in the programme today:

- Debate on the Lake Malawi border dispute between Lilongwe and Dodoma refuses to die

- Angolan President, Jose Eduardo dos Santos has condemned "the acts of violence carried out by RENAMO in Mozambique"

- The M23 rebel group blamed for killing scores of civilians in eastern Congo over the last year have announced it was ending its rebellion

In the programme today:
- Nigerian Islamic militant leader, Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for the blasts that killed at least 127 people

- President Jacob Zuma calls for stability in DRC and the Great Lakes region

- China expresses concern at the current pace of negotiations in convening the Geneva II peace conference on Syria

In the programme today:

- Egypt's deposed President Mohammed Morsi goes on trial today

- The Congolese army has driven the M23 rebels out of the eastern part of the DRC

- South Sudan's controversial opposition leader Lam Akol has returned home

in the programme today:

- The judges presiding over the trial of nearly three dozen members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have stepped down

- A cholera outbreak in Nigeria has killed at least 75 people

- More than 3 million people globally are infected and living with tuberculosis but are not aware of it

It's an early morning show that begins at 05h00 and ends at 09h00. The content is strictly current affairs and includes news bulletins.

In the programme today:

- A team of investigators is in South Sudan's Jonglei state to probe Sunday's deadly attack that resulted in many deaths and injuries

- Central African Republic's neighbours are meeting in Chad to discuss boosting an African peacekeeping force

- There are reports of suspected polio cases in Syria

Top Stories Today:

- Suspected Boko Haram gunmen dressed in military uniform have killed 19 people near the Nigerian border with Cameroon

- A retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed in a closed-door session at the weekend in which top security officials gave testimony

- UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahim says peace talks are in doubt unless a "credible opposition" takes part.

In Today's Programme:

- French President, Francois Hollande arrives in South Africa for a two-day state visit, in which he is set to push for greater cooperation on African crises

- Egyptian security forces are on high alert on the Suez Canal following threats from Al-Qaeda

- Twenty people, including fifteen young children, have reportedly died when a boat on the Niger river broke up near the central Malian city of Mopti.

Top Stories Today:

- Former Libyan rebels say they kidnapped Libya's Prime Minister over an al-Qaeda capture

- The United States has suspended deliveries of major military hardware and cash assistance to Egypt

- Eritrean authorities are being urged to release eleven Members of Parliament.

Top Stories Today:

- A joint team of UN and international inspectors have begun to oversee the process of dismantling and destroying Syria's chemical weapons production programme

- UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, strongly condemns Sunday's violence in Egypt, where more than fifty people were killed in clashes between the government military and the Muslim Brotherhood

- South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu says he feels "sorry for God", as he celebrates his 82nd birthday.