Morocco says it has dismantled a terrorist cell planning to set up a training camp in the northern Rif mountains.
Al Hilal aim to overcome their semi-final hoodoo against Djoliba in the Confederation Cup first-leg last-four tie on Friday.
Gunmen break through security and occupy Libya's parliament building in a dispute over the choice of cabinet ministers.
A newspaper interview with an Israeli commando appears to confirm for the first time that Israel killed the deputy of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Esperance will be without star player Youssef Msakni for the first leg of the Champions League final against Al Ahly on Sunday.
Nearly 400 people suspected of supporting al-Shabab have been arrested in a major security operation in Kismayo, officials in the city tell the BBC.
Somalis in London are demonstrating at Westminster, calling for the government to ban a herbal high.
Uganda says it plans to switch off counterfeit mobile phones on 1 July 2013 following a similar move by Kenya.
Cameroon shake up their squad for November's friendly against Albania following their failure to qualify for the Nations Cup.
Russian and Estonian sailors kidnapped from a French-owned ship off the Nigerian coast last month have been freed, a military spokesman says.
Ivory Coast striker Gervinho is out for three weeks with an ankle injury and will miss the international friendly in Austria on 14 November.
Nigeria's army has fuelled unrest by committing widespread abuses in its campaign against Islamist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International says.
Should state subsidies be used to help South Africa's young unemployed find work?
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