The jailed Somali pirates sharing an island with millionaires

The authorities in Ivory Coast arrest militia leader Amade Oueremi, suspected of one of the worst massacres during 2011 post-election violence.

Tanzania withdraws from the southern Africa football tournament, the Cosafa Cup, taking place in Zambia in July.

Pro-gay demonstrators took to the streets of Nairobi on Friday, calling for homosexuality to be de-criminalised in Kenya and other African countries.