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• African Union suspends Burkina Faso, threatens sanctions

  The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso and will impose sanctions on coup leaders if they do not restore the interim government and release its leaders, it said on Friday.

• South Africa lawmakers reject bid to impeach Zuma over Bashir saga

  South Africa's parliament on Tuesday rejected investigating President Jacob Zuma for possible impeachment for allowing Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to evade an arrest warrant and leave the country in June.

• South African court orders indicted Sudanese leader not to leave

  A South African court issued an interim order on Sunday preventing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir leaving the country, where he was attending an African Union summit, until the judge hears an application calling for his arrest.

• Fighting flares after Burundi army chief says coup attempt failed

  The head of Burundi's army said on Thursday that an attempted coup had failed and forces loyal to President Pierre Nkurunziza were in control but heavy gunfire in the capital suggested the battle for power was not yet over.

• African Union urges Congo to let UN forces help assault on rebels

  The African Union on Monday urged the Congolese government to accept help from U.N. forces to defeat rebels in the country's east, after a row over human rights derailed plans for joint operations.

• Blood-soaked truck symbolizes Boko Haram's war without borders

  A Nigerian armored personnel carrier spattered with blood, riddled with bullets and towed into an army base in northern Cameroon is a potent reminder of Boko Haram's ability to strike across borders in its six-year war for an Islamic state.

• War crimes trial of Chad's Habre to go ahead in Senegal

  There is enough evidence to put Chad's deposed strongman Hissene Habre on trial for crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture, judges in Senegal ruled on Friday, according to a statement from the special tribunal set up to handle his case.

• France sends advisers to Nigeria border to coordinate Boko Haram fight

  France has sent military advisers to Niger's southern border with Nigeria to help coordinate military action by regional powers fighting the Islamist group Boko Haram, a French army official said on Thursday.

• Zimbabwe's Mugabe, 90, becomes African Union chairman

  Ninety-year-old Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, one of Africa's most divisive figures, ascended to the rotating chairmanship of the African Union (AU) on Friday, casting a shadow over the continental body's relations with the West.

• Somalia's parliament approves new prime minister

  Somalia's lawmakers on Wednesday approved the appointment of new Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, who vowed to end the infighting slowing Somalia's efforts to rebuild after decades of war.

• Uganda's Museveni calls on African nations to quit the ICC

  Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Friday called on African nations to drop out of the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court, amid accusations that it unfairly targets Africans.

• Burkina Faso names former foreign minister Kafando transitional president

  Authorities in Burkina Faso named former foreign minister Michel Kafando as transitional president on Monday in a key step towards returning the West African country to democracy in the wake of a brief military takeover.

• Sudan military role during mass rape investigation raises doubts

  The heavy presence of Sudan's military during an investigation by international peacekeepers of an alleged mass rape incident in Sudan's western Darfur region has raised serious concerns at the Security Council, Australia's U.N. envoy said on Monday.

• West African bloc presses Burkina for civilian leader

  Three West African presidents urged Burkina Faso on Wednesday to appoint a civilian transitional leader within days to guide the country to elections next year following the people's overthrow of longtime ruler Blaise Compaore last week.

• Army clears protesters, fires warning shots in Burkina Faso

  Burkina Faso's army cleared thousands of protesters from the capital and fired warning shots at state TV headquarters on Sunday as it sought to tighten its grip on power following the resignation of President Blaise Compaore two days ago.

• Renamo rejects Mozambique election result, African observers endorse vote

  Mozambique's main opposition group Renamo on Friday rejected as fraudulent results showing the ruling Frelimo party had won national elections but African observers endorsed the vote as largely free and acceptable.

• Kenyan president to go to Hague court in personal capacity

  Kenya's president said on Monday he would attend a hearing at the International Criminal Court this week, the first sitting world leader to appear in The Hague-based court, although he said he would be going in a personal capacity.