BBC News | Africa | World Edition

Africa's stars turn out for Benjani

26.05.2012 18:43 A host of stars from Africa and beyond, including Kanu and Yakubu, took part in Benjani's testimonial on Saturday.

BBC presenter held in Zimbabwe

26.05.2012 17:46 BBC classical music presenter Petroc Trelawny is arrested in Zimbabwe for not having a work permit.

Race for SLFA presidency hots up

26.05.2012 17:39 Former Sierra Leone Premier League board chairman Rodney Edmond Michael has become the second person to enter the race to become the next President of the Sierra Leone Football Association.

Sierra Leone FA offices are locked

26.05.2012 17:07 Sierra Leone's preparations for next month's World Cup and Nations Cup qualifiers have been thrown into disarray due to a row with a construction company.

Polarised Egypt result confirmed

26.05.2012 16:09 The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi and old regime figure Ahmed Shafiq will contest June's Egypt presidential run-off, state media confirm.

Yakubu hints at Blackburn exit

26.05.2012 14:01 Nigeria international Yakubu Aiyegbeni may have played his last match for Blackburn Rovers, as he tells the BBC that the Championship is not for him.

Key Egypt candidate seeks allies

25.05.2012 22:15 Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood calls allies to back its presidential candidate in a likely run-off against Hosni Mubarak's last PM to "save" the uprising.

Nations 'wasting time' on climate

25.05.2012 19:57 The latest round of UN climate talks is nearing its end, with observers saying little progress has been made against a "coalition of the unwilling".

Israel 'denies migrants' rights'

25.05.2012 19:05 The US state department criticises Israel's treatment of thousands of African asylum seekers who it says are being denied basic social services.

Aluko ready for Nigeria rebirth

25.05.2012 17:42 Rangers winger Sone Aluko is delighted to be back in the Nigeria squad for the first time since his debut three years ago.

South Sudan voted into Fifa

25.05.2012 15:51 South Sudan becomes the 209th member of football's world governing body, after being voted in by Fifa delegates on Friday.

Egypt TV satire attracts millions

25.05.2012 14:52 Egyptian TV show gets away with lampooning politicians

Lift Zimbabwe sanctions, UN urges

25.05.2012 14:02 Western nations should lift sanctions on Zimbabwe and its President Robert Mugabe, says UN high commissioner for human rights Navi Pillay.

Q&A: Lesotho elections

25.05.2012 13:24 A guide to Leostho's unpredictable and tense election

VIDEO: Mugabe meets UN human rights chief

25.05.2012 12:53 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urges Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to ensure the upcoming elections will be free and fair.