Africa agrees deal for Continental Free Trade Area

It is hoped the deal could boost industry and make more than a billion people more prosperous.

Top African clubs await Champions League draw

Holders Wydad Casablanca of Morocco and record winners Al Ahly from Egypt are among top seeds for African Champions League draw.

Human Rights Watch: Libya ‘incapable’ of holding elections

The US-based group worries that voters, candidates and political parties risk 'coercion'.

CAR’s coach Raoul Savoy says football is ‘unifying the country’

Central African Republic's coach Raoul Savoy says football is unifying the country as they look to recover from ongoing religious conflict.

Kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls freed in Nigeria

Nearly all the 110 abducted girls are returned to Dapchi town - but five are believed dead.

The story behind Africa’s free trade dream

Africa is hoping to agree a free trade deal encompassing the whole continent - but can it be done?

Could ACFTA free trade deal be a new dawn for Africa?

As African heads of state sign the first continent wide free trade deal, what will it mean for the people that live there?

Teaching boys that ‘real men’ would stop rape

A project in Kenya is teaching boys how to intervene to stop sexual violence

Cambridge Analytica: The data firm’s global influence

The data firm facing questions over its work practices has operated all over the world.

Cambridge Analytica’s Kenya election role ‘must be investigated’

Kenya's opposition calls for a full investigation after the company boasts of its election impact.