Egypt's Vice-President Mahmoud Mekki resigns, the latest political upheaval as polls close in the controversial referendum on a new constitution.
Nelson Mandela is continuing to respond to medical treatment, the government says after President Jacob Zuma visited his predecessor in hospital.
Russia calls for South Sudan to find and punish those responsible for shooting down a UN helicopter crewed by Russians in South Sudan.
Osaze Odemwingie's Nations Cup are all but over after being left out of Nigeria's provisional squad for South Africa 2013.
Injured Peter Ndlovu is released from hospital and joins thousands of Zimbabweans at the funeral of his brother and Warriors legend Adam.
Suicide bombers in Nigeria attack the offices of mobile phone companies in the northern city of Kano, police say.
Egyptians begin to vote amid tight security in a final referendum on a new constitution, a day after clashes erupted in Alexandria.
Four South Korean workers for Hyundai are freed days after being snatched by gunmen in Nigeria's oil-rich Bayelsa state.
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