South Africa bush fires 'kill 20'
More than 100 bush fires across South Africa killed 20 people over the weekend, officials say.

S Leone president declares assets
President Koroma becomes the first head of state in Sierra Leone to declare his assets.

Nigeria seizes money 'for Obama'
Nigerian anti-graft investigators seize money collected to support Barak Obama.

Kenyans dismiss torture pay-out
Political activists tortured under former President Daniel arap Moi dismiss compensation as paltry.

Gaddafi 'to hand out oil money'
Libya's Muammar Gaddafi says oil profits should go directly to citizens amid planned reforms.

Nigeria denies militant attacks
The Nigerian military denies claims that 29 soldiers were killed in clashes with militants.

Mauritania army names ministers
Mauritania's military leaders appoint a government, weeks after toppling the country's first democratically elected president.

Zimbabwe talks 'end without deal'
Zimbabwe's opposition says the latest talks with Zanu-PF have ended without agreement.

Morocco 'breaks terror network'
Moroccan police arrest 15 people they accuse of planning al-Qaeda-inspired attacks across the kingdom.

Nigerian man to divorce 82 wives - but keep four
A Nigerian religious leader with 86 wives accepts an Islamic decree ordering him to divorce all but four, local authorities say.

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Stambouli quits as Togo coach
Henri Stambouli quits as the coach of Togo following a dispute with the country's football federation.

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Everton fail to capture Obinna
Victor Obinna Nsofor will not be joining English Premier League side Everton after his work permit application is rejected.

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Striker Cousin makes Hull switch
Hull complete the signing of striker Daniel Cousin from Rangers for an undisclosed fee.

Gorilla war
Conflict comes closer to DR Congo's gorilla park

High-tech election
Solar-powered faxes for landmark Angola poll

Living in fear
Somali Christians complain of double persecution

Orphans of war
Boys tell of misery despite peace in South Sudan

Italy seals Libya colonial deal
Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi signs a deal to pay Libya $5bn as part of a deal to resolve colonial-era disputes.

Anguish over baby mix-up
Two South African mothers await DNA results after their babies were mixed up and one died, local media reports.

Cameroon tanker explosion
A fuel tanker overturns and explodes in Cameroon, with 30 feared dead after villagers try to salvage fuel.

Iran agrees Nigeria nuclear deal
Iran agrees to share nuclear technology with Nigeria to help it increase its power generation.

Senegal sacking over paper raids
Senegal's Aviation Minister Farba Senghor is sacked over alleged links to raids on two newspapers.

Lockerbie evidence not disclosed
UK police failed to disclose evidence to the defence of a Libyan man in the Lockerbie trial, the BBC learns.

Fighting resumes in DR Congo
Clashes erupt between rebels and the army in eastern DR Congo, in the fiercest fighting since a January peace deal.

Nigerian state bans co-ed schools
Bauchi State in Nigeria bans girls and boys from going to schools together because of teenage pregnancies.

Zimbabwe voters' views
What Zimbabweans make of the political impasse

Anger at SA Olympic failure
South Africa fury at least medals since Olympic return

Holiday in Zimbabwe
Sun cream, visa, helmet - packing for an unlikely holiday

South Sudan slideshow
Desperate situation in south Sudan, in images and sounds

African bank set for share issue
African regional banking group Ecobank plans the continent's biggest rights issue, to raise $2.5bn to fund its expansion.

Zimbabwe inflation rockets higher
Zimbabwe's rate of inflation surges above 11,250,000% as an economic crisis continues to grip the country.

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