DR Congo rebels killed 140 civilians despite peace process, rights group says

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Attacks were carried out in more than a dozen villages last month, Human Rights Watch says.

How cage football unlocked Aribo’s potential

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Southampton and Nigeria midfielder Joe Aribo says playing cage football growing up in London made him the player he is today.

Ghana’s Godwin Asediba wins the 2025 BBC Komla Dumor Award

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This is the 10th anniversary of the prize set up in honour of the Ghanaian journalist who died at the age of 41.

Leading conservationist in South Africa denies smuggling rhino horns worth $14m

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John Hume was allegedly part of an international rhino horn trafficking syndicate, prosecutors say.

South African MP opens fire to fend off attack during attempted hijacking

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Two teens, aged 16 and 18, have been arrested over the attack as police search for a third suspect.

New wave of African pride rises in the Caribbean

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From jollof rice in St Lucia to Afrobeats in Jamaica, islanders find new ways to embrace Africa.

A family at war and accusations of poisoning leave tycoon’s body in limbo for 12 years

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After a long and bitter legal battle splitting his family, Harry Roy Veevers is yet to rest in peace.

‘Bakoteh Messi’ – Minteh’s rise from sandy Gambian pitches

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Brighton and The Gambia forward Yankuba Minteh says the motivation to change his family's life inspired his football dream.

‘It’s coming home’ – the undignified row over the body of Zambia’s ex-president

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Edgar Lungu, who died in June, is yet to be buried - the debate over what next exposes deep divisions.

‘Our children are dying’: Rare footage shows plight of civilians in besieged Sudan city

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Parents are struggling to feed their children in war-hit Sudan's Darfur region.