A Tunisian man who allegedly met one of the men suspected of plotting to bomb a Canadian train has been charged with visa fraud in New York, prosecutors say.

A mansion belonging to former African National Congress Youth League leader, Julius Malema, has been auctioned for more than $650k (£420k).

A mansion belonging to former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema is auctioned for more than $650k, after being seized by authorities to pay tax arrears.

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Kenya asks the UN Security Council to halt the ICC trials of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy in the interests of "peace and security".

Western Uganda has been experiencing its worst flooding since 1976. Focus on Africa's Catherine Byaruhanga has been to the affected region of Kasese.

South Africa move up six places in the Fifa world rankings to break into the top 10 of African teams and 56th overall.

Ghanaians learn legalese as an election petition grips the nation

Rwanda's education minister promises to tackle sex abuse in schools after a report revealed that 43% of surveyed students had been victims.

WWF says that elephants have been killed by poachers at a national park in the Central African Republic.

Former Super Eagles coach Shaibu Amodu is appointed technical director of Nigeria's national teams for all age groups.

At least 23 police officers in Nigeria have been killed in an ambush by a local cult in the central Nasarawa state, officials say.

A top US official who was in Libya during a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi has given the first public account of the event.

Eritrea holds 10,000 political prisoners in "unimaginably atrocious conditions", a rights group says - and not one has been charged with any crime.

A top US official who was in Libya during a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi has given the first public account of the event.