Nigeria Chibok girls: Parents learning if daughters among those freed

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The girls freed in Nigeria have been named on Twitter but many families have no access to social media.

Chibok abductions

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More than three years ago, 276 girls were abducted from a secondary school in northern Nigeria. BBC News looks at what we know.

Aboakyer festival: The deer hunters of Ghana

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Every May the people of the Ghanaian coastal town of Winneba celebrate their migration from Timbuktu with a traditional hunt, known as the Aboakyer festival.

South Sudan crisis: One million child refugees

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Children make up 62% of the 1.8 million people who have fled South Sudan since the civil war began.

New Caf president Ahmad refuses to accept a salary

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The newly-elected Confederation of African Football president, Ahmad, says he has refused to accept a salary from African football's governing body.

Nigeria’s President Buhari travels to London for treatment

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The president, 74, who has an undisclosed illness, told Nigerians "there is no cause for worry".

Omeruo says he may have to leave Chelsea for first team football

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Chelsea's Nigerian defender Kenneth Omeruo says his priority is to play regular first-team football and admits he may have to leave Chelsea to do that.

Nigeria Chibok girls: Freed 82 meet President Buhari

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The 82 girls released by Boko Haram meet President Buhari, who is travelling again for medical reasons.

Juve’s Benatia stops interview over ‘racism’

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Juventus' Morocco defender Medhi Benatia cuts short a post-match TV interview after claiming to hear a racist insult.

Assombalonga brace saves Forest from relegation

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Britt Assombalonga scores twice as Nottingham Forest cruise past Ipswich to avoid relegation on goal difference.