The first private aviation school in West Africa to train Senior High School graduates into full Commercial Pilots has been established in Ghana. Read the full story

Soldiers backing Alassane Ouattara met stiff resistance from incumbent Laurent Gbagbo’s fighters in Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan on Saturday as the two sides fought for control of the West African country. Read the full story

Up to eight British soldiers are being held by rebel forces in Libya after a secret mission to put British diplomats in touch with opponents of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, according to the London Times. Read the full story

His yacht will cost nearly three times what his country spends on health and education for its impoverished citizens each year.
But Teodorin Obiang is the son of a dictator and the chances are that such considerations won’t unduly trouble him. Read the full story

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi appeared on state television on Tuesday signaling his defiance in the face of a mounting revolt against his 41-year rule. It was his first televised appearance since protests to topple him started last week. Read the full story

African Union leaders at a summit in Uganda have agreed to reinforce the AU peacekeeping force in Somalia to counter al-Shabab militants. Read the full story

Gordon Brown has used his first major speech since leaving office to say the future growth of the world economy is reliant upon the development of Africa. Read the full story

Omar al-Bashir was greeted warmly by his Chadian counterpart in Ndjamena. Chad’s government has said there can be no question of the Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, being arrested during his current visit to the country. Read the full story

At least 64 people, including an American, have been killed in twin blasts in the Ugandan capital Kampala. Another 65 people were injured by the blasts, which police said went off at a rugby club and a restaurant as football fans watched the World Cup final. Read the full story

A court in South Africa has found the country’s former chief of police Jackie Selebi guilty of corruption. Selebi, also a former president of Interpol, was accused of having links to organised crime and accepting bribes worth 1.2m rand ($156,000, £103,000). Read the full story

A top Iranian lawmaker has called for “serious measures” against possible Israeli threats, amid reports that Tel Aviv is to deploy submarines in the Persian Gulf. Read the full story

A South African government official is proposing a complete ban on digitally distributed pornography. Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba has approached the country’s Law Reform Commission to ask whether a change in the law is possible. Read the full story

The International Criminal Court has reported Sudan to the UN Security Council for refusing to arrest two suspected Darfur war criminals. Read the full story

The head of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency accuses foreign companies of bribery and the spreading of corruption in the country. Read the full story

A judge in Malawi has imposed a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison with hard labour on a gay couple convicted of gross indecency and unnatural acts. Read the full story

Seven East African states are due to sign an agreement giving them more water from the River Nile – a move strongly opposed by Egypt and Sudan. Read the full story

FORMER governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori has been arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Though information as of press time was still sketchy, Nigerian Tribune gathered that the former governor who had been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was picked up by the Interpol last night. Read the full story

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has said his case against perpetrators of Kenya’s post-election violence is “unstoppable”. Read the full story