Benghazi police battle against seemingly insurmountable odds

Mali's Cheick Diabate scores in the last minute as Bordeaux beat Evian 3-2 to win the Coupe de France for a fourth time.

The International Criminal Court's pre-trial chamber rejects Libya's request to try the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam.

Robert Mugabe's softer side is showcased in a new documentary film, due to be broadcast in South Africa this week.

Delicate stitching, sparring Mandela and rocking Rihanna

Burundi FA president Lydia Nsekera is elected as the first woman on Fifa's executive committee.

Zimbabwe's highest court rules that presidential and parliamentary elections must be held by 31 July.

More than 60 people are killed in ethnic clashes in Sudan's Darfur region, over land producing the gum arabic stabiliser used in soft drinks, police say.

Fifa votes in anti-racism rules that could see teams expelled from competitions.

The fossil skeleton of an extinct South African reptile has helped scientists show how turtles' hard shells were formed.

The Libyan government has deployed newly-equipped and heavily-armed forces in a bid to regain control of the country's security.

How a Zimbabwean band thundered to fame