No reasons were given for the dismissals announced through presidential decrees read on state media.

President Touadéra says it could "unite people" but many have lost money on similar investments.

Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.

Laila Soueif has not eaten for 134 days as she campaigns for the release of her pro-democracy activist son from jail in Egypt.

Birds are discovered wrapped into packages and crammed inside crates, official photos show.

Senamile Masango, dubbed by some as the "queen of science", set out to inspire a younger generation.

A junior partner in South Africa's governing coalition calls the new Expropriation Act unconstitutional.

The military leader says a caretaker government will be formed as his forces gain ground in Khartoum.

M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries.

The BBC World Service has launched an Arabic edition of its award-winning educational programme Dars.

It comes just days after another mass grave with 19 bodies was found on a farm nearby.

As a documentary about the military disaster is released the BBC speaks to some still affected.

President Nangolo Mbumba announces the death of the Sam Nujoma who led Namibia for 15 years.

The anti-apartheid leader is celebrated for dedicating his life to the struggle for Namibia's independence.

Leaders from east and southern Africa call on all warring parties - including the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels - to meet within five days.

The White House said South Africa's new law amounts to race-based discrimination.

As M23 rebels advance in DR Congo, regional players meet to defuse the escalating crisis.

"Shrapnel and stray ammunition are falling on my neighbourhood," a doctor tells the BBC.

Football's world governing body suspends Congo-Brazzaville from internationals because of third-party interference in the affairs of the country's FA.

UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis says Sean Strickland's insults will not affect him before their bout at UFC 312.