VIDEO: Photos from the royal court of Benin

Photographs of the bloody scene at the house of Oscar Pistorius are shown to court on day 12 of the South African athlete's trial in Pretoria.

Residents of Cotonou - the economic capital of Benin - are hoping the addition of street names and house numbers will help improve the economy.

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Gilles Adamon, founder of Natura soaps and cosmetics, talks about the shea butter industry in Benin.

TPF stylist Silvia Njoki defied recent cloth stripping tide to dress in a micro mini-skirt , the fashion stylist decided to mock the dunderheads in Nairobi and Mombasa who have decided to strip women perceived to dress “inappropriately” .
When news about Embassava touts stripping a woman hit the headlines, the like of Robert Alai supported the move and this ignited a fierce battle with the ladies and they aggressively launched attack on him, one Esther Passaris in particular was engaged in...

An exhibition of photographs and moving images telling the history of apartheid is one of the events held in South Africa to celebrate 20 years of democracy.

South Africa appeals court to make ruling on whether to overturn a manslaughter conviction against Oscar Pistorius.

Ugandan commander of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Dominic Ongwen has arrived in The Hague to be tried for war crimes.

Chad's ex-leader Hissene Habre has been forced into a Dakar courtroom at the resumption of his trial for war crimes.