China agrees to launch a communications satellite for the Democratic Republic of Congo within the next three years.

Scores of Kenyan troops go on the rampage in the eastern town of Garissa, beating residents, after three soldiers are shot dead/

French oil firm Total says it has sold its 20% stake in a Nigerian offshore oilfield to the Chinese state-owned Sinopec.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government rejects an ultimatum by rebels to start talks and vows to defend Goma, the main city in the east.

Kenyans in fear after cattle rustlers ambush police

Rebels in eastern DR Congo have advanced to within a few kilometres of the provincial capital, Goma

Kenyan police fire tear gas to disperse rival groups of youths in the capital, Nairobi, after a grenade blast kills at least seven people.

AC Leopards hold Mali's Djoliba 2-2 in the first leg of the Confederation Cup final, giving them the edge for the return match in Congo.

A third South African man is found guilty of the 2010 killing of Swedish woman Anni Dewani on her honeymoon.

Arsenal's Ghana-born midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong joins Championship club Charlton Athletic on loan until 1 January.

Nigeria's military dismisses as fake a video said to show a soldier shooting dead a captive at close range in the north, where it is fighting militant Islamists.

Six people die in an explosion on a crowded minibus in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after a spate of attacks blamed on Somali militants.

An ambitious plan to provide 15% of Europe's power needs from solar plants in North Africa runs into trouble.