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

An ambassador who served under former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi dies after being detained by Tripoli-based militia, Human Rights Watch

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

Ghana’s Anthony Annan opts to continue playing at the Africa Cup of Nations despite the death of his