Algerian firefighters were Thursday battling a string of blazes, fanned by drought and a blistering heatwave, that have killed at least 38 people and left destruction in their wake. Emergency services were still battling a blaze around Tonga lake, he said.
Madrid on Monday denied that migrants had died on Spanish soil during a deadly mass border crossing from Morocco earlier this year as claimed by a BBC documentary. Last Tuesday, British broadcaster BBC released a documentary that claimed lifeless bodies were dragged by Moroccan police from an area that was Spanish-controlled, casting doubt on official government accounts.
Three Egyptian journalists said Monday they had begun hunger strikes to demand authorities free Alaa Abdel Fattah, a jailed political dissident who has been refusing food and now water too. After a seven-month hunger strike during which he consumed only "100 calories a day", Alaa Abdel Fattah has refused food altogether since last Tuesday.
One woman has made the most gorgeous furniture form old tyres and her craft has been celebrated online. People are amazed by what she can do with old tyres.
Thousands rallied in Cameroon's capital on Sunday to fete 40 years in power of President Paul Biya, who is accused of trampling on human rights and stifling democracy. In front of Yaounde's city hall, thousands on Sunday danced to songs played in honour of Biya at the event organised by the all-powerful Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC).
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton said beating world champions South Africa on Saturday was "right up there" with other memorable victories but said he wants trophies to round off his career. "South Africa are good for that, getting their timing right for a World Cup.
Monnapule Saleng scored direct from a free-kick to give Orlando Pirates a 1-0 victory over AmaZulu on Saturday in the South African MTN 8 final in Durban. Saleng is the man of the moment in South African football after twice scoring two goals last month and winning a first call up to the national squad.
Ireland, the number one ranked team in the world, edged world champions South Africa 19-16 in a thrilling rugby Test at Lansdowne Road on Saturday for a 10th successive home win. However, South Africa showed their 'world champion' credentials by coming back once more, Eben Etzebeth's brilliant lay-off setting up Arendse for a try in the corner.
Thousands of demonstrators thronged Mali's capital Bamako on Friday to protest the publication of a video on social media deemed blasphemous against Islam. Police said the protest, called by the High Islamic Council of Mali (HCM), gathered thousands of people, although organisers estimated their numbers at more than one million.
Kenya's defeated deputy presidential candidate Martha Karua said Friday that she had filed a case challenging the Supreme Court's decision in September which upheld the election victory of President William Ruto.
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