A prominent gay rights activist is arrested in Zambia, minutes after appearing on a live television show to demand that same-sex relations be decriminalised.

Donor nations pledge $3.6bn over a six-year-period for the development of Sudan's Darfur region, after a two-day conference hosted by Qatar.

Did the Iron Lady have a role in helping to save Mandela's life?

Scientists say a bizarre sound made by a species of monkey found in the Ethiopian highlands could help reveal how human language evolved.

French forces launch one of their biggest offensives against militants in northern Mali before the start of their troop withdrawal later this month.

At least nine people die in Angola's capital, Luanda, after weekend floods following torrential rains.

Two people were killed in clashes outside Cairo's main cathedral on Sunday, Egyptian officials now say, after funerals of Coptic Christians killed in earlier religious violence.

South Africa's army is "not scared" of confronting DR Congo rebels, despite the recent killing of its soldiers in the Central African Republic, a spokesman says.

Malians' fears of Islamist attacks after imminent French withdrawal

Uganda sack coach Bobby Williamson after last month's defeat in Liberia.

Mali is now in a state of transition as French troops prepare to leave Mali following their military campaign against Islamist insurgents.