Jerry Rawlings: Ghana’s ex-president dies aged 73

The charismatic figure vowed to stamp out corruption but was accused of human rights abuses.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: UN warns aid could run out

Flour and fuel shortages are reported in Tigray, where federal and regional forces are fighting.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie voted best Women’s Prize for Fiction winner

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun tops a vote for the book award's 25th anniversary.

The Nigerians standing up to sex-work traffickers in Sicily

The Nigerian leading a battle to help rescue those like herself from a life of prostitution in Sicily.

Tigray crisis: Local residents ordered to defend against Ethiopia army

Ethiopia's northern region orders the total mobilisation of its population, as a crisis escalates.

Angolan police fire tear gas at illegal protest

Protesters in Luanda defy a ban to march against unemployment and the postponement of elections.

Tigray crisis: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejects peace talks

Abiy Ahmed, last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, vows to continue using force against regional leaders.

Tigray crisis: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejects peace talks

The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he will not negotiate until the rule of law is achieved.

Kenyan stars play Fifa 21 to urge fans to stay indoors

Kenya's Victor Wanyama and Arnold Origi battle it out on Fifa 21 video game to urge fans to stay at indoors.