Anti-balaka militia to become political party

Dakar - The 'anti-balaka' militia in Central African Republic, formed in response to abuses by mostly Muslim rebels who seized power last year, said it would lay down its weapons and become a political movement.

Representatives for the mostly Christian militia movement decided at a general assembly in the capital Bangui late on Saturday that their movement would be renamed the Centralafrican Party for Unity and Development (PCUD).

Zambia's splintered ruling party in dispute over new leader

Lusaka - A faction in Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) elected Defence Minister Edgar Lungu as the party's president on Sunday, in a disputed vote highlighting a bitter power struggle ahead of a January presidential election.

The ruling party has been embroiled in a factional feud since the party's president and Zambia's leader, Michael Sata, died in October in a London hospital.

Jordin Sparks hits out at Jason Derulo in her new song!

Los Angeles - Jordin Sparks has taken a swipe at her ex-boyfriend Jason Derulo in a song.

The 24-year-old beauty appears to take aim at her former lover, with whom she had a three-year relationship that ended in September, in her latest remix of Drake's song, How About Now.

Angelina Jolie says learning to cook will make her a better wife

Los Angeles - Angelina Jolie thinks she'd be a "better wife" to Brad Pitt if she was a more skilled cook.

The 39-year-old actress accepts she has limited kitchen skills and she believes her 50-year-old husband would like it if her array of dishes was bigger, but Brad insists he loves her just the way she is.

Rihanna's grandpa crashed her record label meeting and fell asleep on the couch!

Los Angeles - Rihanna's granddad crashed a meeting with her record label.

The Diamonds hitmaker was joined by her grandfather, Lionel Braithwaite, as she attended a meeting in New York on Monday at the head office of Roc Nation.