A new deadline is approaching in the efforts to end one of the most contentious disputes between Sudan and South Sudan.

DR Congo's president says he is prepared to study the grievances of rebels who have made rapid advances in the east of the country.

Uganda coach Bobby Williamson has named the 20-man squad which he hopes will successfully defend the Cecafa Challenge Cup.

DR Congo militia lap up cheers after the capture of Goma

Malawi coach Kinnah Phiri has included five new faces in his 20-man squad for the Cecafa Challenge Cup in Uganda.

Ivory Coast skipper Didier Drogba wants a loan move from Shanghai Shenhua, despite being outside the transfer window.

Ethiopia defend the decision to test new players at the Cecafa Challenge Cup, insisting it is still part of their Nations Cup preparations.

France says a French citizen has been kidnapped in south-west Mali, outside the part of the country now controlled by Islamists.

People in Somaliland in northern Somali cut trees to make charcoal, but deforestation threatens to turn their land into desert.

The people of Goma gather together to hear from Rebel leaders who have taken control of their city. The UN has condemned the seizure.

Rebels in DR Congo threaten to advance to the capital, Kinshasa, after capturing the eastern city of Goma as regional leaders hold crisis talks.

International governments file more than 250 objections to new net names including proposals for .africa and .zulu.

The police chief of the Libyan city of Benghazi, who took up his post after the US embassy attack, is assassinated by unknown gunmen.

Will Ross on the challenges facing Mali's intervention force

The UN Security Council backs a resolution calling for sanctions against leaders of rebels in DR Congo, hours after they seized the eastern city of Goma.

The UN's latest assessment of global cases of HIV/Aids shows there has been a further drop in new infections among children.