Former South African President Nelson Mandela is discharged from hospital after treatment for a lung infection and gallstones.

President Mohammed Morsi congratulates Egyptians for endorsing a new constitution and calls on all parties to take part in a national dialogue.

French President Francois Hollande orders tighter security for the embassy in the Central African Republic (CAR), after an attack by protesters.

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The Nigeria FA insists it will go to Fifa if Shola Ameobi and Danny Shittu are not released by their English clubs.

QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt is left out of Morocco's squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

An explosion in a warehouse sparks a major fire in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city and commercial capital.

Supporters of President Mohammed Morsi urge all Egyptians to work together after the adoption of a controversial new constitution.

A negative image of Africa in the UK is harming efforts to raise food aid in the continent, and "obscures" progress being made, says Oxfam.

Some remarkable revelations about rhino and elephant behaviour