Foreign military intervention has caused too much suffering in Africa, says the AU's chair, in a message seen as a jab at Nato's airstrikes in Libya.

To compete in the Scrabble competition, Elisee Poka spent five days in a bus traversing potholed roads. His competitors from France arrived by plane.

Senegal's presidential candidates have held their final rallies as protesters marched in the streets. Tensions are high ahead of Sunday's poll.

When Emma Agger turned six, her father Simon, a die-hard European soccer fan, decided she was old enough to watch the game in its native habitat. So last summer, they packed their bags in their home not far from Nike's Beaverton headquarters and headed to Britain.

Foreign military intervention has caused too much suffering in Africa, says the AU's chair, in a message seen as a jab at Nato's airstrikes in Libya.

In August 2012, a handful of heroes conspired to save Timbuktu's prized manuscripts. The ingenious plan involved empty rice sacks, a boat and Bamako.

Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo made an unannounced visit to Côte d'Ivoire, arriving late on Saturday for a meeting with Laurent Gbagbo.

The government of Alassane Ouattara said on Monday rebels allied with their leader had seized a nearly 50km corridor along Côte d'Ivoire's border.