Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic reject a ceasefire deal and demand the country be partitioned between Muslims and Christians.

UN Women's executive director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka speaks to BBC Africa about Rwanda's leading role in gender equality.

Amateur video emerges of the site in Mali where the Air Algerie AH5017 passenger jet crashed. Here is the story in 15 seconds.

Chelsea re-sign veteran striker Didier Drogba on a one-year deal after the Ivorian left Galatasaray.

Government forces in South Sudan retake the strategic town of Nasir attacked by rebels on Sunday, the UN says.

High fashion, eating caterpillars and cunning camouflage

A new surge of violence is sweeping through the Central African Republic despite a ceasefire agreement between rival armed groups.

Trying to save CAR, where fighting spreads like an infection

Jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste is to appeal against his conviction and jail term on terrorism-related charges in Egypt, his family says.

There are no survivors from the Air Algerie AH5017 passenger jet that crashed in Mali, says the French President, Francois Hollande.

A hunt is launched in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, for a woman with Ebola who was forcibly removed from hospital by her relatives.

Amateur video has emerged showing the first pictures of the site in Mali where an Air Algerie flight AH5017 passenger jet crashed on Thursday.

High tariffs on many goods in Tunisia make it profitable to bring everything in across the border, as Leana Hosea reports.

South Africa will announce their new coach on Saturday, with Carlos Queiroz believed to be the frontrunner for the job.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says Ivorian Didier Drogba "belongs" at the club as he considers re-signing the Galatasaray striker.

The wreckage of a plane that disappeared with 116 people on board on a flight from Burkina Faso to Algiers has been found in Mali, officials say.

The wreck of a plane that disappeared with 116 people on board on a flight from Burkina Faso to Algiers has been found in Mali, officials say.

Sub-Saharan Africa's agricultural sector needs to harvest the fruits of biotechnology in order to establish sustainable development, says a Chatham House report.

New research suggests that the global reduction in wildlife is connected to an increase in human trafficking and child slavery.