BBC News - Africa

• Lockerbie bomber Megrahi is dead

  Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies at home in Tripoli, nearly three years after he was controversially freed from a Scottish prison.

• McCarthy tipped for Bafana return

  Orlando Pirates caretaker coach urges South Africa to recall Benni McCarthy after he sealed the club's league title.

• Sudan releases foreign nationals

  Sudan releases four foreigners detained last month near in the disputed area near the border with South Sudan, officials say.