The ousted president of the Central African Republic, Francois Bozize, has taken refuge in neighboring Cameroon as France sends more troops to the African country.

At least 13 South African soldiers have lost their lives in clashes with rebels at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Central African Republic's capital, Bangui.

She arrived in Poland three years ago without much fanfare, but when Emily Chebet left Bydgoszcz, she had clinched both the World Cross Country gold medal and a lucrative contract with Addidas to bout.

The Kenyan government said on Tuesday there was no cause for alarm following an outbreak of dengue viral disease in the East African nation's costal region in the past two days.

The Sudanese army said Tuesday that the security deal between Khartoum and Juba is progressing well and that the two sides are fully committed to the agreement.

Egypt's prosecutor general on Monday issued arrest warrants and a travel ban against five prominent political activists accused of inciting violence against President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood.

Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda Tuesday denied abuse of authority charge leveled against him in connection with a Nigerian oil procurement deal.

The European Union has removed 81 Zimbabwean individuals and eight companies off its sanctions list, leaving on the travel ban the last ten influential people including President Robert Mugabe, his wife Grace Mugabe, and top military officials, reports said Tuesday.

The Malian prime minister said on Monday that the government was determined to organize the presidential and legislative elections in July in conformity with the transition roadmap.

An Israeli man and a Norwegian woman who were kidnapped Friday in Egypt's governorate of South Sinai have been freed, a local security source told Xinhua Tuesday.

The rebel leader in Central African Republic suspended the constitution, dissolved state institutions and declared a transitional rule on Monday.

The BRICS mechanism provides an opportunity for South Africa to learn from other members in nation-building and for the whole Africa to stimulate economic growth, says a local business executive.

The Africa National Congress (ANC), South Africa's ruling party, on Monday said the 5th BRICS summit is critical in "redefining" the future of the developing nations and establishing world economies.

The presidents of Rwanda, the Republic of Congo, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) met on Sunday to discuss the security situation that is prevailing in the Great Lakes region.

A military official says that rebels in Central African Republic are pushing closer to the capital, Bangui.

Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani was just 10 years old when she first read Chinua Achebe's groundbreaking novel "Things Fall Apart."

Rebels in Central African Republic are advancing on the capital, Bangui, after taking the town of Damara on Friday, a rebel spokesman said.

Rwanda's justice minister said Thursday his government will not hinder the transfer of the warlord Bosco Ntaganda from the U.S. Embassy in Kigali to the International Criminal Court.

A suicide car bomber killed a soldier near Timbuktu's airport, officials said Thursday, the first such attack in the fabled city where French forces ousted Islamic extremists from power almost two months ago.

Rebels in Central African Republic on Thursday dismissed the president's offer to release some political prisoners, saying the fighters would still consider retaking up arms despite signing a peace agreement two months ago.