Two South African contractors were among the dead after an attack on the UN compound in Mogadishu.

A notorious arms supplier and top associate of former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been living freely in Sierra Leone's capital city.

Former colonial powers will not fund the establishment of an interim rapid reaction force to respond to coups in Africa, President Jacob Zuma said.

As President Mohamed Morsi ends his first year in office, fortifications being erected at his group's headquarters suggest a looming war.

Mozambique's former rebels have vowed to block the country's main highway and a crucial rail link to coal fields.

Hundreds of Botswana Bushmen who have won a temporary reprieve against eviction are calling on government to recognise their settlement.

Seven al-Qaida-linked gunmen attacked the UN compound in Somalia's capital, killing at least nine people, including three foreigners.

An SA security guard has been nabbed in Mauritius after he allegedy swallowed 71 pellets of heroin worth almost R2m.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has suspended two of his most senior ministers at the start of a corruption probe.

Tanzanian police have arrested four deputies from the opposition Chadema party for an “illegal gathering” in Arusha.

A son and daughter of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi moved from Algeria to Oman in apparent violation of a UN travel ban.

Mali has signed a ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels, paving the way for government troops to return to Kidal.

A suicide bomber and several gunmen have attacked a United Nations office in the Somali capital.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has approached the country's top court to push back elections by two weeks.

Islamist militants have been blamed for the second deadly attack on a Nigerian school in 72 hours.

Mozambique's government blamed opposition party Renamo for a deadly attack on a military arms depot but said it would maintain dialogue with the civil war foe.

Sixteen years ago, Adel Mohamed al-Khayat was a member of the militant group blamed for slaughtering 58 tourists in Egypt's Valley of the Queens; today he's promising to keep visitors safe.

Mali signed a ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels, paving the way for government troops to return to rebel-held Kidal.

A new report says piracy affected more ships and sailors off West Africa than off Somalia's coast last year.

Clashes have erupted between supporters and opponents of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood over the recent appointment of an Islamist governor in a northern city.