Ten-man Burkina Faso took a giant step towards the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations Friday with a 4-0 trouncing of Ethiopia in Mbombela.

Malian security forces have made their deepest gains yet into territory controlled by Islamist militants, taking control of the city of Hombori, a military official told CNN Friday.

The owner of a South African crocodile farm was forced to open the gates to his house to prevent a storm surge.

Businesswoman Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of the Angolan president, is Africa's first female billionaire, according to Forbes.

Cairo's Tahrir Square was again roiled by violent clashes between police and protesters Friday, as crowds gathered to mark two years since the start of the revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

While the French-led operation to flush out militants in Mali has dominated coverage in recent weeks, news from across the continent certainly hasn't stopped. Here are five interesting stories you might have missed: