Nigeria's army says it seized rocket-propelled grenades during last week's fighting with militants in Baga - believed to have been one of the first times Boko Haram has used heavy weapons.

Malian musician Rokia Traore describes how the recent conflict in her home country - including a ban on music by Islamists in the north - has affected people's everyday lives.

The Cameroon football federation are set to begin the recruitment process for a permanent coach but Jean-Paul Akono has opted not to apply.

BBC's Mark Doyle speaks to The Ahmed Silanyo, President, self-declared, of Somaliland, about relations with its troubled neighbour, Somalia.

Nigeria are keen to have Sidney Sam cleared by Fifa in time for him to play for the African Champions at the Confederations Cup in Brazil in June.

Spanish police arrest two North African suspects thought to be militants linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

A film installation celebrating quotes from Nelson Mandela is taking over the electronic billboards in New York as part of the Tribeca film festival.

A car bomb explodes outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, wounding two guards and damaging the building, officials say.

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