Caster Semenya: South African government calls on world to fight against IAAF rule

South African Caster Semenya has been "targeted" by athletics' governing body, the IAAF, according to her country's sports minister

Caster Semenya: South African government calls on world to fight against IAAF rule

South African Caster Semenya has been "targeted" by athletics' governing body, the IAAF, according to her country's sports minister

Abdul Fattah al-Sisi: Egyptian president may rule until 2034

Rights groups condemn parliamentary moves to extend the president's term in office by 12 years.

Abdul Fattah al-Sisi: Egyptian president may rule until 2034

Rights groups condemn parliamentary moves to extend the president's term in office by 12 years.

Tanzanian nine-year-old poet: ‘I want to show everything is possible’

Tanzanian nine-year-old Tumaini's poems have covered apartheid and her country's first president.

Somali women discuss marriage pressures

Second generation Somalis Safa and Ladan say the pressure for young women to marry in the community is immense.

Africa’s week in pictures: 8-14 February 2019

A selection of photographs from around the African continent this week.

Five things about Nigeria: The superpower with no power

What do you know about Africa's most-populous nation and largest economy?

Five things about Nigeria: The superpower with no power

What do you know about Africa's most-populous nation and largest economy?

Nigeria election 2019: Do the promises stack up?

Voters are bombarded with propaganda ahead of Saturday's presidential election, but how much is accurate?