The United Nations appeals for more troops and equipment for its peacekeeping force in Mali to stabilise the north of the country.

Where deadly hyenas are used to treat mental illness

An international African art fair has opened in London, featuring the work of 70 artists.

Three people in South Africa have been detained over the murders of two toddlers that have sparked riots in Diepsloot township, police have said.

The producer of the South African soap opera Generations tells the BBC he does not intend to comply with the contract demands of striking actors.

Kenya announces plans to implant a microchip in the horns of its entire 1,000-strong rhino population in an ambitious drive to combat poaching.

The Italian island of Lampedusa has been swamped with new arrivals but the community is still coming to terms with the deaths of more than 350 migrants in a shipwreck off its coast earlier this month.

How Africa's red tape is a stranglehold on cross-border trade

Malware designed to steal information from payment cards' magnetic strips strikes thousands of restaurants and retailers in South Africa.

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah tells his players to forget their 6-1 win over Egypt in the World Cup play-off first leg and stay focused.

Three people have been held for questioning over the murders of two toddlers that have sparked riots in a South African township, police say.

Tens of thousands have been forced to flee "unprecedented levels of violence" in the Central African Republic, where entire villages have been burnt to the ground, MSF says.

Egypt's FA will not sack coach Bob Bradley despite fan anger after the humiliating 6-1 World Cup play-off defeat to Ghana.

The Ethiopian FA will investigate Nigeria's claims fans attacked their team bus after the World Cup play-off in Addis Ababa.

Many lives saved but who's missing out in Africa?

South Africa hosts the continent's largest motor show - and China is keen to tempt buyers with new makes and models

Elephants have a mysterious and "tangible energy" according to South African photographer Greg Du Toit whose picture has earned him one of the world's top photo awards.

The artists putting Africa on the art investor's map