Nelson Mandela's period of lying in state ends with mourners rushing past police, eager to join the tens of thousands who have filed past his body since Wednesday.

How Nelson Mandela left people tongue-tied

Rwanda's Supreme Court upholds the conviction of opposition leader Victoire Ingabire and increases her jail term from eight to 15 years.

The African Union authorises increasing the number of soldiers deployed to Central African Republic to 6,000 as it spirals into sectarian conflict.

A British cameraman, Aris Roussinos, has won a prestigious Rory Peck Award for his coverage of the Mali conflict.

Senegal sculptor Ousmane Sow becomes the first African to be invited to join France's Academy of Fine Arts.

A leading campaigner on head injuries in sport has called for a ban on children heading the ball when playing football.

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Remote village that will be Mandela's final resting place

Morocco's Raja Casablanca and Egypt's Al Ahly are set to play in the Club World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.

Tunisia's governing Islamist Ennahda party and the opposition agree in principle on a new prime minister to lead a caretaker government.

UK fears hostage ransoms are 'fuelling terrorism'

Enmity between Muslims and Christians as CAR crisis grows

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