EXCLUSIVE-Eritrea reduces support for al Shabaab-UN report
A report by the U.N. Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea found no evidence of direct Eritrean support for al Shabaab in the past year
Malawi says aid flowing back with IMF backing
Major donors have announced a restoration of aid programmes following the death of then President Bingu wa Mutharika
S.African elected first female AU Commission head
Deadlock had prompted warning of divided African Union
Congo, Rwanda presidents sign up to anti-rebel pact
Deal foresees international force to take on insurgents
Sudans commit to talks as AU advances plan on Mali
African leaders flesh out a plan for military intervention in northern Mali where they say al Qaeda-linked rebels threaten the continent's security
Leaders of Sudans meet in boost to oil, border talks
The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan hold their first talks since their countries came close to war in April