Dihya: female hero of Algerian resistance

Dihya, or Kahina, is a figure still celebrated today despite her story dating back to the 7th Century.

Mikel Obi: Super Eagles captain steps in to help Nigeria Amuptee team

Nigeria captain John Mikel Obi pledges financial support to the country's amputee football team who face a race against time to make it to the World Cup in Mexico.

Mikel Obi: Super Eagles captain steps in to help Nigeria Amuptee team

Nigeria captain John Mikel Obi pledges financial support to the country's amputee football team who face a race against time to make it to the World Cup in Mexico.

Somalia’s vital Aamin Ambulance service ‘faces closure’

Somalia's bomb-hit capital relies on a free first-aid team but it is having to scale down operations.

South Africa shocked by live rape trial of Timothy Omotoso

A televised rape trial in South Africa of a Nigerian televangelist prompts a furious backlash.

Foreign maids on ‘hell’ of kafala jobs in Middle East

Millions of African and Asian women work as maids in the Gulf. They have few rights and abuse is rife.

Foreign maids on ‘hell’ of kafala jobs in Middle East

Millions of African and Asian women work as maids in the Gulf. They have few rights and abuse is rife.

Quadruple amputee Alex Lewis to climb Ras Dashen mountain in Ethiopia

Alex Lewis will attempt to summit Ras Dashen mountain in Ethiopia in January using a special buggy and rock climbing.

The World’s longest sea crossing opens

The new crossing which includes a tunnel section connects three key coastal cities in southern China - Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai

Revealed – The UK’s death-trap towers

Up to 41,000 flats built using the ‘Large Panel System’ in the UK have potentially fatal construction flaws