Could the menstrual cup eradicate period poverty in Kenya?

A donated cup could last a girl 10 years - so why is Ebby Weyime facing resistance?

My late friend, the mayor of Mogadishu

Abdirahman Omar Osman was murdered after returning to Somalia to help rebuild his home nation.

Ebola outbreak: ‘I’m not afraid of working with patients’

BBC Africa spoke to a Red Cross worker at a screening point in Uganda.

Shipped back: Why British born kids were sent to Nigeria

Charlie and Titi want to ask their mothers why they were “shipped back” to Nigeria as children.

Half of Ebola cases in DR Congo ‘unidentified’

The country's Ebola response co-ordinator warns the deadly outbreak could last up to three years.

Jean-Philippe Gbamin: Everton sign Mainz midfielder for £25m in five-year deal

Everton sign Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin for £25m on a five-year contract.

Uganda’s Stella Nyanzi bares breasts in protest at jail sentence

Rights campaigners say Stella Nyanzi's 18-month sentence for criticising Uganda's president is "outrageous".

Ronald Reagan: No defence for ‘monkeys’ remark, says daughter

There is no excuse for comments made by the late former US president in 1971, his daughter writes.

Molefi Ntseki steps in as Stuart Baxter resigns as South Africa coach

Molefi Ntseki is named as South Africa's interim coach after Stuart Baxter steps down as Bafana Bafana boss.

Stuart Baxter steps down as South Africa coach

Stuart Baxter steps down as South Africa coach less than a month after leading Bafana Bafana to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.