South Sudan President Salva Kiir rules out a power-sharing deal with rebel leader Riek Machar to try to halt violence that has killed at least 1,000.

The president of South Sudan tells the BBC that if his side has committed abuse in recent clashes they will be punished.

Broadcaster Al-Jazeera demands the release of four journalists arrested in Egypt for allegedly holding illegal meetings with the Muslim Brotherhood.

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Stephane Mbia urges Cameroon's FA to ensure the team is properly prepared for next year's World Cup in Brazil.

DR Congo's army repulses several attacks in the capital, Kinshasa, killing about 46 members of an "unknown terrorist group", the government says.

The killing of elephants has increased sharply in Tanzania since a controversial anti-poaching operation was suspended, a deputy minister says.

Thousands of children are likely to have been separated from their families as a result of the latest violence in South Sudan, an aid agency warns.

Three Al-Jazeera journalists are arrested in Egypt's capital Cairo for allegedly holding illegal meetings with the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

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