Survivors tell the story of Nairobi's Westgate siege

A trial of a potential new vaccine against the Ebola virus is under way in Oxford.

Somalia's prime minister says members of the Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabab are responding to a government amnesty and have defected from the organisation.

At least 70 bodies have now been pulled from the rubble of a building owned by the popular Nigerian preacher TB Joshua which collapsed in Lagos on Friday.

The Ebola outbreak could have a catastrophic economic impact on three West African countries, the World Bank says.

Gunmen attack a teacher training college in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, with officials saying at least 15 people have been killed.

Sierra Leone are looking for a new national coach after sacking Johnny McKinstry, for a poor start to 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.

Will Scottish referendum encourage African separatists?

The fight against the deadly Ebola virus is shaping up to be one of the greatest challenges modern medicine has faced in many years. The BBC takes a look at the scale of the challenge.

South Sudan's government says it will not expel foreign workers, annulling a controversial decree it issued a day earlier.

Five ways to break the deadly epidemic

TV evangelist who says he predicted Michael Jackson's death

At least 67 South Africans were killed when a church hostel belonging to Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua collapsed in Lagos, President Zuma says.

Entente Setif are ordered by the Confederation of African Football to play the Champions League tie with TP Mazemebe without fans.

US President Barack Obama calls the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a threat to security worldwide while announcing a larger US role, including 3,000 troops, to help fight the virus.

Fergus Walsh reports on a British trial of an experimental vaccine fast-tracked In an attempt to stop the spread of Ebola.