Defence Secretary Liam Fox says he agrees with the head of the Armed Forces that Nato needs to intensify its campaign in Libya.

Bitter rivals Al Ahly of Egypt and Tunisia's Esperance are drawn to play in the same Champions League group.

Rangers wrap up their third consecutive Scottish Premier League title with a convincing victory at Rugby Park.

Holders TP Mazembe will appeal against their disqualification from the African Champions League for fielding an ineligible player.

More than half of Tunisia's population is under the age of 25 and despite the fact that the country has a high number of graduates, the youth unemployment rate is around 30%.

Suzanne Mubarak, wife of Egypt's ex-president, is in intensive care with a suspected heart attack after she was ordered to be detained for 15 days.

Queen's visit highlights shared history on African battlefields

Civic pride amid Benghazi's guns and grudges

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap two foreign engineers - a British man and his Italian colleague, in the north-west state of Kebbi.

Almost one third of Somalia's population are living in crisis, because of intensifying drought, according to a coalition of aid agencies.

Piracy off the Somali coast costs the international community up to $8.3bn (£5.1bn) a year, and that could nearly double by 2015, a new study says.

Uganda's parliament adjourns without debating a controversial bill which includes the death penalty for some homosexual acts.

Up to 400 people, mainly Eritreans, are currently being held captive for ransom and tortured by people-traffickers in Egypt's Sinai desert, a Catholic priest tells the BBC.

Almost half of Zimbabwe's civil servants are either not qualified or are not working, according to a leaked World Bank report obtained by the BBC.

Fears of forced conscription and tribalism in Libyan capital

The pro-democracy struggle in the Middle East and North Africa is at risk amid a fightback by repressive governments, Amnesty International says.

Opposition supporters have clashed with police in the capital Kampala following the swearing-in of President Yoweri Museveni.

An HIV-positive person can reduce the risk of spreading the virus to uninfected partners by 96% if they are given anti-retroviral drugs immediately, according to US scientists.

Uganda's government accuses opposition leader Kizza Besigye's supporters of attempting to disrupt President Yoweri Museveni's swearing-in.

Egypt's revolutionary fervour gives way to anxiety