Nigerian students defy terror to keep learning

Nigeria's president has said there is no question of swapping any of the girls kidnapped by the violent Islamist group, Boko Haram, for prisoners of the insurgency held by the government.

Soldiers open fire on their commander in the north-eastern Nigeria, witnesses say, as anger grows over failure to tackle Islamist insurgency.

It is a year since parts of Nigeria were placed under a state of emergency.

A group of MPs in Kenya tables a parliamentary motion calling for some British farmers to be ejected because of the forthcoming khat ban in the UK.

A limit of 5,000 fans is put in place for AS Vita Club's Champions League match against Zamalek following Sunday's tragic stampede.

A bill passed by MPs in Uganda which criminalises the transmission of HIV is criticised by campaigners as impeding the fight against Aids.

The high court in Kenya orders the arrest of journalist Walter Barasa, wanted by a court in The Hague for witness interference.

Two witch doctors in Tanzania are arrested after a woman with albinism was hacked to death for her body parts, police say.

Ivory Coast coach Sabri Lamouchi is concerned about the fitness of Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba and Lacina Traore.

The works of the French photojournalist killed in CAR

Rwanda offer Briton and former Malawi coach Stephen Constantine a two-year deal to become their new national team coach.

BBC News looks at the challenges facing Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan, in 60 seconds.

The BBC's Tomi Oladipo reports from the commercial city of Kano in Nigeria on how violence in the country is affecting the textile trade.

The judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial orders that the South African athlete should undergo a mental evaluation.

Oscar-winning Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul - best known for the documentary Searching for Sugar Man - dies at the age of 36.

As 200 schoolgirls remain in captivity after a kidnapping by Boko Haram, Mark Doyle visits a government school in Abuja, to hear how children and teachers feel about their safety.

Why Nigeria's army cannot defeat Boko Haram