Olusegun Obasanjo

• Some of Nigeria's Kidnapped Schoolgirls May Never Return: Former President

  Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo told media some of the schoolgirls kidnapped by militant group Boko Haram in April may never return, in the most pessimistic comments yet on their fate from a member of the political elite.

• Nigeria ex-President Obasanjo Holds Talks to Free Schoolgirls

  Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with people close to Boko Haram in an attempt to broker the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militants, a source close to the talks told AFP.

• Robert Mugabe's party surges towards victory in Zimbabwe amid calls for calm

  Zimbabwe is set to release the official results of disputed elections today, in which President Robert Mugabe's party romped to victory, as the opposition held emergency talks over the "sham" polls.

• African missions cautiously approve Zimbabwe vote

  Zimbabwe's elections received cautious approval on Friday from two African observer missions despite allegations by the main challenger to President Robert Mugabe and a local monitoring group that the vote was heavily rigged.

• Lakshmi Mittal, Moni Varma settle case outside court hours before hearing

  Just hours before their case was to begin in the High Court, NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal and India-born rice baron Moni Varma on Tuesday decided to settle their multi-million-pound dispute out of court.