Zambia baboon causes power cut in Livingstone

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The animal survived a massive electric shock that would have killed a human, the power company says.

Protest delays Senegal deportation

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Passengers may be fined after trying to stop a Senegalese man's deportation from Barcelona.

Cameroon elite army boat capsizes leaving many missing

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More than 30 soldiers from the Rapid Intervention Brigade are still missing after Sunday's accident.

Adebayor: ‘I don’t talk to my family anymore’

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Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor speaks exclusively to the BBC about the family issues that have dogged his career.

Egypt Cairo: Deadly battle between police and island ‘squatters’

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One person is killed as police battle residents of an impoverished island in the River Nile.

DR Congo rangers killed in raid to free US journalist

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The journalist and three other rangers were abducted in the Okapi wildlife reserve on Friday.

Burkina Faso star Aristide Bance moves to Egypt’s Al Masry

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Burkina Faso striker Aristide Bance signs for Egypt's Al Masry on a two-year deal from Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas.

Burkina Faso star Aristide Bance moves to Egypt’s Al Masry

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Burkina Faso striker Aristide Bance signs for Egypt's Al Masry on a two-year deal from Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas.

Clinton Njie: Tottenham’s Cameroon forward heading to Marseille

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Tottenham announce they have agreed a deal with Marseille for their Cameroon forward Clinton Njie to join the French club on a permanent deal.

Indian twist for Africa’s basket weavers

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In Zimbabwe a project with India's National Institute of Design is helping basket weavers earn more from their work.