- Amnesty International criticises attacks on schools in northern Nigeria

- The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat near the southern Italian island of Lampedusa has risen to 110 with the toll expected to rise even higher

- Egypt's interim government has announced plans to seize the assets of the Muslim Brotherhood

Top stories today:


- Nigeria marks 53 years of independence with little to celebrate

- Kenya's President, Uhuru Kenyatta tells Somali leaders to put their house in order

- The White House rejects a Republican plan to re-open portions of the US government.

Top Stories Today:

- Somalia's al-Shabaab Islamists denies any involvement of women in the attack on Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall

- Nigeria takes measures to improve security around schools, following the killings of forty college students at their dormitory

- European Union observers say Guinea's long-delayed elections passed calmly

Top Stories today:
- Kenya's security services have arrested another suspect in connection with the deadly four-day Westgate mall siege

- Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nabil Fahmy has announced parliamentary and presidential elections will be held next year as scheduled in the country's political road map

- Cameroon voters head to the polls for legislative and local polls

TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR...

*** Death toll in Kenya's mall attack rises to 69......

*** World leaders set to discuss issues facing people with disabilities...

*** And in Sports: South Africa's Orlando Pirates reaches Champions League semi-finals.

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.

TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR:

- ICC adjourns trial of Kenyan vice president William Ruto and radio presenter Joshua Arap Sang

- Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe swears in new cabinet

- South Africa marks 36th Anniversary of Steve Biko's death

- In Economics: Malawi earns 361 million dollars from tobacco sales

- In Sports: Egypt completes group stage of 2014 Brazil World Cup qualification

TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR:

- Ethnic clashes displace thousands of people in Kenya

- Kenya's Vice President pleads not guilty to ICC charges

- Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe names new cabinet

- In Economics: Mali's new government to review mining contracts

- In Sports: FIFA fines Liberia for crowd disturbances during a World Cup qualifier

TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR:

Kenyan Deputy President's trial begins today at the ICC

UN urges Syria to hand over chemical weapons

East Africa makes progress in reducing child mortality

In Economics: Motor industry strike continues in South Africa

In Sports: Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o retires from international football