Investigating rape and murder in South Sudan's Bentiu

The US House of Representatives votes to create a panel to investigate the White House response to the 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

The abduction of more than 200 Nigerian girls by Boko Haram could be a turning point in the battle against Islamist militants, Nigeria's leader has said.

Chris Ewokor has been examining what Nigeria's security concerns mean for investment in Africa's biggest economy.

The African National Congress (ANC) has won a commanding victory in South Africa's general election, partial results show.

A judge who was investigating a wave of kidnappings for ransom in Mozambique is shot dead in his car by gunmen in the capital, Maputo.

Oscar Pistorius's murder trial hears expert testimony about when Reeva Steenkamp may have eaten her last meal.

The music star says global concern for the kidnapping of 200 Nigerian schoolgirls is helping people there cope.

The sign language interpreter accused of using fake hand signals at Nelson Mandela's memorial has appeared in an advert, making light of the incident.

The opening of the World Economic Forum in Abuja, Nigeria, has been overshadowed by the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

The daughter of Nelson Mandela, Makaziwe Mandela tells BBC HARDtalk the behaviour of individuals in the ANC should not affect the party as a whole.

Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote says he will invest $2.3bn (£1.35bn) in the north of the country, where an insurgency has sparked international concern.

Both government and rebel forces in South Sudan have committed crimes against humanity, including mass killings, sexual slavery and gang-rape, a UN report says.

Nigeria's president has vowed to find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants and return them to their families.

The abduction of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls "will be the beginning of the end of terror" in Nigeria, says President Goodluck Jonathan.

The Nigerian President has defended his government's response to a wave of killings and abductions by militant group Boko Haram.

France will deploy 3,000 troops to fight militant Islamists across Africa's vast Sahel region as it has turned into a "danger zone", the defence minister says.

Nigeria's government confirms that suspected Islamist insurgents attacked a town in the north-east, massacring at least 100 civilians during a busy market day.

The 28th day of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius's murder trial begins with expert testimony on when Reeva Steenkamp may have eaten her last meal.

South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) has polled more than 58% of the vote after nearly a third of ballots are counted, election officials say.