The latest stories from the Africa section of the BBC News web site.
Sudan's Bashir 'ready for peace'
After crisis talks with Sudan's Omar al-Bashir, African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki says the president is committed to security agreements with South Sudan.
Bombs kill soldiers in Mogadishu
Somali government soldiers are among five people killed in two bomb attacks in the capital Mogadishu blamed on al-Shabab Islamist fighters.
Pirates are champions once again
Orlando Pirates are champions of South Africa for a second successive season after a nervous final day in the Premiership.
