December 8, 2015 Oscar Pistorius granted bail ahead of sentencing for murder Oscar Pistorius will remain under house arrest pending his sentencing for his murder conviction, after a South African judge granted bail to the Olympic athlete on Tuesday.
December 8, 2015 Second Zimbabwe electoral official quits A senior Zimbabwean election official said Tuesday he has resigned, just days after a colleague quit over the conduct of the vote that extended President Robert Mugabe's 33-year rule.
December 8, 2015 Two tries, yellow card for Habana in Springboks romp Bryan Habana took his Test try total to 50 on Saturday as South Africa defeated 14-man Samoa 56-23 at chilly Loftus Versfeld to win a four-nation tournament final.
December 8, 2015 Egypt airports on high alert ahead of June 30 protests Egypt's airports will raise their alert level to "high" ahead of June 30 when opposition-backed protesters plan to demonstrate against President Mohamed Morsi, security officials said on Saturday.
December 8, 2015 Tunisia economy hobbled by political crisis The failure of Tunisia's politicians to resolve a months-old crisis and restore stability is hampering economic recovery, the central bank governor warned Tuesday, while criticising a lack of "budgetary vision."
December 8, 2015 Somalia's Puntland cuts ties with central government Somalia's northeastern Puntland region said Monday it had cut all relations with the central government in Mogadishu, raising the prospect of further fractures to the already war-torn nation.
December 8, 2015 Nigeria signs $1.3 bn power plant deal with China Nigeria has announced two major initiatives aimed at improving its woeful electricity supply, entering a $1.3 billion (960 million euros) power plant deal with China and on Monday handing over state power assets to private investors.
December 8, 2015 Deadlock in talks between Mozambique government, ex-rebels Mozambique's bid to end a conflict with former rebels that has unnerved investors hit an impasse on Wednesday after the group's leader refused to leave his bush camp for talks.
December 8, 2015 Khartoum's roadside refugees seek help after flood It looks as if an earthquake, not a flood, hit the Khartoum district of Sharq ElNeel.
December 8, 2015 Egypt farmer held for naming donkey after top general An Egyptian farmer has been arrested for putting the name of the country's military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and an army cap on his donkey, state media said Saturday.