Bemba ICC sentence

The International Criminal Court (ICC) to sentence former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba for bribing witnesses during an earlier war crimes trial, which led to him being excluded from running for DR Congo president.

Portuguese PM in Angola

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa starts a two-day visit to Angola to revitalise political and economic relations between the two states.

Nigeria Speaker defects

Nigerian Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara dumps the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Appeal for Yaoundé reporter

More calls for the release of Thomas Awah Junior, a jailed Cameroonian journalist, whose health has greatly deteriorated in a Yaoundé prison.

Cameroonians on the move

Thousands of families continue fleeing war-torn English speaking regions of the Northwest and Southwest Cameroon for safety in the French speaking regions despite a government call for them not to move.