Diane Rwigara: Rwanda government critic acquitted

It is a big win for the young opposition leader, who was arrested after challenging the president.

Diane Rwigara: Rwanda government critic acquitted

Judges say the charges against Diane Rwigara's of inciting insurrection and forgery are 'baseless'.

Luke Reddy: Ghana boxer’s rise from homeless to world success

From training in parks to sleeping on a gym floor, WBO world super-bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe is now set for Madison Square Garden.

‘I’ll be the first Tanzanian Hollywood director’

Timoth Conrad is a self-taught filmmaker who wants to be Tanzania's first Hollywood director.

‘I’ll be the first Tanzanian Hollywood director’

Timoth Conrad is a self-taught filmmaker who wants to be Tanzania's first Hollywood director.

Kenya’s Mr and Miss Albinism beauty pageant

The Mr and Miss Albinism beauty pageant in Nairobi aims to support those with the hereditary condition.

Kenya’s Mr and Miss Albinism beauty pageant

The Mr and Miss Albinism beauty pageant in Nairobi aims to support those with the hereditary condition.

Liberia electricity crisis: ‘About 60% of power stolen’

People are making illegal connections to homes and offices, cheating the state utility, officials say.

Sierra Leone’s Woobay retires from international football

The longest serving player in the current Sierra Leone squad, Julius Gibrilla Woobay, retires from international football with immediate effect.

South Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela remembered five years on

Moments of mourning in Nelson Mandela's home village of Qunu from 2013.