Nairobi building collapse: ‘I don’t know where my son is’

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The BBC's Anne Soy reports from Nairobi, where a seven-storey building has collapsed.

Super Eagles refuse to blame SA footballs for defeat

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The fall-out from Nigeria's dramatic defeat to South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday looks set to continue.

Marikana massacre: Shot nine times and survived

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One man who survived being shot nine times during the Marikana massacre relives that day.

McCarthy takes over as Cape Town head coach

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Former South African striker Benni McCarthy is appointed the new head coach of Premier Soccer League club, Cape Town City.

South Africa’s Helen Zille makes unreserved apology for tweets

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Helen Zille, from South Africa's main opposition party is sorry for saying that colonialism has some positive aspects.

Devastation in the wake of South Africa wildfires

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People in South Africa's Western Cape province are dealing with the impact of wildfires in which seven people died.

Musonye blames “internal politics” for Cecafa crisis

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East and Central Africa's regional body - Cecafa - is being destroyed by "internal politics", according to secretary general Nicholas Musonye.

Nairobi building collapse: People missing as residents join search

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At least five people are missing after the seven-storey building crumbled in an eastern Nairobi suburb.

A woman’s world

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Documenting daily life in Ugandan refugee settlements.

French soldier jailed for molesting girls in Burkina Faso

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The soldier filmed the assaults on two girls aged three and five - but left the camera behind.