French photojournalist Camille Lepage has been murdered while working in the Central African Republic, officials in Paris say.

The aftermath of a Boko Haram attack in north-east Nigeria

Kenya's police chief David Kimaiyo orders the seizure of commuter buses with tinted windows in an attempt to prevent attacks by militants Islamists.

The Nigerian government is ready to negotiate with Boko Haram for the release of more than 200 abducted schoolgirls, a minister tells the BBC.

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Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure are two of the heavyweight names in Ivory Coast's 28-man provisional World Cup squad.

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Nigerian Vincent Enyeama delighted at becoming the first goalkeeper to be named French Ligue 1 African Player of the Season.

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The discovery of a deep-sea graveyard off Angola is shedding light on the fate of dead ocean giants, scientists report.

Jordan's ambassador to Libya, Fawaz al-Itan, is freed after being abducted by masked gunmen in the capital, Tripoli, last month.

The US reveals it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.

The judge in the trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is due to rule on a prosecution bid for him to undergo mental observation for 30 days.