Mali's government signs a peace deal with Tuareg rebels to end conflict in the north in the run-up to elections next month.

Renegade Ugandan General David Sejusa plans to unseat President Yoweri Museveni, he has told the BBC, in an exclusive interview.

Togo admit fielding an ineligible player in a World Cup qualifier, which could hand Cameroon a World Cup lifeline.

Ugandan General David Sejusa accuses President Yoweri Museveni of trying to cling to power through a "political monarchy", in his first broadcast interview since fleeing to the UK.

Fifa opens a second case against Equatorial Guinea for fielding the same ineligible player in World Cup qualifiers.

The International Criminal Court rules Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto only needs to be "physically present" at key sessions of his trial.

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Ethiopia's FA admits using an ineligible player during a World Cup qualifying match, meaning South Africa could still qualify.

Cameroon FA president Iya Mohammed will stand in Wednesday's elections despite still being in custody on corruption charges.

European auditors say much of the 1bn euros of EU aid for Egypt in the past seven years has had little or no impact.

Ethiopia and Egypt agree to hold further talks to quell rising tensions over the building of a new dam on the Blue Nile, their foreign ministers say, after meeting in Addis Ababa.

Piracy off the coast of West Africa has now overtaken Somali piracy, a report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) and other seafarers' groups says.

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