A Kenyan-designed project has increased community safety by inviting local citizens to patrol their neighbourhoods.
Tuareg separatists in Mali say they are suspending participation in a peace deal, accusing the government of not respecting the accord.
Striker Samuel Eto'o is called up to Cameroon's squad for the World Cup play-off against Tunisia despite retirement reports.
Tunisian rapper Ahmed Ben Ahmed, known as Klay BBJ, is sentenced to six months in jail for insulting the authorities in his songs.
Kenya seeks the arrest of Briton Samantha Lewthwaite - suspected al-Shabab member - as it reels from the siege at a Nairobi shopping centre.
Nigeria's former West Ham striker Victor Obinna Nsofor says he is aiming to play in the English Premier League again.
A group of ex-gold miners in South Africa say they are relieved that a compensation claim against Anglo American South Africa has been settled.
Investigators are searching the Kenya's Westgate shopping complex amid uncertainty over how many bodies will be found following the four-day siege.
China's state-owned oil firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) wins a $2bn (£1.3bn) contract to develop a Uganda oil field.
Protests against a cut in fuel subsidies have left at least 24 people dead after clashes with security forces.
A UN-backed court in The Hague is due to rule on an appeal by former Liberian President Charles Taylor against his conviction for war crimes.
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