Secretary of State Hillary Clinton angrily defends her handling of the September raid on a US consulate in Libya that left four Americans dead.

As the African Cup of Nations competition in South Africa heats up, one of its largest cities, Port Elizabeth prepares to host two important matches.

Kenya's president has launched a $14.5bn (£9.1bn) project to build a new city intended to be an IT business hub and dubbed "Africa's Silicon Savannah".

Cape Verde are denied an historic Africa Cup of Nations upset, after Morocco level to draw 1-1 in Durban.

Japan confirms two more deaths in the Algerian hostage crisis, bringing the number of Japanese victims to nine.

The UK government's official drugs advisory body rejects calls to ban the herbal stimulant, khat, popular with Somali and Ethiopian communities.

Preview followed by live coverage of Thursday's game between Niger and DR Congo in the Africa Cup of Nations.

South Africa secure their victory at the Nations Cup against Angola.

Preview followed by live coverage of Thursday's game between Ghana and Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Women's rights activists in Morocco have welcomed plans to change a law allowing rapists of minors to avoid prosecution by marrying their victims.

Kenya's president launches a $14.5bn (£9.1bn) project to build a new city intended as an IT business hub, dubbed "Africa's Silicon Savannah".

Suspected militant Islamists behead five people overnight in Nigeria's north-eastern city of Maiduguri, a resident and journalist tell the BBC.

Nigeria's R&B star Banky W speaks to BBC Africa about politics and music.

Armed hijackers free a fuel tanker seized last week near Ivory Coast's Abidjan port, after escaping with cargo worth $5m (£3m), its owner says.

More than 100 aid organisations have come together to launch a campaign against hunger to coincide with the UK's role heading the G8 this year.

French top judge fears 'new jihad' from North Africa

Scientists provide insight into why unrelated chimpanzees co-operate with each other outside a sexual relationship.

Why are Islamist militants on the rise in the Sahara?