The boxer not wanted by Nigeria or UK

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The UK plan to deport him. Nigeria does not want him. BBC Sport meets Bilal Fawaz, a talented amateur boxer who's fought for England but has been seeking asylum in the UK for the past 11 years.

Trump ‘in crude Oval Office outburst about migrants’

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The White House did not deny he used a slur and a UN official condemned the remark as racist.

Africa’s week in pictures: 5 – 11 January 2018

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

‘I replied to a Facebook post and was married six days later’

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A Nigerian man tells how he placed an advertisement for a wife on Facebook and married her six days later.

Will Cape Town be the first city to run out of water?

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With water usage and droughts across the globe rising, the race is on to manage water more efficiently.

Ethiopia postpones elections for third time

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Ethiopia's Football Federation postpones elections for a third time after concerns over the screening of candidates.

Bell backs Cameroon’s preparations for 2019 Afcon

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Former national goalkeeper Joseph-Antoine Bell believes Cameroon will be ready to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, ahead of an inspection visit by the Confederation of African Football.

Menstruating girls banned from crossing Ghana river

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The ban, handed down by a local "river god" in central Ghana, also applies on Tuesdays.

Naby Keita: Liverpool will not get player in January, say RB Leipzig

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German side RB Leipzig tell BBC Sport they have no intention of allowing Liverpool to complete the signing of Naby Keita before the summer.

Nigeria: Mass burial after farmer-Fulani herdsman clashes

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More than 70 buried in Nigeria as security forces are deployed to the violence-ravaged region.