Giulio Regeni: Egypt ‘suspends’ investigation into Cambridge student’s murder

Italian prosecutors believe Egyptian security agents killed PhD student Giulio Regeni in 2016.

World Aids Day: Living with HIV and facing stigma in Kenya

Doreen Moracha was born HIV positive is now an advocate raising awareness and fighting the stigma.

End Sars protests: The Nigerian women leading the fight for change

The feminists who were the backbone of the EndSars protests, which threaten Nigeria's status quo.

Papa Bouba Diop: ‘I was lucky to have managed him’ – Harry Redknapp

Former Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp says he was "lucky to have managed" late Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop.

Ethiopia crisis: Tigray force ‘still fighting’ despite army Mekelle push

Local TPLF forces deny claims by the Ethiopia army that they have been crushed across the region.

South Africa: The icons behind the 1956 women’s march

How South African women defeated plans to restrict the movement of black South Africans.

Coronavirus in South Africa: A nurse’s fight against the ‘Covid storm’

Nurse Tshego is fighting a virus that brings her face to face with stigma, poverty and corruption.

Environment award for man who stopped new coal power plant in Ghana

A climate activist has won a prestigious prize for leading the battle to block it being built in Ghana.

Viewpoint: Why Kenya’s giant fig tree won over a president

The campaign to save a 100-year-old tree shows cultural fears can make politicians listen in Kenya.

Papa Bouba Diop: Former Senegal, Fulham & Portsmouth midfielder dies aged 42

Former Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop, who played for Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham and Birmingham, dies aged 42.