Meet Mama Whistle: ‘It’s a red card if you don’t wash your hands’

Beza, also known as Mama Whistle, explains her strict hygiene rules for her restaurant in Addis Ababa.

Port Harcourt: Nigeria church crush leaves 31 dead

Police say the crowd became "uncontrollable" at a charity event where food was handed out to the poor.

‘Huge’ African Champions League wins ‘one of the best things ever’

Lifting the African Champions League remains the pinnacle for players based on the continent, say former winners Junior Ajayi and Mbwana Samatta.

Burkina Faso missing miners: Two more bodies found

The men were trapped underground in a flooded zinc mine in Burkina Faso for six weeks.

Why cassava could be a way to keep food costs down

As the price of wheat shoots up, Uganda's President Museveni urges people to eat cassava instead.

Tunisia’s US Monastir fight back to win Basketball Africa League 2022 title

Tunisian club US Monastir win the Basketball Africa League title after beating Petro de Luanda 83-72 in Kigali, Rwanda.

Atiku Abubakar: Former Nigeria VP picked as opposition presidential candidate

Atiku Abubakar beats other candidates to lead the Peoples Democratic Party into February's poll.

Kaduna Train Attack: Survivor recounts how dozens were kidnaped

Yakubu Aku remembers the sequence of events as kidnappers attacked the Kaduna-bound train two months ago.

Ethiopia unrest: Bold arrest of 4,000 spells fear in Amhara

Politicians, journalists and militia men are targeted, leaving former allies feeling betrayed.

The man turning mud into eco-friendly ‘concrete’

Gnanli Landrou has invented a special powder that turns earth into a greener version of concrete