How Rwanda's refugees brought the game back home

There are fears that Zambia's maize harvest could be decimated by an invasion of army worms, reports the BBC's Mutuna Chanda.

South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela will spend Christmas in hospital, where he is being treated for a lung infection, the government says.

Gunmen kidnap four foreign sailors off the Nigerian coast after attacking their vessel, reportedly owned by an Italian firm, officials say.

How some wealthy young professionals approach philanthropic work in South Africa where the gap between rich and poor is stark.

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew says Shola Ameobi will not be going to the Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria.

Two people are arrested in the South African coastal city of Durban for "borrowing" a corpse as part of an elaborate life insurance scam, police say.

Striker Jacob Mulenga has been named in Zambia's preliminary squad for next month's Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Women in Swaziland risk arrest if they wear mini-skirts or revealing tops as they will be violating moral standards, a police spokeswoman says.

In the hot seat... who threatened to jail lazy workers?

Egypt is set to announce the official results of a referendum on a controversial draft constitution, amid claims by the opposition of voting fraud.