Women battling male control of Nigeria's oil industry

Octopizzo, the Nairobi hi-hop artist, speaks to the BBC about his inspiration and giving young people living in the ghetto "something to be proud of."

The head of Angola's sovereign wealth fund - and son of the country's president - speaks to the BBC about his appointment and whether the fund will be used to improve the country's infrastructure.

A Kenyan court drops terrorism and murder charges against the governor of the coastal Lamu region over attacks which killed at least 60 people in June.

A South African court jails four men over the attempted murder of Rwanda's ex-army chief Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa in Johannesburg in 2010.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is committing $50m to help step up efforts to tackle Ebola in West Africa.

BBC News looks at the key events in the Olympic athlete's life - in 60 seconds.

Leading rights groups call on Gambia's president not to approve tough new anti-gay legislation, saying it promotes "state-sponsored homophobia".

The judge with Pistorius' fate in her hands started as tea girl

Two prisoners have been shot dead as they tried to escape from a court in South Africa, the authorities say.

Basketball star Luol Deng says he is proud of his South Sudanese heritage after alleged racist remarks were made about his African roots.

The Kinshasa Symphony Orchestra from the troubled Democratic Republic of Congo gives its first UK concert in Manchester on Thursday.

Groundbreaking African orchestra gets global stage

How using abducted schoolgirls slogan backfired in Nigeria

An insight into the woman shot dead by Oscar Pistorius