BBC (UK)
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 13:26
Somalia's al-Shabab militants have said they carried out the attack on a Nairobi shopping centre in "retribution" for Kenya's efforts to help the Somali government. Kenyan troops are part of the African Union force in the country. Despite losing ground, al-Shabab remains a potent threat as the BBC's Mark Doyle reports from Kismayo - once the group's main base.
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 13:24
A senior figure in the Somali militant group al-Shabab has told the BBC it carried out a deadly attack on a shopping centre in neighbouring Kenya.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 09:22
At least 87 people have been killed in an attack by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state, according to local officials.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 08:24
The African Union has called a special summit to discuss a mass withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in protest at the trial of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 07:39
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he is committed to a plan to destroy his country's chemical weapons, but warned it could take about a year.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 07:29
Egyptian security forces have fought gun battles in a town near Cairo after launching an operation targeting "criminal and terrorist hotbeds".
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 13:41
In an interview with Russian media, Mr Ryabkov said the government of President Bashar al-Assad had given him new evidence that rebel forces had used chemical weapons.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 10:18
Rwanda's governing RPF party has won a resounding victory in parliamentary elections, securing 76% of the vote.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 10:14
Nigerian politicians have exchanged punches after a splinter group from the governing People's Democratic Party (PDP) tried to address parliament.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 00:00
Nicaragua has launched legal action against Colombia in the International Court of Justice, claiming potentially oil-rich areas in the Caribbean.