Morocco’s Ait Bennasser facing race to be fit for World Cup

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Youssef Ait Bennasser is ruled out until May with a thigh injury and faces a fight to be fully fit for Morocco's World Cup campaign.

Pope Francis baptises Italy’s ‘migrant hero’ at Easter service

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A Nigerian man who stopped a supermarket thief armed with a cleaver is baptised by the Pope.

Nigerian senator salary calculator: How do you compare?

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Compare your pay to Nigerian senators, who are entitled to $37,500 a month each for expenses.

Mali jihadist faces war crimes charges at International Criminal Court

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Mali handed the suspect over to the International Criminal Court in the Hague.

Sierra Leone votes in run-off between Maada Bio and Kamara

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The vote was delayed after an allegation of electoral fraud in the first round earlier this month.

Lake Chad: Can the vanishing lake be saved?

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It's been shrinking fast, but could a plan to divert water to one of Africa's largest lakes stop it disappearing?

The churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia

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Ahead of Easter, the BBC's Frank Gardner visits the churches of Ethiopia.

In pictures: The churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia

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Ahead of Easter, the BBC's Frank Gardner's visit the churches of Ethiopia.

The country where children fear election time

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Parents in Sierra Leone have been warned to take extra care of their children this election period as it's feared they could be ritually killed.

Mauritania court gives toughest sentence for slave owners

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A man and a woman are sentenced in a country where slavery is widespread and convictions rare.