Kim Wall: Headless body identified as missing journalist
A headless torso found in waters off Denmark has been identified as missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, Danish police say.
Grace Mugabe: South Africa grants immunity despite assault claim
South Africa has granted diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe, allowing her to leave the country without answering questions about an assault allegation.
President Robert Mugabe and his wife arrived back in Harare early on Sunday.
Sierra Leone mudslide kills hundreds as houses are buried
At least 179 people have been killed in a mudslide near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, the Red Cross says.
Zuma wins in close vote
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma lives to fight another day after surviving the no-confidence vote against him. He joined ANC supporters to celebrate.
South Africa's President Zuma facing no-confidence vote
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma faces a motion of no-confidence as MPs start voting in a secret ballot.
The governing African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties traded barbs in two hours of heated debate on Tuesday, before voting booths were brought out on to the floor.
Zuma no confidence vote: Will 'the Zuptas' fall in South Africa?
South Africa is up in arms. Marches are being organised in support of President Jacob Zuma, as deafening protests call on him to step down.
Kenyan election official Chris Msando 'tortured to death'
The Kenyan election official whose body was found earlier this week had been severely tortured and strangled to death, an autopsy has found.
Rwanda's Paul Kagame - visionary or tyrant?
Lanky and soft-spoken, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame portrays himself as a modern-day politician who sees social media as a way of championing democracy and development.
Kenyan election IT head Chris Msando found dead
The man in charge of Kenya's computerised voting system has been found dead just days before the 8 August elections.
Mass Nigerian arrests for gay sex in Lagos State
More than 40 men have been arrested in Nigeria over the weekend for performing homosexual acts, police say.