Nigeria school attack: Gunmen who seized children in Katsina ‘surrounded’

Gunmen raided an all-boys boarding school on Friday, abducting an unknown number of children.

Motjeka Madisha: South Africa footballer dies in car crash

Motjeka Madisha, 25, was capped 13 times for the national team and was seen as a rising star.

Dakar Fashion Week: Catwalk moved into baobab forest to be Covid-secure

The catwalk in Dakar has been moved into a baobab forest due to Covid-19 restrictions.

How Sicily inspires African love ballads and new stars

The Italian isle welcoming migrants and undergoing cultural change - from Afrobeats to scotch bonnets.

Nigeria school attack: Hundreds missing in Katsina after raid by gunmen

Gunmen on motorbikes raid a boarding school, home to some 800 boys, in north-western Katsina state.

GeeSixFive: The woman who became a pop sensation at 65

Olpha Selepe, also known as GeeSixFive, shot to fame with a hit single just weeks before her death.

GeeSixFive: The woman who became a pop sensation at 65

Olpha Selepe, also known as GeeSixFive, shot to fame with a hit single just weeks before her death.

Pushbacks: Migrants accuse Greece of sending them back out to sea

Greece insists such accusations are an insult but some migrants documented their trips with GPS.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: UN ‘alarmed’ by treatment of Eritrean refugees

There are "overwhelming" reports of Eritrean refugees in Tigray being killed or abducted, the UN says.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: UN ‘alarmed’ by treatment of Eritrean refugees

There are "overwhelming" reports of Eritrean refugees in Tigray being killed or abducted, the UN says.