Egyptian security forces have fired live rounds at anti-government protesters marching in the northern province of Gharbia.

Two bombs have exploded near police officers patrolling a bridge in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, wounding six policemen, an Interior Ministry official said.

The Ghanaian government has defended its decision to limit foreign exchange withdrawals in an effort to halt the fall in its own currency, the cedi.

Libyan Security forces are bracing for protest rallies in the capital, Tripoli, against the country's protracted political transition

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the country’s military service chiefs to make extra efforts to root out Boko Haram militants in the nation’s northeast.

Rebels fighting against the South Sudanese government say that 700 men from government troops have defected with all their equipment and joined them.

South African government mediators say wage talks between a mining union and three major platinum producers have been adjourned until next week.

Sudanese authorities have told the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to suspend its activities in the country.

Christian armed men have looted and burnt down dozens of houses belonging to Muslim families in the Central African Republic capital, Bangui.

Tunisians have held a demonstration against Israeli crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories, Press TV reports.

The United Nations says nearly four million people in South Sudan are in dire need of food aid due to the conflict in the country.

African leaders have warned that ongoing violence in the Central African Republic can tear the country apart and destabilize the African continent.

Egypt has sentenced dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members to jail terms over their alleged role in protests against the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi.

Unidentified gunmen have killed a retired police colonel and two sons of other retired high-ranking security officials in Libya, according to the country’s health officials.

The African Union has called on the International Criminal Court to stop criminal proceedings against sitting African presidents, urging AU member states to "speak with one voice" against the ICC.

Egypt says Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan has paid a visit to the capital, Cairo, amid a diplomatic row between the two countries after militants in Libya abducted Egyptian diplomats over a week ago.

At least ten people have been killed across Egypt as security forces attacked supporters of ousted president, Mohamed Morsi.

A metro stop and a police station in the Egyptian capital of Cairo are targeted with explosions following a blast earlier in the day at the country’s police headquarters that killed at least four people and injured over 70 others.

Tensions are mounting again in South Sudan as rebels have accused the government forces of launching fresh attacks despite a recent ceasefire between the two sides.

The spokesman for Tunisia's Constituent assembly has announced that a final vote on the new constitution is to be held on January 25.