Emergency services say rescuers are working through the rubble of the school in central Plateau state.

His resignation comes a day after the Kenyan president sacked most of his cabinet.

Both Equatorial Guinea and Morocco tried to persuade the Spanish-born teenage sensation to play for them.

Authorities impose curfew in the volatile Tillaberi region after inmates escape from a major prison.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.