The $7 gadget that's being tested in Kenya

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar agree a peace deal in Addis Ababa, after five months of brutal conflict.

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

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Cameroon international Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik is suspended by his club Rennes after confrontations with supporters.

Head over heels, fist bump and hair curling

A woman arriving from Sierra Leone is arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of conspiracy to commit female genital mutilation.

... And four other questions about Nigeria's abducted schoolgirls

Nigeria's military had advance warning of the attack on a school at which some 270 girls were kidnapped but failed to act, a rights group says.

South Africa are among five countries to have expressed interest in hosting the 2019 Women's World Cup.

Dan Simmons reports from the slums of Nairobi at the launch of a project which could see 150,000 people own their own computer.

Newcastle and Senegal striker Papiss Cisse will be sidelined for a number of months following a knee operation.

Nigeria's military had advance warning of the attack on a school at which some 270 girls were kidnapped but failed to act, a rights group says.

Experts from the US and UK arrive in Nigeria to help find some 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram Islamist militants.

Is this the start of real multi-party politics in South Africa?

A ballistics expert at the murder trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius questions the state's version of how he shot his girlfriend.

South Sudan's president and rebel leader are to meet for the first time since violence erupted in December, claiming thousands of lives.

Spanish football teams should have stadiums closed if their fans are guilty of racist abuse, says Roque Santa Cruz.

When will Nigeria's president visit Chibok?