Boko Haram militants were paid more than $3m (£2m) before freeing seven French hostages, a confidential Nigerian government report says.

This week, Rwanda launched a $400m (£260m) 10-year bond sale which was heavily oversubscribed, attracting investor offers of more than $3bn. BBC Africa's Komla Dumor spoke to the governor of the Central Bank of Rwanda, John Rwangombwa.

China is South Africa's fastest growing tourism market, helping visitor numbers reach a record 9.2 million last year.

Photo snappers, champagne guzzlers and hair nets

Some 3,000 fighters from one of South Sudan's biggest rebels groups, the SSLA, hand in their weapons, officials say.

Kenyan police seek to reassure the public that their bomb and drug detectors work, following the conviction of a British businessman for selling fake devices.

Poachers are taking advantage of instability in the Central African Republic to kill more endangered elephants, wildlife campaigners say

2012 was a challenging year for Nigeria with 122 reported cases.

"My son's case may make others take polio in Nigeria seriously"

Somalia's deputy chief prosecutor is shot dead by three masked men in Mogadishu, officials say - shortly after the UK reopens its embassy in the city.