Ethiopian Airlines crash: ‘Pitch up, pitch up!’

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Details are emerging of the final moments of the flight, which crashed six minutes after take-off.

Nwankwo Obiora: Forgotten Nigerian midfielder keen to make up for lost time

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Nigeria and Boavista midfielder Nwankwo Obiora is keen to make up for lost time after an injury-ravaged spell on the sidelines.

Nwankwo Obiora: Forgotten Nigerian midfielder keen to make up for lost time

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Nigeria and Boavista midfielder Nwankwo Obiora is keen to make up for lost time after an injury-ravaged spell on the sidelines.

Migrant ship hijacking: Three teenagers charged in Malta

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The men have been accused of terrorist activity after seizing a tanker and sailing it to Malta.

Letter from Africa: Fighting ‘uniform hairstyles’ in Kenya

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Amid a court case about discrimination on the basis of a hairstyle, what's the state of Kenyan hair?

Mozambique cyclone: ‘I hope that help arrives soon’

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Two weeks on from Cyclone Idai, BBC's Nomsa Maseko reports on the on-going problems in Mozambique.

Algeria: Hundreds of thousands take to the streets

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Protesters have been calling for the resignation of President Bouteflika.

Who could succeed Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika?

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BBC Monitoring profiles some possible successors to Algeria's president, including his own brother.

Who could succeed Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika?

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BBC Monitoring profiles some possible successors to Algeria's president, including his own brother.

African Super Cup: Raja Casablanca beat Esperance

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Confederation Cup winners Morocco's Raja Casablanca beat Champions League holders Esperance of Tunisia to win the African Super Cup.