Frank Butler

In the Tarime district of the Mara region in northern Tanzania an age-old tradition involves women marrying women.

The UN threatens action unless South Sudan's President Salva Kiir signs a peace deal on Wednesday to end months of conflict with rebels.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was jeered by opposition MPs as he delivered his state of the nation address in parliament.

Why are Ebola workers in Makeni, Sierra Leone, having a song and dance?

A 25-year-old man from Ghana is feared to have left to join the Islamic State group, his father says, in the first such case in the West African state.

Olympic champion David Rudisha of Kenya wins his second world title with a commanding performance in the 800m final.

A South African court grants bail to one of Nelson Mandela's grandsons who has been accused of raping a 15-year-old girl earlier this month.

A South African court convicts eight policemen of murdering a Mozambican taxi driver who was tied and dragged behind a police van in 2013.

Nigeria's sacked national security adviser has been charged in court with illegally possessing weapons, an official statement says.

A Kenya football stadium is converted into a rehabilitation centre to tackle alcohol abuse.