EU migrant deal with Libya is ‘inhuman’ – UN

Monitors saw "thousands of emaciated men, women and children piled on top of each other" in detention.

Mugabe allies hit out at Zimbabwe army chief

Backers of President Mugabe's wife tell the army chief to stay in barracks after takeover warning.

Nick Hope: How taekwondo saved an Olympian from bullying

After a tough childhood in West Africa and exile in France, Mahama Cho tells how taekwondo helped save him from bullying.

Meet the striker who saved a player’s life on the pitch

Togo international Francis Kone hopes the Fifa Fair Play Award he won last month can send a message to those who engage in racial abuse.

Angola’s flawless diamond up for auction

Diamond lovers are in for a treat with this flawless stone up for auction in Geneva.

Meet the Nigerian rapper who loves dressing modestly

Rapper Haddy Rapia is making a name for herself in a traditionally conservative and mainly Muslim area of northern Nigeria.

Madagascar’s ‘worst plague outbreak’ in 50 years

The island is one of the global hotspots most prone to the deadly disease.

Visibility poor

A shortage of weather data is holding back many African economies. Some start-ups are changing this.

A Botanic Garden flowers in the Omani desert

Arup, Grimshaw and Haley Sharpe Design are combining on this project that will create the largest Botanic Garden in the world

A double take in Tel-Aviv

This modernist house brings together two households while combining architectural styles