What do most Africans think of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s re-election?+++Zimbabwe activist pastor Mawarire denies subversion charges, remains in detention+++Is a dialogue about Germany’s colonial past possible?

Catalonia independence referendum to go on despite the Spanish government declaring it illegal and unconstitutional+++Survivors of sexual war crimes in Bosnia seek legal redress 25 years after the war+++ What about getting your train or plane ticket as a microchip beneath your skin?

Rival Tuareg groups in Mali sign a peace deal to allow free movement of people +++ Germany goes to polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament +++ Kenya's Attorney General Githu Muigai say the country will not face constitutional crisis

Ugandan parliament erupts in chaos over presidential age limit bill+++Germany's first African member of parliament fights for re-election +++Somali computer geek wants to become the next Bill Gates

Kenya Supreme Court gives details behind August 8 presidential election result annullment +++ German Chancellor Angela Merkel tells DW diplomacy is the only solution to North Korea +++ Uganda army deployed in Kampala ahead of Thursday's presidential age limit vote

S.African organization goes to court challenging decision to grant Zimbabwe’s first lady immunity in the assault case against model Gabrielle Engels+++At least 44 killed by cholera outbreak in N.Eastern Nigeria+++From an orphan to a successful mushroom farmer; Chido Govera changes other women’s life in Zimbabwe

South Africa taxman to sue the auditing firm KPMG after it retracted its report that was used by President Jacob Zuma to fire the former finance minister+++Why is diabetes becoming a common killer in Liberia?+++ Germany's Social Democrats leader Martin Schulz reveals plans to curb illegal immigration ahead of this weekends elections

So will Angela Merkel or Martin Schulz be the next Chancellor?+++And why haven’t many Germans made up their minds who they’ll vote for? This week’s program has all your questions answered regarding the forthcoming German elections on September 24th.

Calm returns to Abia state in South East Nigeria but the military operation continues+++ Separatist groups in English speaking Cameroon region to present their grievances to the UN general assembly+++And for our blog report we feature Kenyan blogger Patrick Gathara

Zimbabwe opens biometric voter registration +++ South Africa's Supreme Court begins hearing an appeal against an earlier court ruling to reinstate almost 800 dropped corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma +++ Ghana launches plan to end child marriage