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Nigerian military say they know where 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in April are but admit they cannot risk "going there with force."

Captain Samuel Eto'o is rested as Cameroon's World Cup injury problems mount during the 2-0 friendly win against Macedonia.

Polls close on the first day of voting in Egypt's presidential election, its second in two years.

Prominent Libyan journalist Meftah Buzeid, known for his fierce criticism of Islamist militias, is shot dead in the city of Benghazi.

Four people have died of Ebola in eastern Sierra Leone - the first confirmed cases in the country following an outbreak in Guinea - officials say.

A Tim Cahill goal cancels out an Ayanda Patosi strike as Australia are held by South Africa in their home send off to the World Cup.

Malawi's electoral commission orders a recount in some areas after discovering some voting anomalies after last Tuesday's general election.

Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius visits a psychiatric hospital in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, for the start of his mental evaluation.