The M23 rebel group threatens to pull out of peace talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo unless President Joseph Kabila signs a ceasefire.

South Africa's Olympic mountain biker Burry Stander dies in a road accident while on a training ride.

Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh is in talks with West Ham over a possible transfer window move to the club.

The decision of AC Milan's former Ghana international Kevin-Prince Boateng to walk off after racist chants in a friendly game is supported.

A 2.1-billion year-old lump of rock that fell to Earth in Morocco is a new type of Martian meteorite, say scientists.

Ghana's Kevin-Prince Boateng leads AC Milan players off the pitch after suffering racist abuse during a friendly in Italy.

The abuse of illegal drugs such as marijuana and heroin is growing in Zambia. BBC Africa's Mutuna Chanda reports from Lusaka.

Egyptian Copts prepare for festival amid fears for their future

Egypt's Premier League will resume next month despite Wednesday's clashes.

Armed men seize the acting head of the criminal investigation department in Libya's second city, Benghazi.

An Indian Ocean cyclone lashes the French island of Reunion, where residents have been told to stay indoors amid torrential rain.

Four people are killed when a police station and local government office are destroyed by gunmen in north-eastern Nigeria, police say.

Ghanaian centre-back John Mensah signs a six-month contract with French Ligue 1 club Stade Rennes.

An Irish mountaineer is killed while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania after reportedly being struck by lightning.