An all-out civil war in Sudan may be the best way to permanently oust Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his brutal, corrupt government.

A Sudanese aircraft dropped 10 bombs in the oil-rich region of in Laloba on Friday, officials said, a day after Sudan agreed to a cease-fire and a return to talks.

Thousands of former Yugoslavians may have settled in America, but echoes of the war still resound.

Officials said at least 34 people were killed on Wednesday when gunmen started shooting in the Potiskum market in Yobe State as they tried to steal cattle.

A court on Thursday fined Nabil Karoui for disrupting public order and violating moral values by broadcasting an animated film that some religious leaders say insults Islam.

Eskinder Nega has been imprisoned since September and his wife, Serkalem Fasil, accepted a press freedom award from PEN America on his behalf.

The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution on Wednesday threatening Sudan and South Sudan with sanctions if they failed to halt escalating cross-border fighting.

Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo, who led a coup in March, spoke of a continuing role in public life for the junta, which he called “the committee.”

Libya has asked the International Criminal Court in The Hague to withdraw its claims to try Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi and Libya’s former intelligence chief so that they can be tried in Tripoli.

At least four people were killed, including members of the transitional parliament, and at least a dozen were wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up on Tuesday in the central Somali town of Dhusamareb.

The United Methodist Church at its convention voted against changing language in its book of laws and doctrines that calls homosexuality “incompatible with Christian teaching.”

A suicide bomber on a motorcycle drove into a convoy carrying a top police official in northeast Nigeria on Monday, detonating his explosives and killing at least 10 people and wounding 26 others.

Those loyal to the president, who was overthrown in March, fired guns in what appeared to be an attempt to gain control from the ruling military junta.

A hundred of America’s elite Special Operations troops are helping African forces find a wig-wearing, gibberish-speaking rebel commander named Joseph Kony.

Sudanese authorities along the border with South Sudan will have wide powers to make arrests and set up special courts.

Worshipers on a university campus in Kano were shot as they fled a building that had been attacked with small bombs to draw them out, officials said.

Investment advisers who focus on the developing world contend that many so-called frontier markets, especially in Africa, offer opportunities similar to the fledgling markets of earlier generations.

Soldiers on Friday released Carlos Gomes Jr., the former prime minister, and interim President Raimundo Pereira, who were arrested in an April 12 coup.

The soldiers of Charles G. Taylor, who was found guilty on Thursday of war crimes, ripped apart the lives of a reporter’s family members in the 1990s.

A suicide bomber and a man armed with explosives attacked two Nigerian newspaper offices on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding at least 26.

After 21 years of civil war, Mogadishu is making a remarkable comeback.

Charles G. Taylor, the former president of Liberia and once a powerful warlord, was convicted of abetting rebels who committed war crimes in Sierra Leone in the 1990s.

An aerial bombardment and ground assault on South Sudan in recent days indicated that fighting with Sudan may not be over.

At current growth rates, sub-Saharan Africa, which now makes up 12 percent of the world’s population, will account for more than a third by 2100.

With earth’s population approaching unsustainable levels, much of the growth is in sub-Saharan Africa, where trends that have lowered birthrates elsewhere have not yet caught on.

The leaders of a military coup in Mali went on state television to assure residents of the capital, Bamako, that an outbreak of fighting there had been contained.

Sweden's culture minister clarified that she has no intention of resigning over her participation in a performance art piece on female genital cutting, which featured a cake shaped like a stereotypical African tribeswoman.

There were further indications on Friday of a gulf between the Islamists in Timbuktu and the main Tuareg rebel group in the rebellious northern region of Mali.

In the fight to reverse deforestation and environmental ruin in Africa, some are using a fast-growing, renewable weapon.

On the day that Sudan and South Sudan are supposed to observe a ceasefire they trade accusations over fighting. Clashes in Egypt between soldiers and protesters are taking place near the Defence Ministry in Cairo. And in Africa Beats we hear the music of Carmen Souza.

Gunmen kill more than 30 people in a cattle market in Nigeria. West African heads of state meet to discuss the crises in Mali and Guinea Bissau. Yet another journalist is killed in Somalia - we hear from someone who survived an attack. And a Nigerian musician on why he set up his own record label.

Violent clashes in the run-up to Egypt's presidential election leave several dead and many injured. Gruesome political killings in Burundi. And a blast from the Olympic past: Muhammad Ali.

Members of parliament targeted as a bomb goes off in central Somalia. Is the military in Mali causing mayhem? Who is in charge following last night's gun battles? It is May Day - or Workers' Day - so what are you asking for this year? And we hear from South Sudanese in Kenya on what is happening back home.

Sudan and the state of emergency: what happens now to the African Union's peace negotiations? Another bomb blast today in Nigeria - we ask the government what it is doing about this succession of attacks. And we visit a biennial of naïve art in Senegal.

Mali's coalition of political parties has welcomed the decision by Ecowas to deploy troops. As the news of Charles Taylor's conviction continues to reverberate, why leaders should take note? Why smartphones are making a headway in Africa? And in Africa Beats we speak to Kenyan trumpeter Christine Kamau.

A special global edition of our Focus on Africa programme on the verdict that found Liberia's former President, Charles Taylor, guilty on charges of crimes related to Sierra Leone's civil war.

The African Union gives an ultimatum to the two Sudans. A new government formed in Mali. Swaziland's King Mswati finally gets a private jet. And on World Malaria Day, are medical experts closer to introducing a vaccine?

South Sudan's president is in Beijing with a frank message about the conflict with Sudan. But will his counterpart, Hu Jintao, respond in kind? Liberians await the Charles Taylor verdict with baited breath. And we remember the life and work of Kenyan-based Ghanaian cartoonist Frank Odoi who died in a motor accident.

Sudan responds to allegations that bombings of South Sudan have intensified and civilians been affected. The burial of Bingu wa Mutharika in Malawi's 'Taj Mahal'. And the inspiration behind the exhibition "it's Personal' by Nigerian sculptor Sokari Douglas Camp.

Khartoum claims to have recaptured the Higlig oil field from South Sudan but Juba has a different spin. Huge reserves of underground water found in Africa. And in Africa Beats we speak to Moroccan musician Ahmed Soultan.

Sudan's neighbours get worried as the war rhetoric continues. A spike in the number of refugees fleeing northern Mali - we hear from someone who has just returned from the camps. A call for more of us to open bank accounts but do you trust them? And translating an epic Shakespeare poem to a South African setting.

South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan: the border conflict continues. Lawyers for a Libyan military commander say they are taking legal action against Britain's former foreign minister. They allege that he allowed the Libyan to be sent home to face jail and torture. And a film about Barack Obama's Kenyan sister is shown in the US.

Once a computer executive - and now Prime Minister of Mali - just who is Sheik Modibo Diarra? Guinea-Bissau is suspended by the African Union after a military coup. A former governor of a rich oil state in Nigeria, James Ibori, is now a jailbird in the UK. And Ethiopia mourns prominent artist Afewerk Tekle.

Sudan's parliament declares South Sudan an enemy - so is this a declaration of war? Days after a coup, it is not clear who is in charge in Guinea-Bissau, but Ecowas heads to the country to do some talking. And International acclaim for a Kenyan activist fighting to save Lake Turkana.

A new crisis in Guinea-Bissau as soldiers go for the president and the prime minister. "Let's put the nation first," says Malawi's new President Joyce Banda, in an exclusive interview with BBC Africa. And one of the sweetest voices in Africa today - the Burundian crooner Kidum.

As tensions continue in Sudan - a call to arms from President Salva Kir of South Sudan. Mali's new president gives a defiant message to the Tuareg rebels. And the transexual singer who is a big hit in Angola.

Sudan and South Sudan in violent contestation over an oilfield. A top African Union envoy is in the Democratic Republic of Congo looking for support against the LRA. And Tunisian director Nadia El Fani speaks about her controversial film Neither Allah, Nor Master.

A $4b plan to revamp South Africa's transport infrastructure. Malawi's new president builds bridges with donor partners. Khartoum and Juba accused of fuelling each other's rebellions. Egypt's constitution drafting committee suspended. And Angola is ending its technical mission to help restructure the army in Guinea Bissau.

In Mali, the junta leader meets with the proposed new president to discuss a handover. Malawi's new leader Joyce Banda sacks police chief, raising questions over the role of the police in the death of a student last year. Fresh attacks in central and northern Nigeria. And South Africa's Ladysmith Black Mambazo on their new style of music.