Wigan Athletic manager Owen Coyle hints that Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone could leave the club to join Everton.

The atmospheric carbon left over from nuclear bomb tests could help scientists track illegally poached ivory, new research finds.

Nigerian security forces hunting for 175 men who escaped from a jail in the south-west of the country recapture 54 prisoners, officials say.

At least 31 people have died in a blaze after an fuel tanker was hit by another vehicle on the outskirts of the Ugandan capital, Kampala.

US currency proliferates but Chinese businessmen dominate

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma says Nelson Mandela's condition remains stable and tells supporters to plan his birthday celebrations.

A honeymoon murder suspect who has mental health issues has talked about returning to South Africa to fight the charges against him, a court hears.

US President Barack Obama says he wants a "new model" for development in Africa during a visit to Tanzania on the last leg of his Africa tour.

Egypt's army gives rival parties 48 hours to resolve the country's political crisis after massive rallies demanding Islamist President Mohammed Morsi leave power.

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Pope Francis is to visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa, to pray for illegal African migrants who have lost their lives at sea trying to reach Europe.

As President Obama arrives in Tanzania, the BBC's Salim Kikeke has been asking whether Tanzanians love all things American.

Ethiopia lose World Cup qualifying points for fielding an ineligible player.

The United Nations is beginning its military mission in Mali by bringing the 6,000 West Africa troops already in the country under its command.

Tanzania is one of the ten fastest growing economies in the world and the US is competing with several countries vying for business there.

Bristol City confirm they have rejected two further offers for their sought-after Ghanaian winger Albert Adomah.

Cairo and other Egyptian cities see huge rallies for and against President Morsi a year after he took power, with five people killed in violence.