An African legend – and me

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Thirty years after his death, Becky Branford recalls interviewing Burkina Faso's legendary leader just before he was assassinated.

Conjoined twins survive gruelling journey to separation

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The one-week-old baby girls had to go on a 15-hour journey on the back of a motorbike.

Kalou and Berlin team-mates ‘take a knee’

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Hertha Berlin's players and officials "take a knee" to show their support for "an open-minded world" before their 2-0 loss against Schalke on Saturday.

Crystal Palace 2-1 Chelsea: Roy Hodgson delighted for match-winner Wilfried Zaha

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Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson is delighted for match-winner Wilfried Zaha after the returning forward scores the decisive goal in a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace 2-1 Chelsea: Roy Hodgson delighted for match-winner Wilfried Zaha

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Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson is delighted for match-winner Wilfried Zaha after the returning forward scores the decisive goal in a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Selhurst Park.

Bailly suspended for Ivory Coast’s crucial qualifier against Morocco

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Manchester United defender Eric Bailly will miss Ivory Coast's crunch World Cup qualifier at home to Morocco on 11 November through suspension.

Somalia: At least 230 dead in Mogadishu blast

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Saturday's truck bombing in the capital is the deadliest attack in Somalia's 10-year insurgency.

Kenya boarding school attack leaves six dead

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An ex-pupil and two accomplices attacked the dormitories in the early hours, the head teacher says.

Ivory Coast crash: Four die when cargo plane plunges into sea

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Four Moldovans are killed and four French nationals are among the six injured.

First commercial flight lands on remote St Helena

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Commercial jet lands for the first time on airstrip branded the "world's most useless airport".