Rescue workers in South African gold have recovered eight bodies after a fire at a gold mine west of Johannesburg.

Ghana defends its decision to limit foreign exchange withdrawals in a bid to halt the slide in its currency the cedi.

Tanzania's government denies reports that MPs will be paid $98,000 (£60,000) each at the end of their parliamentary term.

Algeria international defender Carl Medjani is hoping his move to Valenciennes can help him realise his World Cup ambitions.

Egypt's Court of Cassation orders a retrial of the 21 people sentenced to death in connection with an infamous football riot in Port Said in 2012.

The UN envoy to the Central African Republic has urged the country to ensure that soldiers who lynched a man accused of being a rebel face justice.

Three tonnes of confiscated ivory worth more than $6m (£3.7m) is publicly destroyed in France to raise international pressure against elephant poaching.

Sierra Leone striker Ibrahim Teteh Bangura says joining Swedish club AIK on loan from Bursaspor is the right move.

IBM's artificial intelligence machine Watson is to be used in Africa to offer solutions to poor education, health and infrastructure.

Two Kenyan police officers plead not guilty to kidnapping two Ethiopian rebels who are alleged to have been handed over to Ethiopia's government.

The UN's envoy to the Central African Republic calls on the country to "make an example of" soldiers who lynched a man they accused of being a rebel.

Italy's navy rescues 1,123 people from inflatable boats south-east of Lampedusa in one day, while seven migrants drown trying to reach Spain.

How hostility to homosexuals is growing in northern Nigeria

Eric Djemba-Djemba hopes to rekindle his dream of playing for Cameroon at the World Cup finals after joining St Mirren.

Egypt's military denies that its chief of staff, Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, told a Kuwaiti newspaper he would run for president.

People in Nigeria who are suspected of being gay could face the death penalty, as parts of the country crack down on practices not compliant with Islamic law.

Rescue workers at the Doornkop gold mine in South Africa say they have recovered eight bodies after a fire, with one miner still unaccounted for.

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