Representatives from rival factions in Libya's new parliament have held UN-brokered talks for the first time in the oasis town of Ghadames.

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Kanda Bongo Man has left the "kwassa kwassa" behind and is taking his new dance moves on tour. He spoke to the BBC's Sophie Ikenye.

The UK government revises its travel advice for Nairobi in Kenya, removing earlier cautions about travel to township or slum areas.

Police in Sudan say a Spanish embassy official has been found stabbed to death at his home in the capital, Khartoum.

The International Organization for Migration finds that a record 3,072 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean so far this year.

Guinea Under-17 coach Hamidou Camara believes his side can qualify for next year's World Cup after making it to the African Championship.

Residents of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, are feeling safer and more optimistic than they were a year ago, a survey says.

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