Four police officers die during an attack carried out by bandits in Kenya's Samburu County as they attempt to recover stolen livestock.

The president of the Central African Republic has ordered the detention of his own son after he failed to pay a massive hotel bill, reports say.

More bodies are pulled from the rubble of a multi-storey shopping centre in Ghana's capital, Accra, which collapsed on Wednesday.

As more Africans settle in the UAE there are business opportunities to cater for this influx and trade with their homelands.

Nigeria striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni hails his first season in China as a success and is "honoured" to help develop Chinese football.

Norwich City's South African-born midfielder Andrew Surman says he is not interested in playing for Bafana Bafana.

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Dozens of South African miners, who lost their jobs after a series of recent strikes, have turned to illegal gold panning.

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