Congolese and Rwandan nationals left stranded after DRC closes border crossings+++Sudan claims rebels have shelled town near border to South Sudan+++Zimbabwe's opposition MDC rejects ZANU-PF call for elections in March
AU Peace and Security Council expresses concern over delay by South Sudan and Sudan in deciding future of Abyei+++Germany promises Mali army instructors+++ Polio on the rise in Nigeria
Portugal calls for calm and an end to the violence in Guinea-Bissau+++M23 rebels adopt the name "Congolese Revolutionary Army"+++Zimbabwean leaders and stakeholders debate new constitution
Nigeria and Niger sign pact to fight border crime+++German court jails 10 Somalis in first piracy case in 400 years+++Alliance of cocoa producers meet in Yaounde to mark 50 years amid market worries