Nigeria stampede: Deaths at Buhari rally in Port Harcourt

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At least 15 people are killed after a crowd surges towards a gate at a Port Harcourt stadium.

Ethiopian singer Dadhi Gelan killed by stray bullet

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Celebrations have turned into mourning after a stray bullet kills Dadhi Gelan at a performance.

Missing Kenyan activist Caroline Mwatha found dead

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Caroline Mwatha investigated extrajudicial killings, but police believe her death was abortion-related.

Nigeria’s Uche Agbo ‘football more important than cash’

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Nigeria's Uche Agbo says he will not sacrifice his football ambition for money at this stage of his career after rejecting a move to China.

Nigeria: Ogoni widow testifies against Shell in The Hague

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Esther Kiobel accuses the oil giant of complicity in a crackdown by Nigeria's then military rulers.

Nigeria: Ogoni widow testifies against Shell in The Hague

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Esther Kiobel accuses the oil giant of complicity in a crackdown by Nigeria's then military rulers.

How sex traffickers use black magic to force migrants into prostitution

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Magdalen is one of tens of thousands of Nigerian migrants to Europe who have been forced into sex work.

Kenya terror attack: What happened during the Nairobi hotel siege?

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What exactly happened during the 19 hour-siege in which 21 people were killed at a luxury complex?

South Africa newborn baby rescued from storm drain

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The infant was pulled alive from the pipe after a three-hour operation in Durban, South Africa.

Nigeria elections: Eating, not voting, on minds of displaced millions in north-east

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There are more urgent issues than voting for the almost two million Nigerians displaced by conflict.