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20 June 2013 Last updated at 04:43 ET

UN condemns 'despicable' Somali raidA Somali government soldier at the scene of the attack in Mogadishu. Photo: 19 June 2013

UN head Ban Ki-moon expresses outrage over a "despicable" attack by Islamists on a UN office in Somalia which killed at least 15 people.

Congo attacks over arrests in India

Shops belonging to Asians are targeted in a violent protest in DR Congo's capital over the arrest of Congolese students in India over the weekend.

Congolese cyclistsFirst cycling Tour de Congo begins

The first cycling tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo starts, but cyclists will not be riding to the volatile east of the vast country.

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