Nigeria's Victor Moses is among the scorers as Chelsea thrash Leeds 5-1 to reach the Capital One Cup semi-finals.

Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak is transferred to a military hospital after slipping and injuring his head, Egyptian state media say.

Three men who allegedly stole about $1m in a Congolese city are arrested across the border in Rwanda, a UN official says.

Senegalese MPs pass a law that will allow a special tribunal to be created to try Chad's ex-leader Hissene Habre, accused of killing and torturing opponents.

The Argentine navy ship Libertad is on its way home after it was held for two months in Ghana, seized over government debts incurred 10 years ago.

Foreign staff are holed up at Sierra Leone's biggest diamond mine, after it is hit by deadly clashes which have led to the army being deployed.

Fifa awards Niger a 3-0 victory by default in a 2014 World Cup qualifier because Gabon fielded an ineligible player.

A Sudanese man convicted of murder has been beheaded in Saudi Arabia, the country's interior ministry says.

Gunmen attack an oil tanker off the coast of Nigeria, stealing personal belongings and kidnapping five crew members.

Togo pledge to do everything they can to persuade Spurs' Emmanuel Adebayor to play at next month's Nations Cup.

South Africa's Zuma faces hard times despite ANC landslide

QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt tells boss Harry Redknapp he wants to play for Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Former South African president Nelson Mandela is "looking much better" after treatment but doctors are "in no hurry to send him home", according to the government.

Security at the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi was "grossly inadequate" when an attack killed the US ambassador, an official report finds.

Chad troops enter the Central African Republic (CAR) to help fight rebels who have seized several towns and threaten to overthrow the government.