In Sudan, a manhunt is under way to find the leader of the rebel group which attacked the capital on Saturday. Khalil Ibrahim now has a bounty of $250,000 on his head. Fighters from his Justice and Equality Movement, based in Darfur, thousands of kilometres to the west, were stopped by the army in Omdurman, a suburb of Khartoum.
The military says more than 200 people were killed.
Al Jazeera's Amr El Kahky has been given an exclusive look around the city after a curfew was lifted.
As he reports, many residents are still in shock from the fighting.
The World Cup football tournament kicks off in one week, and host South Africa is busy putting on the finishing touches. But not everyone is looking forward to the tournament. Authorites in cities including Cape Town are being accused of clearing the poor from the streets - to create a good impression for visiting fans. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa has more.