologists find Floribert Chebeya died of heart attack but inconclusive on abuse.
  ListenDuration: 02:37
- Kenya: Somalia's foreign fighters threaten region
  East Africa is vulnerable to terror attacks from Somalia believes Kenya's foreign minister.
  ListenDuration: 01:52
July 8th
- Mali's president in talks with Guinea's interim leader
  Mali's President Touré in Guinea to plead with interim leader, General Konaté not to resign.
  ListenDuration: 03:31
- West Africa famine warnings
  Aid agencies warn that ten million people are facing hunger in West Africa.
  ListenDuration: 02:45
- Sierra Leone lifts logging ban
  President Koroma ends the six month ban on the export of Sierra Leone's timber.
  ListenDuration: 03:11
July 7th
- Police in Nigeria make a grim discovery
  Man arrested after over 70 baby corpses are found in bags
  ListenDuration: 02:34
- Safety fears for a Chinese built hospital in Angola
  Concern over safety standards of Chinese construction in Luanda
  ListenDuration: 03:39
- Two gay men win a landmark asylum ruling
  The UK's highest court rule in favour of a gay man from Cameroon seeking asylum
  ListenDuration: 02:57
- Tension in Sudan's Abyei region
  Will fighting in Sudan's oil rich Abyei region jeopardise the South's independence referendum?
  ListenDuration: 02:16
July 6th
- Ghana's triumphant return
  Black Stars receive a rapturous welcome on their arrival in Accra
  ListenDuration: 03:30
- Six dead in Egypt shooting
  Shock in Cairo as a gunman goes on a shooting spree leaving six dead
  ListenDuration: 02:39
- Iran's president joins D8 meeting in Nigeria
  President Ahmadinejad joins seven other developing Islamic nations for a summit in Nigeria- is nuclear energy on the agenda?
  ListenDuration: 02:07
- Caster Semenya given the all clear by the IAAF
  The IAAF confirm that South African athlete Caster Semenya can return to competition with immediate effect
  ListenDuration: 02:11
July 5th
- Super Eagle ban withdrawn
  Nigeria's president lifts the two year ban he imposed on the national football team
  ListenDuration: 02:26
- Urgent meeting to discuss the crisis in Somalia
  East African leaders meet for urgent talks on the continuing instability in Somalia
  ListenDuration: 02:42
- IGAD call for international help to bring peace to the horn of Africa
  East African leaders call for UN intervention
  ListenDuration: 03:11
- China-Nigeria crude oil deal
  China are set to gain a significant foothold in Nigeria's oil market
  ListenDuration: 01:42
July 2nd
- Jackie Selebi guilty of corruption
  South Africa's former chief of police is found guilty of corruption
  ListenDuration: 03:40
- Ghana's Black Stars aim to shine at the World Cup
  Might a different 'Hand of God' bring victory to Ghana's Black Stars in their World Cup match against Uruguay?
  ListenDuration: 02:56
- Somaliland's opposition candidate wins presidential election
  BBC Network Africa's Bola Mosuro spoke to our correspondent Mohammed Olad Hassan from Hargeisa
  ListenDuration: 02:20
- Somaliland's opposition candidate wins presidential election
  Somaliland's new president, Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo, speaks to the BBC's Bashkash Jugsoday in Hargeisa
  ListenDuration: 02:20

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