Africa Rise And Shine

In the programme today: - CAR militia leaders arrested - Gunmen kill hundreds in northeast Nigeria - Obama warns Museveni over anti gay bill

In the programme today: - Algerians begin three days of national mourning, following one of the country's deadliest air disasters - The Intergovernmental Agency for Development, IGAD, advises Uganda to start withdrawing its military presence from South Sudan - The European Union expected to lift most of its remaining sanctions against Zimbabwe this month

In the programme today: - Peace talks between the government and opposition forces in Syria resume in Geneva - A weekend of violence and looting in the Central African Republic's capital, Bangui, leaves at least eleven people dead -Former Congolese rebel leader, Bosco Ntaganda to appear at the International Criminal Court at the Hague in the Netherlands today.

In the programme today: - France is likely to extend its military mission in Central African Republic - Survival International launches a worldwide advertising campaign highlighting Botswana's persecution of Africa's last hunting Basarwa people - Tens of thousands of people in Nigeria are missing out on vital services because of the conflict :The Red Cross

In the programme today: - A group of soldiers in Central African Republic's capital execute a man they suspected of having been a rebel - Egyptian Army Chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to run for President - Rwanda's opposition and human rights groups calls on the Rwandan government to stop attacks on exiled opponents

In the programme today: - Violence claims more lives in the Central Africa Republic - The UN Security Council calls on Mali's government and rebels to conclude talks as soon as possible - US President Barack Obama invites Tunisian Prime Minister, Mehdi Jomaa to visit Washington.

In the prgramme today: - The Syrian peace talks to expected to wrap up - African Development Bank President, Dr Donald Kaberuka says Africa needs political and technical management to deal with fragile countries on the continent - Uganda's government plans to double expenditure on anti-retroviral drugs, in an effort to reverse a worsening trend in HIV infections

In the programme today: - The UN warns of a humanitarian catastrophe in south-eastern DRC - At least eight militants have been killed in an attack by the Egyptian military in the northern Sinai Peninsula - The joint UN and Arab League Envoy for Syria, Lakdhar Brahimi does not expect substantive progress in Syrian peace talks taking place in Geneva.

Top stories today: - Lack of communication between rebels and their leaders "hampers" the ceasefire in South Sudan - Boko Haram shoots dead more than 60 people in two separate attacks in North-East Nigeria - The UN Security Council adopts a resolution on terrorist kidnapping for ransom

In the Programme today: - Aid agencies welcome the signing of a ceasefire in South Sudan - UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon welcomes Tunisia's adoption of a new constitution - Negotiations between Gift of the Givers and Al Qaeda militants keeping South African teacher hostage in Yemen are severely strained.

In the progamme today: - Central Africa Republic's new Interim President, Catherine Samba-Panza set to take the oath of office - A new project to establish best practices for tackling stunting has been launched in Malawi - South Africa signs a formal agreement with the British Council to work together to help improve the teaching of English to young children

In the programme today: - Syrian peace talks begin in Switzerland, with officials expressing little hope of a major breakthrough - The UNHRC adopts a resolution to appoint an independent expert to investigate the human rights situation in the Central African Republic - Australia accused of human rights atrocities against refugees by the Human Rights Watch.

In the programme today: - South Africans living abroad will for the first time be granted permission to vote - We find out how the Red Cross is assisting people in Haiti four years after a devastating earthquake - And in Sports: Burundi and Gabon share spoils in their CHAN clash in Polokwane

In the programme today: - The number of wounded people in the violence in Central Africa Republic continues to rise - Africa needs a progressive scholarship to bring about change says Thabo Mbeki - Tight security for CHAN 2014 in Limpopo South Africa

It's an early morning show that begins at 05h00 and ends at 09h00. The content is strictly current affairs and includes news bulletins. It focuses on politics, human interest, education, science and technology, environment, economics and sports stories. Most stories are usually hard-core politics.

It's an early morning show that begins at 05h00 and ends at 09h00. The content is strictly current affairs and includes news bulletins. It focuses on politics, human interest, education, science and technology, environment, economics and sports stories. Most stories are usually hard-core politics.

in the programme today: - More than 90-000 people are expected to attend the official memorial service of former President Nelson Mandela - The South African government puts strict security measures in place, ahead of the arrival of international visitors and royalty for President Nelson Mandela's funeral - France deploys 1600 troops to the Central African Republic after the U.N. Security Council's authorisation to use force to help African peacekeepers struggling to restore order.

In the programme today: - More than 200 French troops arrive in the Central African Republic - The United Nations to fly surveillance drones over eastern DRC for intelligence-gathering purposes - Health disparities between rich and poor nations could be banished in a generation Global health experts

In the programme today: - Scores of insurgents killed by Air strikes on Boko Haram camps in north-east Nigeria - Yemen admits being in violation of the International Mine Ban Treaty - UNICEF says mother-to-child transmission of HIV has been dramatically reduced over the last seven years

In the programme today: - Clashes erupt in Benghazi between the Libyan army and Islamists wounding several people - Supreme Court of Appeals to rule in Zimbabwe torture case - The United Nations Refugee agency reiterates its support for the voluntary repatriation of Somali refugees