A teacher in Senegal has been given a five-year prison sentence and another has been fined $32,000 (£24,300) for selling exam papers.
French, English, history...
Researchers say people who survive the deadly Ebola virus are at risk of suffering from severe mental problems.
There could also be neurological problems, including...
A French military helicopter has crashed in Ivory Coast, West of Africa.
The helicopter was reportedly on a training mission when it crashed.
The French army...
There have been scenes of chaos in Uganda's capital Kampala after police fired tear gas and live bullets to disperse protesters.
Several Ugandans have been...
There has been unrest in South Africa's Hermanus community with police firing rubber bullet to disperse rioting residents.
Rubber bullets and teargas were fired overnight...
Twenty-one people are missing, feared dead, after their boat capsized in northern Nigeria, emergency services and rescue workers said on Tuesday.
The vessel, carrying 30...
Hundreds of men on Tuesday marched through some streets in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria calling for an end to violence against women and children.
Some...
Sierra Leone's government is to probe the former government and its officials over corruption allegations.
The former government under former President Ernest Koroma is reported...
