More than 100 people have been killed following a weekend of violence in north-east Nigeria.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith will retire from international cricket after the third Test against Australia.

Shrien Dewani, who is accused of organising the murder of his wife on their honeymoon, loses his latest appeal against extradition.

Oscar Pistorius trial begins amid tears and 'scream' testimony

A 39-year-old Moroccan man has been detained for trying to smuggle an African immigrant into the Spanish enclave of Melilla inside a suitcase.

Hundreds of Muslims protest in Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott, after news spread that copies of the Koran had allegedly been desecrated.

A memorial service to celebrate the life of former South African President Nelson Mandela takes place at Westminster Abbey in the UK.

Former Nigeria skipper Nwankwo Kanu is recovering in the United States after undergoing corrective heart surgery.

A court in Egypt jails two policemen to 10 years for beating and torturing to death Khaled Said, whose killing helped fuel the 2011 revolution.

As Nigeria turns 100, is there something to celebrate?

At least 117 people are killed in north-eastern Nigeria since Friday in attacks blamed on militant Islamists and government forces, residents and an MP say.

Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote talks about his journey to success, why he is finally getting into the oil industry and how he avoids corruption.

A neighbour of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius tells his murder trial she was awoken by a woman's "terrible screams" followed by cries and shots.

The South African sprinting star Oscar Pistorius will go on trial in Pretoria, accused of murdering his girlfriend later.

Athlete Oscar Pistorius goes on trial in South Africa for the murder last year of his girlfriend, model and reality TV star Reeva Steenkamp.

Nigerian striker Michael Olaitan is "stable" in a Greek hospital after collapsing during a league match yesterday.

Two members of Libya's parliament were shot and wounded when protesters stormed the General National Congress in the capital, Tripoli.