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Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.

Suspected militants say they have attacked an oil pipeline in Nigeria, in what would be the first such attack since 2010.

Ghana qualify for the semi-finals of the Nations Cup after edging past Tunisia 2-1, following extra-time.

South African youth leader Julius Malema loses his appeals against the ruling ANC's decision to suspend him for bringing the party into disrepute.

At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match.

Famine conditions have ended in war-torn Somalia six months after they were first declared but the situation remains serious, the UN says.

At least 37 people have been killed in South Sudan following a shoot-out at a peace meeting aimed at ending recent violence, officials say.

The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.

Oil production is set to start in Uganda after a deal is signed between the government and London-based Tullow oil, which also draws in Chinese and French firms.

Two US women tourists and their Egyptian guide who were kidnapped in the south of Egypt's Sinai peninsula have been released, security sources say.