UK police appeal for help in tracing a Somali man believed to have absconded from a terror order designed to restrict his movement.

A ban on the import of second-hand fridges takes effect in Ghana in a bid to reduce energy consumption and harm to the environment.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew hopes striker Demba Ba will remain at the club after the January transfer window.

The Egyptian pound falls further against the US dollar, despite efforts by the country's financial authorities to intervene in the money markets.

Rebels in Central African Republic dismiss President Francois Bozize's offer to form a national unity government, saying he cannot be trusted.

Veteran striker Moumouni Dagano has been named in Burkina Faso's preliminary squad of 28 players for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Rockers revelling in post-revolutionary freedom

Nigeria overcomes bombs and protests in 2012 to party on