South Africa: 10,000 Knysna residents evacuated amid fire

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Troops will be deployed to help put out bushfires and protect properties in the popular tourist town.

Al-Shabab fighters storm military base in Somalia

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Militants say they killed 61 government troops, but there is no independent confirmation of this.

How much?!

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The first major new railway in Kenya for more than a century has some challenging goals to meet if it is justify its high cost.

Cape Town storm: Waves crash into carpark

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Waves crashed over coastal barriers and travelled into a seaside car park in a storm which has put an end to the biggest drought in a century in Cape Town.

‘First of our kind’ found in Morocco

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Fossils of modern humans uncovered in north Africa are at least 300,000 years old.

South Africa storm and wildfire warning

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More than 50mm of rain is expected as the storm nears the southern coasts

Kamara vows to continue with his career

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Sierra Leone forward Alhaji Kamara vows to carry on playing despite the recent death of his elder brother Bai Sama Kamara.

Ethiopian singer Teddy Afro goes global

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Singer Teddy Afro reaches number one on the Billboard World Albums chart.

Gabriel Zakuani: Former Northampton Town defender joins Gillingham

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Gillingham sign defender Gabriel Zakuani after he turned down a new contract with League One rivals Northampton.

Cape Town storm: Eight killed as drought ends

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Among the dead is a family of four killed in a fire started by lightning, as storms end a drought.