Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has said "all options are open" to deal with any threat to his country's water supply posed by an Ethiopian dam. Mr Morsi said he was not "calling for war", but that he would not allow Egypt's water supply to be endangered. Egypt was apparently caught by surprise when Ethiopia started diverting the Blue Nile last month, amid ...

Kenya's MPs have agreed to drop their annual salary by $45,000 ($28,700) to $75,000 following a public outcry, a government-appointed body has said. The MPs would receive a car allowance of around $58,000, for agreeing to the cut, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) said. On Tuesday, protesters in the capital, Nairobi, denounced MPs as "MPigs". MPs voted for a $120,000 annual salary ...

Images of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika have been shown for the first time since he went to Paris to be treated for a mini-stroke in April. Algerian TV broadcast footage of Mr Bouteflika's meeting with the prime minister and head of the armed forces a day earlier in the French capital. He was seen in a black dressing gown, talking, drinking from ...

The guitarist and singer had "enthralled his teeming followers" during a career of more than 64 years, Mr Jonathan said. Fatai was best known for his song, They Cannot Match Us, which criticised younger generations. The exact cause of Fatai's death, or his age, is not known. He died after more than 10 days in a coma, and was aged either 85 or ...

South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela is "responding better" to treatment in hospital, President Jacob Zuma has said. Mr Zuma told parliament he was happy with the progress being made by Mr Mandela after a "difficult few days". The 94 year old is spending his fifth day in a Pretoria hospital suffering from a recurrent lung infection. Mr Mandela's wife Graca Machel, ...