Sensations turned a lack of instruments into a blessing

At least eight people are killed in an attack on a hotel by a group of armed men in the eastern Kenyan town of Garissa.

The future of Kenya's Mountain Bongo antelopes is under severe threat. The species is hunted for its striking reddish-brown coat and there are now about 100 of them in the wild.

An African company recovers a rare blue diamond, thought to be worth $10m (£6.5m), from its mine in South Africa.

Chad's leader describes CAR as a "wound in the heart of central Africa" as regional leaders discuss the situation in the country where rebels seized control last month.

Security forces in Guinea fire tear gas to disperse opposition protesters angry over the date designated for elections.

Nigeria's oil-rich Bayelsa state explains why it has put up a series of advertising hoardings, urging people to "Say no to rumour mongers".

The leaders of Tanzania and Zanzibar are among hundreds of people to pay their respects as Taarab singer Fatma binti Baraka, widely known as Bi Kidude, is buried.

Libya plans to invest $314m on building 11 new stadiums in preparation for hosting the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

Maasai anger as they lose their land to make way for Arab hunters