Frank Butler

Spain and Morocco arrest 14 people in a joint operation targeting suspected recruiters for the so-called Islamic State group.

A group of chimpanzees, used for American medical research, have been released back into the wild in Liberia.

Kenya's Supreme Court says that the government should abide by a lower court's decision to give teachers a pay rise of at least 50%.

A South African court convicts a Czech businessman, who has been linked to organised crime in the country, of attempted murder and kidnapping.

Sierra Leone releases its last known Ebola patient, according to the World Health Organization.

An Egyptian government minister calls on the citizens of his country to raise the $25m (£15.76m) needed to buy an ancient statue.

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp criticise the verdict in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial for the first time, saying their daughter's killing was deliberate.

Burundi's security forces have tortured suspected opponents of President Pierre Nkurunziza's third-term bid, a rights group says

South Africa's currency falls to an all-time low against the US dollar as it suffers the effects of a slowdown in China's economy.

Meet the artist who collects plastic bags from the streets around his Johannesburg studio and melts them to create unique pictures.