One week to record an album in Mali's capital, Bamako

The Malian authorities say 72 people are now known to have died after a boat capsized a week ago on the River Niger.

Four men are charged with the rape and murder of two toddlers in South Africa, as police fire rubber bullets to disperse protesters angered by the case.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta need not attend all of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court says.

Angry members of Tunisia's security forces drive President Moncef Marzouki and Prime Minister Ali Larayedh from a memorial ceremony for two policeman killed by militants.

Charred bodies pulled from the rubble of Kenya's Westgate shopping centre are "highly likely" to be those of two of the gunmen, an MP tells the BBC.

Masked gunmen kill a Libyan military police commander in Benghazi, the latest in a series of assassinations of high-profile security officials.

Zambian authorities refuse to allow Rainford Kalaba, Stoppila Sunzu and Nathan Sinkala to leave the country for their club in DR Congo.

Ice cream treats, toy gun games and painted faces

Some two tonnes (4,600lb) of ivory is seized in Uganda - one of the country's biggest such hauls for many years, officials say.

Al Ahly go into their Champions League semi-final second leg against Coton Sport with depressed players and a suspended coach.

More migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea inn two separate operations. It comes as Italy has increased the size and scale of monitoring missions.

Human Rights Watch accuses the Ethiopian authorities of torturing political detainees but the government denies mistreatment.

The Nigerian capital of Abuja - still unfinished, decades later