Militias 'to rig Zimbabwe poll'    Zimbabwe's "war veterans" militia plan to intimidate voters by posing as police officers during the presidential run-off, a policeman has told the BBC.

Genocide suspect's assets frozen   A court in Kenya has frozen the assets of the most wanted suspect from the Rwandan genocide.

Somalia forces 'out of control'   Civilians are completely at the mercy of armed groups in Somalia, says human rights group Amnesty International.

Two die in Somali currency riot   Somali troops killed at least two people in the capital, Mogadishu, when they opened fire to halt riots over rising costs and counterfeit money.

Wade calls for scrapping of FAO   An African leader has dismissed the UN's food agency as a "waste of money" and called for it to be scrapped.