Two Zambian men plead not guilty in court to a charge of engaging in homosexual acts - an offence that carries a jail sentence of up to 14 years.

Nigeria will compete in the 2014 African Nations Championship qualifiers after reversing their decision to opt out.

A new "Islamic hotel" has opened up on Egypt's Red Sea coast, which hopes to offer something different to tourists.

Kenya's Roman Catholic Church condemns a Catholic group for an advertising campaign promoting condom use to curb the spread of HIV.

A Pakistani UN peacekeeper is killed in an ambush by unknown assailants in eastern DR Congo, which the UN chief describes as a "war crime".

The Somalis in Britain who feel pulled to fix a broken nation