Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey to return to Sierra Leone

Pauline Cafferkey says returning to Sierra Leone, where she caught Ebola, will bring "closure".

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Pauline Cafferkey: Going back will give me closure

Pauline Cafferkey, the nurse who survived Ebola, is to return to Sierra Leone for the first time since contracting the disease there.

Nigeria road safety commander cut hair of female employees

The senior commander was filmed punishing female employees by cutting off their long hair.

Indongo ‘will find out the hard way’

Ricky Burns aims to show Julius Indongo he is far from retirement in their super-lightweight unification fight on Saturday.

Zambia police detain opposition leader Hichilema over ‘treason’

Mr Hichilema is accused of having obstructed President Edgar Lungu's motorcade at the weekend.

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Ms Nyanzi has been taken to court over calling President Yoweri Museveni "a pair of buttocks".

African migrants sold in Libya ‘slave markets’, IOM says

Those with skills would fetch higher prices, the International Organization of Migration says.

South African artist using art to ‘find her identity’

Lady Skollie has drawn on her Khoisan roots for her first solo exhibition in London.

Trump administration ‘to sell Nigeria planes’ for Boko Haram fight

The Obama administration halted the deal after a Nigerian air strike killed 90 civilians in January.