Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi announces he is resigning as Egypt's military chief in order to stand for the presidency.

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Fulham re-sign Mahamadou Diarra on a deal until the end of the season after the Mali midfielder recovers from a knee injury.

African Union (AU) peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will treat the anti-balaka militia as enemy combatants from now, their commander says.

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More than three million people are facing a humanitarian crisis in three Nigerian states hit by an Islamist-led insurgency, the government says.

Mali midfielder Seydou Keita is still hopeful that his Spanish side Valencia can qualify for next season's Europa League.

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Kenya has ordered all urban-based Somali refugees to move into designated camps because of "emergency security challenges", a minister says.

International forces in Somalia are battling al-Shabab Islamist insurgents who control more land than any other al-Qaeda affiliate organisation across the world.