Peter Okwoche finds some African cooking in the city of Salvador
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe calls on the country's remaining white farmers to cede land to black people.
The United States has for the first time in recent years given details of its military presence inside Somalia, the BBC's Mark Doyle reports.
Amnesty International warns Egypt is suffering a catastrophic decline in terms of human rights, a year after the military ousted President Morsi.
The BBC's Milton Nkosi explains what happened during Oscar Pistorius' murder trial on Thursday in Pretoria.
Ugandan police step up security in the capital Kampala following a "specific threat" of an attack on its main international airport on Thursday.
David Bainbridge, the International Director of the charity Tearfund, discusses the desperate situation facing people in war-torn South Sudan.
Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab kills a prominent MP and his bodyguard in a drive-by shooting in the capital, Mogadishu.
South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius has "significant stress and anxiety" because of his disability, a sports doctor tells his murder trial.
Egyptians' views on how country has changed since fall of Morsi
The BBC's Anne Soy in Kenya travels to a Masai meeting where different generations of women meet to discuss their conflicting views on female genital mutilation (FGM).
Scientists have worked out the unique anatomy that allows giraffes' long, spindly legs to support their weight.
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