Rioting erupts outside a building in Nigeria dubbed the "House of Horror", after human remains were found there.

In the first of a special series about Nigerian musicians, Wizkid talks about being called the country's answer to Justin Bieber.

On day 14 of the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius, the court heard testimony from a neighbour and messages sent by Reeva Steenkamp in which she said she was scared of her boyfriend.

Tests on suspected cases of deadly Ebola virus in Guinea's capital Conakry are negative, health officials say.

Mother and daughter battle drug-resistant TB

Women tell BBC about life with Nigerian militants

Two more people die after Sunday's attack on a church near the Kenyan port of Mombasa, officials say, taking the total number of deaths to six.

The US is sending military aircraft and more special forces to hunt Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony, officials say.

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi insists he is not concerned by the ongoing criticism of his coaching methods ahead of June's World Cup.

A court in Egypt sentences to death 529 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood movement on charges including murder.

The trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend resumes for a fourth week in which the prosecution is due to wrap up its case.

The BBC's Will Ross meets some of the people who have been traumatised by violence in Nigeria where more than 500 civilians have been killed this year.