US President Barack Obama says he is "humbled" to visit Robben Island jail, where Nelson Mandela was held, as the ex-leader remains critically ill.

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi speaks of his devastation at the death of former team-mate Thompson Oliha.

Police in Senegal arrest Chad's former leader Hissene Habre, who is wanted for alleged atrocities during his eight-year rule.

A top Somali Islamist, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, is being questioned in the capital Mogadishu following his arrival there on Saturday.

Egypt go out of the Under-20 World Cup despite victory over England as Ghana progress with a better goal difference.

At least 29 people have been killed in Uganda after a car crashed into the back of a fuel tanker and residents rushed to siphon fuel, police say.