South Sudan's government and rebels sign a ceasefire to halt a month of fighting which has displaced more than 500,000 people.

The president of Ghana pays tribute to BBC World TV presenter Komla Dumor who died suddenly at his London home at the age of 41.

The Angolan navy says it is hunting suspected pirates after an oil tanker went missing in its waters, which have never previously seen a pirate attack.

Amnesty International says Egypt has witnessed rights abuses and state violence "on an unprecedented scale" since President Morsi was ousted.

Chelsea agree a deal to sign Egypt winger Mohamed Salah from Swiss side Basel for a fee in the region of £11m (US$18.3m).

The International Criminal Court postpones the February start of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's trial following prosecutor's call for three-month delay.

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South African prisons are notoriously tough but there are facilities which are trying unique approaches to rehabilitation. BBC Africa's Nomsa Maseko reports.

Nigerian Reuben Gabriel joins Belgian side Waasland-Beveren despite the prospect of a possible deal with Tottenham.

Some of Kenya's top athletes threaten to stop representing their nation at international competitions like the Olympics over new tax laws.

Senegal frees a Russian ship after its owner pays a $1.2m (£720,000) fine for fishing illegally in Senegal's waters, a government minister tells the BBC.

The founder of South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala, is to take a back seat at the age of 73, their manager has announced.

The largest union in South Africa's platinum sector has called a strike over pay - Lerato Mbele reports.

Five policemen are killed in Egypt in an armed attack on a checkpoint south of Cairo, the interior ministry says.

Troops loyal to the government in South Sudan have now recaptured all of the major towns that were controlled by the rebels. Mark Lowen reports from a rebel stronghold in the north east of the country.

A South Korean trade official who was kidnapped three days ago in the Libyan capital Tripoli has been freed, officials say.

The Moroccan parliament unanimously amends laws that allowed rapists of underage girls to avoid punishment by marrying their victims.

Home Secretary Theresa May is banning a herb called khat, a stimulant chewed by large sections of the Somali community and grown mainly in East Africa.

The biggest union in South Africa's platinum sector calls a strike over pay, the biggest in the sector since the 2012 Marikana massacre.