Nigerian striker Victor Anichebe comes off the bench to scores an 87th-minute equaliser to earn West Brom a draw with Chelsea.

The Algerian government says 77 people died when a military transport plane crashed in the Atlas mountains.

Burundi is counting the cost of a flood that has devastated many parts of the capital, Bujumbura.

Mali's Red Cross suspends the movement of its staff in the northern desert region after some of its workers go missing, amid reports they have been kidnapped.

Fresh talks to resolve South Sudan's crisis open more than two weeks after a ceasefire and despite a refusal to release detainees, a key rebel demand.

Atheism is widely considered a taboo topic in Egypt and non-believers say that they often feel the need to keep their discussions private.

One of the most senior Rwandan military chiefs convicted of genocide is acquitted on appeal at a UN-backed war crimes tribunal.

Olympic and World champion Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich cites fatigue as he skips Glasgow 2014 to focus on the London Marathon.

Senegal striker Papiss Cisse is challenged by Newcastle boss Alan Pardew to show he has a future at the club beyond this season.

An Algerian military transport plane crashes in the east of the country, killing more than 100 people, Algerian TV says.

Kenya's parliament launches a biometric fingerprint system to register MPs' attendance, but the parliamentary speaker denies it is to curb allowance fraud.

Tunisians track whether new leader keeps promises

The judicial authorities in Egypt say the trial of 20 journalists, including four foreigners, on terrorism charges will start next week.

Ivory Coast striker Lacina Traore is set to make his debut for Everton against Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Twenty years since the genocide in Rwanda, the UN is trying to persuade FDLR rebels to leave the Democratic Republic of Congo and return home.

Norwich's Ricky van Wolfswinkel welcomes the FA's decision not to charge Manchester City's Yaya Toure with violent conduct.

Aid groups warn the continued mass exodus of Muslims from the Central African Republic could lead to a market collapse, worsening the food crisis.

Experts from around the world are gathering in London to discuss the 'global crisis' of the illegal international trade in wildlife.

Persuading rebels to return to Rwanda after 20 years