Egypt will take on Cameroon in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. It is the latest chapter in the 60-year history of the tournament.

Sudan has reached an agreement with one of the main rebel groups in the Darfur conflict - a major development in the effort to restore peace to the region.

The Sudanese government says it rescued more than 1,500 people from human traffickers in the last five months.

Gold miners in Sudan are risking their lives to feed their families. They are using mercury and cyanide to get to the gold dust, and the toxic chemicals not only affect the miners but everyone else nearby.

Dozens of activists in Sudan have been arrested in the last two days during protests over skyrocketing prices of medications. The increases began earlier this month after the government cut medicine and fuel subsidies in the country.

The government of Sudan is accusing South Sudan of supporting rebels that it accuses of trying to destablise the country. South Sudanese officials also accuse Sudan of backing rebels that are hostile to it.

Doctors in Sudan are holding a national strike demanding better pay. The three-day protest, which began on Thursday, is also calling for better working conditions and improved security.

Violence in South Sudan's capital has overshadowed preparations to mark five years since the country's independence. There was gunfire outside the Presidential Palace in Juba, a day after five soldiers were killed.