Nigeria: Ogoni widow testifies against Shell in The Hague

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

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

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?

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

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

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

Taiwo Ogunjobi: Former Nigeria defender and official dies

Former international defender and Nigeria Football Federation official Taiwo Ogunjobi dies suddenly after short illness.

The Kenyan ‘rumour app’ that reduces tensions amongst communities

In Kenya's Tana River area, communities use an app and a radio station to quash rumours.

Nigeria election 2019: Mapping a nation in nine charts

The BBC maps the challenges facing Nigeria as it approaches a presidential election 20 since the return of democracy.

Egypt’s Ismaily reinistated to Champions League after successful appeal

Egyptian club Ismaily SC are reinstated to this year's African Champions League by Caf after a successful appeal against their expulsion.