The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Robbins looks at how much of a threat is posed by terrorists in North Africa, and what the options are for dealing with them.

Ivory Coast's former youth minister and ally of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo, Charles Ble Goude, is charged with war crimes and murder.

How militant Islamists are gaining a foothold on the continent

The drama of the Africa Cup of Nations moved on Monday to the South African city of Nelspruit, located near the borders with Swaziland and Mozambique.

A swarm of highly destructive Armyworm caterpillars has hit Zimbabwe, threatening the country’s crop fields.

Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Tunisia and Algeria in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Ivory Coast and Togo in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Eritrean soldiers surround the ministry of information after state TV was taken off air, unconfirmed reports say.

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal says 37 foreigners from eight nationalities were killed during the siege at a remote desert gas plant.

Armed men seize an oil tanker off Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, officials say.

French and Malian troops enter the key central Malian town of Diabaly, without resistance from militant Islamists, reports say.

A South African court finds Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah guilty of masterminding 2010 car bombing which killed 12 people in Abuja.