Fishing has been a major source of income in the coastal regions of West Africa but overfishing is still a huge problem.

Thieves in South Africa steal some of the takings from a Justin Bieber concert after breaking into a football stadium.

Roma are fined $65,000 after racist chants from their supporters halt their game against AC Milan.

An Iranian man and his Nigerian accomplice are found guilty of smuggling weapons into Lagos and sentenced to five years in prison by a Nigerian court.

At least nine people have been killed, including children, in a car bombing near a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi, officials say.

Eating insects could help fight world hunger, improve nutrition and reduce pollution, according to a new UN report.

Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram releases a video showing women and children it says it has abducted - in a new tactic for the group.

A man, who survived an attack by a hippopotamus, has described the terrifying moment he was swallowed by the animal.

Kenyan police launch a manhunt after 40 mentally ill patients escape from Nairobi's Mathari Mental Hospital after overpowering guards.

Nigeria's Peter Odemwingie is unlikely to stay at West Brom after the end of this season, says manager Steve Clarke.