There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough". That's the beginning of the statement by cyclist Lance Armstrong, the seven-time winner of the Tour de France. He's announcing that he is no longer fighting doping accusations. Listen here to Preston Tyree speaking to BBC Newsday. He's education director for the cycling association in Austin Texas, that's Armstrong's home town, and he's a friend of Lance Armstrong.

Friend of Armstrong reacts to decision to stop fighting doping charges

The seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has decided to stop opposing doping charges against him. BBC Newsday spoke to John Fahey, the president of the World Anti Doping Agency:

World Anti Doping Agency head supports US body on Armstrong

More than a quarter of Mali's 15 million people are facing severe food shortages after the latest drought to hit the Sahel region of Africa. Some of those facing hunger have fled conflict in the north of the country, which has been taken over by Islamist extremists. BBC correspondent, Mike Thomson has the first of four report from Mali:

BBC's Mike Thomson reports on the food relief operation in Mali

Leaders of South Africa's ruling party meet later today, a meeting that was expected to deal with the fallout of the deaths at the Marikana mine earlier this month. But when interviewed by BBC Newsday the party's secretary-general, Gwede Mantashe, said this would not be the focus of discussions:

William Edmundson