Egyptian prosecution revealed on Monday that members of a recently busted al-Qaida-linked cell were involved in kidnapping four policemen in Sinai in February 2011, official news agency MENA reported.

The transitional President of the Central African Republic Michel Djotodia arrived in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Monday for a two-day visit, during which he is due to hold talks with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and other government officials, official news agency (SUNA) reported.

At least five soldiers were killed, two injured and one missing after armed men attacked a military depot in central Mozambique, the armed forces said on Monday.

South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday urged Iran to give priority to resolving all outstanding issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

"He is doing very well," Nelson Mandela's daughter told reporters on Monday outside the hospital where the noble laureate has been staying for the 10th day.

Tanzania has allocated 100 million Tanzanian shillings (62,500 U.S. dollars) as cash reward for all whistle blowers who provide helpful information that will facilitate arrest of the perpetrators of Saturday's Arusha bombing.

The 17 newly-appointed Egyptian governors were sworn in on Monday at presidency headquarters, state-run Nile TV reported.

The Nigerian soccer team arrived in Brazil on Sunday, three days behind schedule and a day before it is to open against Tahiti in the Confederation Cup.

An Egyptian misdemeanor court sentenced on Sunday a Muslim preacher and his son to jail over charges of insulting religion and tearing up the Bible, state-run MENA news agency reported.

The United States and Algeria share the same objectives in terms of bilateral cooperation and the fight against terrorism, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Wendy Sherman, was quoted by Algeria's state- run APS news agency as saying on Sunday.

Sudan on Sunday announced its agreement on proposals presented by the African Union (AU) to end the tension with South Sudan.

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela who has been hospitalized for more than a week, "continues to get better", South African President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday.

Agents of foreign institutions of higher learning in Kenya are having brisk business as the number of Kenyans seeking to study abroad rises.

Agents of foreign institutions of higher learning in Kenya are having brisk business as the number of Kenyans seeking to study abroad rises.

Sudanese Vice President Al-Haj Adam Yousif has affirmed that Sudan does not seek war with South Sudan, Khartoum's Al Ray Al Am daily reported Sunday.

Southern African leaders on Saturday urged Zimbabwe to delay the holding of general elections on July 31 as set by its veteran leader Robert Mugabe, citing the need for more time to prepare the electoral process.

Three people feared dead and more than 70 injured on Saturday in a bomb explosion which hit a fully-packed political party rally in Tanzania's northern safari capital of Arusha.

Mandla Mandela, Nelson Mandela's grandson, on Saturday said the condition of the former president of South Africa is improving very well.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels have accused the government in Kinshasa of refusing to negotiate to establish peace in the eastern DRC.

Ninety-three South African soldiers have been disciplined for offenses committed while deployed in a United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.