Why South Africa is like a Mexican soap opera

QPR boss Redknapp says Morocco international Adel Taarabt put in "one of the all-time great performances."

A helicopter carrying "high-ranking" Nigerian government officials has crashed in the southern state of Bayelsa.

Adel Taarabt's double ends QPR's record-breaking winless start to a Premier League season as they beat Fulham.

Goals from Sergio Aguero, Javi Garcia and Yaya Toure earn Manchester City a deserved 3-1 win at Newcastle.

South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, has a successful operation to remove gallstones, according to a government statement.

Egyptians are voting in a referendum on a draft constitution that has divided the country and sparked deadly unrest.

Humanitarian agencies warn of a sharp rise in refugees in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of recent fighting.

Evan Davis on Liberia's development frustrations