Shops belonging to Asians are targeted in a violent protest in DR Congo's capital over the arrest of Congolese students in India over the weekend.

Egypt's tourism minister quits and protests erupt as a man with links to Islamists behind the deadly 1997 attack in Luxor is named as city governor.

Egyptian girl's death highlights continuing genital mutilation

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he is "outraged by the despicable attack" on the main UN compound in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Juventus buy Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah outright to end a co-ownership deal with Italian rivals Udinese.

The first cycling tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo starts, but cyclists will not be riding to the volatile east of the vast country.

Michael Essien says he wants to discuss playing for Ghana again.

Gunmen on motorbikes kill 48 people in an attack on a remote village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, an official says.

Preview followed by live coverage of Thursday's game between Nigeria and Uruguay in the FIFA Confederations Cup.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir sacks two high-ranking government ministers embroiled in a multi-million dollar financial scandal.

The 100-year-old law still dividing South Africa

Growth is good but too many Africans remain poor

The UN says 7.6 million people became refugees in 2012, the highest number since 1994, with Somalis the second largest group.

Suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria kill at least nine school children, in what survivors suggest is a response to growing vigilante groups.