Militants have reportedly stormed a hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.

Outages have been reported in South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana and Burkina Faso.

Officers said that Ishmael Chokurongerwa led a sect with more than 1,000 members in Harare.

A local chief tells the BBC some of the 280 abducted schoolchildren are in a "critical condition".

While Senegal prepares for the upcoming presidential elections one school in Dakar went ahead and held its very own elections.

Shipwreck survivors tell rescuers they had set sail from Libya a week earlier.

Ghana is spending almost $250m hosting the African Games, and the country's outlay amid a time of economic turmoil has brought scrutiny.

The disgraced ex-president has ditched the ANC, spelling danger for the party that ended apartheid.

Rose describes the exploitation and sexual violence she faced after escaping a "life of hell".