Malawi presidential election: State broadcaster says opposition win

Official results are not yet declared but the state broadcaster says Lazarus Chakwera is the victor.

Stranded Nigerian chess player ‘broken and traumatised’

Top Nigerian chess player Oladapo Adu has been stuck in Ivory Coast for 12 weeks after being unable to meet a connecting plane before lockdown began.

DR Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak declared over

More than 2,000 people died in an area where decades of conflict have led to widespread mistrust.

Curious shark sends surfers in South Africa to shore

A great white shark swimming in Plettenberg Basy, South Africa caused surfers to head to shore.

Curious shark sends surfers in South Africa to shore

A great white shark swimming in Plettenberg Basy, South Africa caused surfers to head to shore.

Why are East African truck drivers accused of being Covid-19 super spreaders.

East African truckers are accused of being Covid-19 super spreaders in the region during lockdown.

Preventing a plague: fighting Kenya’s locusts

Locust-trackers in Kenya are fighting to control the country's worst invasion of locusts for more than 70 years.

Preventing a plague: fighting Kenya’s locusts

Locust-trackers in Kenya are fighting to control the country's worst invasion of locusts for more than 70 years.

Nigeria’s Yoruba women announce their arrival in style

A Nigerian photographer reimagines Yoruba fashion from the 1970s.

Tanzanite: Tanzanian miner becomes overnight millionaire

Saniniu Laizer sold two Tanzanite stones, with a combined weight of 15kg, for $3.4m.