Military outside Zimbabwe capital after army chief's threat+++Kenya’s parliament debates a draft bill calling to divide the country in two+++Human Rights Watch releases new report detailing the plight od Tanzanian domestic workers in the Gulf countries.

Self-proclaimed state of Somaliland votes for a new president +++S.Africa ex-minister in 'gay insult' assault is fined+++ARV’s shortage in Uganda lead to public outcry from people living with HIV virus

A call to relaunch and reform the European Union+++The UN climate conference starts in Bonn. But how important is it for Africa?+++Catalan President flees to Belgium as Spain's political crisis intensifies. What do those supporting independence calls feel about it?

Its all systems go as Ugandan President Museveni and Magufuli of Tanzania kicks off the proposed East African crude oil pipeline construction+++ In South Africa gun-related deaths continue as the government struggles to deal with gangs+++And we feature the plight of intersex people in Kenya

International Criminal Court judges authorize investigations into allegations of state-sponsored crimes in Burundi+++Power struggles in Zimbabwe’s ruling party –ZANU-PF+++Ghana’s Chief Justice orders lawyers and judges to wear wigs in courtrooms

Doctors working in public hospitals in Uganda are on strike to protest low salaries and shortages of essential supplies+++A critical stance on the European Union and Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative+++Malawians protest against power outages+++Young Ghanaians embark on a campaign to plant a million trees in Ghana

Kenya‘s economy reels from a product boycott led by the opposition+++More petitions challenging Uhuru Kenyatta’s win filed at the Supreme court+++ Niger Delta Militant groups vow to resume attacks dubbed ‘Operation show no mercy, on oil facilities in the region.

Zimbabwean president sacks his deputy clearing wife’s way to the top job+++Liberia postpones presidential run-off amid fraud probe+++Why are more and more Ugandan women opting for C-sections rather than normal childbirth deliveries?

Women in France are up in arms to break the culture of silence surrounding sexual harassment +++Germany grapples with the challenge of finding new police recruits+++And did you know the tiny Baltic state of Estonia is the birthplace of Skype and its entire population has free WiFi? All that and much more in this weeks programme with Jane Nyingi

Liberia's elections commission testifies in Supreme Court on fraud complaints, South Africa's prosecutor pushes for more jail time for convicted Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, and where is Biafra separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu?