Soldiers and heavy weapons are being moved in the northern Tigray region, near the border with Eritrea.

Sharon Chepchumba says it will be a 'big dream' if Kenya can become the first Africans to reach the second round of the Women's World Volleyball Championship.

Moussa Dadis Camara is accused of being behind the deaths of 150 protesters - he denies the charges.

Tunisia's federation denounces the racism that marred Tuesday's defeat against Brazil, but questions the culprits' identity.

Fifty civilians are also missing, authorities say, as the country battles an Islamist insurgency.

Former Nigeria international John Mikel Obi retires from football after winning the Africa Cup of Nations and Champions League during his 18-year career.

John Chilembwe led opposition to British rule in Malawi - now he's getting a statue in Trafalgar Square.

Magdalena Moshi, Tanzania's first Olympic swimmer, calls for an end to the culture-induced silence around reproductive health issues in her country.

Aid groups say they cannot get crucial supplies to those who need it most due to US sanctions.

Two of Mali's team at the Basketball World Cup react to their elimination by fighting one another in front of the world's media.

Trainee nurses, pharmacists and doctors at a Ugandan hospital fear their lives are being put at risk.

Emergency workers pull a child from the rubble in Kiambu county but others are feared trapped.

Moroccan golfer Ines Laklalech says winning the Ladies Open de France is "something priceless" and hopes she can inspire others on the continent.

The capsizing of the Joola, a government-owned Senegalese ferry, took more lives than the infamous Titanic.

Eight police officers said to be among the victims of the violence in Turkana County on Saturday.

Double Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge breaks his own record for the men's marathon at Sunday's race in Berlin.

Biyi Bandele, whose film has premiered after his death, was a huge figure in British and Africa writing.

Radio host Eddie Kadi says stars like Burna Boy have propelled the genre into the mainstream.

Kenya and Cameroon want to make history at the Women's Volleyball World Championship, which got underway on Friday.

The South African musician talks about the development of the genre and his own music.