The BBC's Alastair Leithead reports from a refugee camp in South Sudan, where people are living in "appalling conditions", as the conflict worsens.

The Islamist militant group Boko Haram said it was behind a huge bombing last month

Gunmen in the Libyan city of Benghazi have raided a security headquarters, sparking clashes in which at least nine people died, officials say.

The Morocco Football Federation appoint former goalkeeper Badou Zaki as national coach for a second time in his career.

The Democratic Alliance's Mmusi Maimane has said that upcoming elections present "difficulty" for his party.

South Sudan's president has agreed to hold direct talks to end the conflict in the country with his rival, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.

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At least nine students have died during days of protests in Ethiopia's Oromia state, the government says - a witness tells the BBC 47 were killed.

Ivory Coast's Wilfred Bony says he is happy to fulfil his three-year contract after enjoying his first season at Swansea.

The BBC's Adrienne Murray reports from South Africa on the economic issues that may determine which party people vote for in the upcoming election.

Police in Nigeria appeal to parents of more than 200 abducted schoolgirls to come forward with their photographs to confirm the number of missing.

The stigma of childlessness in South Africa can be devastating, but fertility treatment is prohibitively expensive for most couples. Now one Cape Town clinic is doing everything it can to make it more affordable.

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The BBC's Will Ross in the Nigerian capital Abuja says a car bombing at a bus station on Thursday night has heightened security concerns ahead of next week's World Economic Forum.

Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka discusses recent events in Nigeria, with some 187 girls still missing two weeks after they were abducted from a school.

Young South Africans say jobs are main election issue

US Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting South Sudan and has warned that more peacekeepers must be rapidly deployed to end the conflict.