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HARARE (AFP) - Roy Bennett, a top aide to Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, on Monday went on trial for terror charges before a packed courtroom in a case that has rocked Harare's fragile unity government. Full Story »

MADRID (AFP) - Somali pirates holding a Spanish trawler crew captive have kicked and spat on their hostages, the trawler captain said on Monday. Full Story »

KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir has made a big show of defying a global arrest warrant against him, but in fact it has greatly curtailed his travel, as shown by his scrapping of trip to Istanbul. Full Story »

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - China's pledge of 10 billion dollars in concessional loans to African states and enhanced trade was warmly received by African delegates as a two-day summit in Egypt ended on Monday. Full Story »

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AFP) - Former Rwandan government minister Callixte Nzabonimana, described by prosecutors as "the Butcher of Gitarama", went on trial Monday at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Tanzania. Full Story »

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula said Monday that Nairobi will help the International Criminal Court to probe election violence, but that it was committed to a "local solution." Full Story »

BANGUI (AFP) - Central African Republic former president Ange-Felix Patasse, who returned from exile last month, met Monday with the man who deposed him and vowed to run for office next year. Full Story »

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - The chief executive of South Africa's troubled energy giant Eskom, Jacob Maroga, was back at work on Monday after reports of his resignation sparked an uproar, local media said. Full Story »

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - World Cup hosts South Africa have axed striker Mabhuti Khanyeza for friendlies against Japan and Jamaica after he missed a training-camp deadline. Full Story »

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Cameroon football supporters were contemplating the unthinkable just two months ago - a second consecutive World Cup without their national team. Full Story »