Garth Crooks criticises Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho for their responses to the Yaya Toure racism row.

Kenya's interior minister fires 15 immigration officers over security lapses as investigations into the Westgate shopping centre siege continue.

Militants engage security forces in a long gun battle in a key city in northern Nigeria, while the army says it has killed 74 militants elsewhere.

The Nigeria Sports Commission gives the Nigerian FA 48 hours to explain why coach Stephen Keshi is owed salary.

Yaya Toure tells the BBC it is time to let Fifa and Uefa "do their work" after accusing CSKA Moscow fans of racism.

Wikipedia begins piloting a service that sends articles via text message, primarily aimed at users in Africa.

Italian authorities intercept some 800 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean, as EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss the problem.

Heavy fighting breaks out in eastern DR Congo between M23 rebels and the army days after peace talks break down.

From melting hearts to a high heel challenge

How Ikrima became a top al-Shabab recruiter in Somalia

Madagascar voters go to the polls in the first election since the 2009 military-backed takeover – with reports of some trouble outside the capital.

Newsnight spoke to a family from Damascus who were thrown into the sea after the boat they were trying to get to Europe on capsized after being shot at off the Libyan coast

A senior Islamist militant who was the target of a recent abortive US special forces raid in Somalia had spent time in the UK, his friends tell the BBC.

Black players may boycott the 2018 World Cup unless Russia tackles racism, Yaya Toure says.

The International Criminal Court tells Kenya's deputy president he must attend most of his trial, overturning an earlier decision.