The medical charity MSF says 240 of its staff have been forced to flee into the bush in South Sudan to try to escape fighting.

The revelation that Tanzanian MPs voted themselves a $98,000 (£60,000) package each to be paid at the end of their parliamentary term leads to shock.

A Somali diplomat detained in Kenya is being denied immunity amid a security crackdown in Nairobi, Somalia's ambassador to Kenya tells the BBC.

Egyptian government chooses topics for preachers

Mali international midfielder Mohamed Sissoko has joined Spanish side Levante on a short-term contract.

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Tamasin Ford reports from Ivory Coast, which is opening up the mining sector to extract a wealth of untapped mineral deposits beneath the soil, in particular gold.

Hundreds of endangered amphibians and reptiles are found dead in South Africa's main airport, en route from Madagascar to the US.

Malawi install Young Chimodzi as head coach of the national team and Jack Chamangwana as his assistant coach.

British honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani loses a bid to block his extradition to South Africa.

Military divisions undermine Nigeria's war on Boko Haram

Fighting in the capital of Central African Republic over the last three days has left 35 people dead, the Red Cross says.

Armed groups that finance their operations by trafficking wildlife in the Democratic Republic of Congo are to be targeted by UN sanctions.

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