Nigeria's Peter Odemwingie gets both goals as West Brom beat Southampton.

Film Africa 2012, London's only annual African film festival, is taking place in London.

Peter Odemwingie says he has not retired from Nigeria, despite comments to the contrary from coach Stephen Keshi.

Laws criminalising same-sex relationships are suspended in Malawi pending a decision on whether to overturn the ban, the justice minister says.

Ghana's Michael Essien asks not to be involved in the 2013 Nations Cup but says he is still committed to playing for the Black Stars.

How to survive the threats as a journalist in Somalia

At least 100 people are arrested in south-eastern Nigeria after a march supporting independence for the former breakaway state of Biafra.

Ghana will play Cape Verde in a Nations Cup warm-up friendly match in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on 13 November.

The 10 nominees for the African Player of the Year are revealed.

Rwanda accuses DR Congo soldiers of 'provocation' after a group crossed the border and one was shot dead, further raising tensions along the volatile area.

The fighting comes as a new leadership struggles to rein in armed groups - a year after the fall of Colonel Gaddafi.