Al Ahly set up African Champions League final against Wydad Casablanca

Al Ahly will bid for an unprecedented third straight African Champions League title against Wydad Casablanca in the final on 30 May.

Somalia’s new president elected by 327 people

Former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud defeats the current president in a vote that was limited to MPs.

Young, Famous & African’s Peace Hyde: From teacher to Netflix hitmaker

How Peace Hyde went from teaching science in the UK to making the first Netflix Africa reality TV series.

Nigeria student killing: Round-the-clock curfew after protests

Demonstrators have been demanding the release of two suspects held over the murder of a Christian student.

Somalia elections 2022: Why are they important?

This Sunday, Somalia will hold its long-awaited presidential elections. But why is it significant?

East Africa drought: ‘The suffering here has no equal’

Some 20 million people face severe hunger but aid agencies say the world's attention is on Ukraine.

Kenyan fighting FGM crowned world’s best nurse

Anna Qabale Duba says the $250,000 prize money will help expand her school for children and adults.

Netflix’s Young, Famous & African creator on African success

The co-creator of the Netflix show Young, Famous & African spoke to us about the show's success.

Government’s withdrawal of Nigeria from global basketball is ‘heart-wrenching’

The decision by Nigeria's government to withdraw the nation from all international basketball is "heart-wrenching", says Upe Atosu.

Somalia’s first female pilot: ‘People thought it was a man flying the plane’

Asli Hassan Abade made history in 1976 by becoming the first female military pilot in Somalia and in Africa.