March 8

• Mali: Two French Militant Fighters Extradited From Mali

  A French jihadi fighter was to be extradited from Mali on Friday, according to Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian who said that the man is the second Islamist to be sent to France... Read more »

• Senegal: Five Killed When Malians Clash With Burkinabé in Senegal Gold-Rush Village

  At least five people were killed in a gold mining village on the Senegal/Mali border late Wednesday night when Malians clashed with Burkina Faso nationals. Read more »

• Kenya: African Press Review 8 March 2013 [press release]

  Most African newspapers dedicate their front pages today to the general elections in Kenya as the country awaits the final results of the votes. Read more »

March 7

• Mali: French Defence Minister On Surprise Visit to North Mali

  French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited the "last bastions" Islamist militias in northern Mali on a surprise visit Thursday. "The mission is not over," he told France 24... Read more »

• Kenya: African Press Review 7 March 2013 [press release]

  Kenyans anxiously await election results. A Maasai woman candidate survives a curse. Is there a split in M23's ranks? And when will Egypt's next election take place? Read more »

• Burundi: Govt Frees Journalist for Medical Care

  RFI Swahili correspondent Hassan Ruvakuki, who was jailed on terrorism charges in Burundi, was freed "provisionally" Wednesday so that he could receive medical care. RFI has called... Read more »

• Mali: Desert Sounds Saved By SIM Card

  Christopher Kirkley went to the north of Mali three years ago and came back with music taken from sim cards. The founder of the Sahel Sounds label and blog talked to World Music... Read more »

March 6

• Mali: Fourth French Soldier Killed, Sarkozy Criticises Intervention

  A fourth French soldier has been killed in Mali during a reconnaissance mission near the main city in the north, Gao. And former president Nicolas Sarkozy has laid into the French... Read more »

• Kenya: African Press Review 6 March 2013 [press release]

  Kenya's elections and possible changes to the Zimplants platinum mining deal in Zimbabwe are among the subjects in today's papers... Read more »

• Kenya: African Press Review 5 March 2013

  Elections in Kenya, energy in South Africa are two key topics in today's African papers... Read more »

March 5

• Mali: Al Qaida Confirms French Killed Leader in Mali

  An Al Qaeda source has confirmed the death in Mali of Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, one of the leaders of Aqim, (al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb). Read more »

March 4

• Algeria: Film Examines Life in Algeria After Independence

  A special week of events to discuss anti-colonialism has ended in Paris with arts exhibitions and debates to discuss the colonialism that still exists around the world today. RFI... Read more »

• Rwanda: Prosecutors Call for Trial of Former Army Captain

  French prosecutors have called for a former captain in the Rwandan army to be put on trial for his alleged role in Rwanda's 1994 genocide. Read more »

• Kenya: African Press Review 4 March 2013

  General elections in Kenya dominate African news coverage today. Also making news: Robert Mugabe proposes changes for Zimbabwe's banking sector, and concerns over a trial in the... Read more »

• Chad: Déby Confirms Death of Al Qaeda Leader, France Still Mum

  Chad's President Idriss Déby has confirmed reports that top Al-Qaida north African leader Abou Zeid has been killed. France has yet to confirm the news and is said to be... Read more »

• Chad: Who Is Abou Zeid?

  Chad's President Idriss Déby has confirmed press reports that Al-Qauda north Africa high-up Abou Zeid has been killed, although France has yet to officially say that is the... Read more »

March 3

• Mauritania: Mauritanian President Sues French Politician Over 'Drugs Godfather' Claim

  Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is to sue French MEP Noël Mamère over accusations that he is "a drugs godfather". The case, arising from Mamère's... Read more »

• Mali: 'Al Qaeda Regional Commander Killed' - Chad

  Chadian officials claim their troops have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqim)-aligned leader of the group that staged January's bloody operation... Read more »

• Mali: Who Is Mokhtar Belmokhtar?

  After claiming that Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqim) leader Abou Zeid has died in north Mali, Chad now says that its troops have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar. Analysts say that... Read more »

• Mali: France Loses Third Soldier in Mali

  France has lost its third soldier in the Mali conflict. Corporal Cedric Charenton's parachute regiment was engaged in day-long fighting with jihadist fighters in northern Mali and... Read more »

• Senegal: Senegal's Alain Gomis Wins Fespaco African Film Festival Top Prize

  Senegalese director Alain Gomis has won the Golden Stallion prize for best film at the 23rd pan-African films festival, Fespaco. The jury praised the "cinematic grace" of his film... Read more »

March 1

• Somalia: Blasts Kill Two At Mogadishu Beach

  Twin explosions have rocked a restaurant near the Lido resort beach in Mogadishu, Friday killing two people including the suicide bomber and wounding seven others. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Mugabe Holds 600,000-Dollar Birthday Bash

  Supporters of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be marking his 89th birthday Saturday with a party in the northern mining town of Bindura. Residents were ordered to take an... Read more »

• Mali: Dozens of Islamists Rounded Up

  French and Malian troops have rounded up about 50 suspected Islamist fighters on an island near north Mali's main town, Gao. French and Algerian experts are carrying out DNA tests... Read more »

February 28

• Kenya: Kenyan Patrick Mureithi Hopes New Film Will Deter Violence After Elections

  Patrick Mureithi, a US-based Kenyan film-maker, has been in Nairobi promoting his latest film: Kenya: Until Hope is Found, which looks at the trauma of the 2007/8 post-electoral... Read more »