Egypt's young revolutionaries struggle with weak jobs market

Ethiopians Addisu Demissie and Junaid Jemal Sendi tell the BBC how from street performing they became professional contemporary dancers.

Foreign fighters have arrived in a northern Mali town, the exiled mayor of Gao tells the BBC, confirming reports of an influx of jihadists.

Nigeria’s navy says it has seized a foreign-flagged ship carrying arms and ammunition and arrested its mainly Russian crew members.

More than 8,000 striking South African gold miners are sacked after ignoring a deadline to return to work, mine owners say.

A court in Egypt that was due to rule on the fate of the constitution-writing panel has decided to refer the case to the country's highest court.

The 16 teams in the 2013 Nations Cup will learn who they will face in South Africa when the draw is made in Durban on Wednesday.

US band Toubab Krewe members tells the BBC about their mix of traditional music from Mali and the Appalachian mountains.

Floods are the latest in a torrent of problems facing Nigeria's leader

Two children are killed when rebels shell Kadugli, the capital of Sudan's oil-rich South Kordofan state, the army says.

Singer-songwriter Nancy G from Swaziland has just released her debut album "The Offering".

Three people are charged over an alleged plot to poison Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi by substituting his medicine with a toxic substance.

Assault charges against Kenya's Olympic and world 3,000m steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi are dropped after his accuser withdraws her case.

South Africa can use home advantage to propel them to glory in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, says ex-Bafana Bafana skipper Neil Tovey.

The main buyers of the estimated 180,000 barrels of oil stolen each day in Nigeria are based in the Balkans and Singapore, a local politician says.

President Cristina Fernandez vows never to yield to "vulture funds' blackmail" as an Argentine ship remains impounded in Ghana over unpaid debts.

Fans of the late Afrobeat legend and political activist Fela Kuti can now get a closer look at his life, in a newly opened museum in Lagos.

Angola has established a sovereign wealth fund to use profits from exporting resources like oil, and investments in Asia are high on the agenda.