Mane, Salah strike in big Liverpool win

Philippe Coutinho scores a hat-trick as Liverpool thump Spartak Moscow to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League for the first time since 2009.

Saphir Taider: Algeria players must accept responsibility for World Cup failure

Algeria midfielder Saphir Taider says the players must accept responsibility for the country's failure to reach the 2018 World Cup finals.

UN signals ‘end’ of throwaway plastic

The end of the era of throwaway plastic has been signalled by UN environment ministers meeting in Kenya.

Ellie Goulding in Kenya for new UN environment role

The UK singer is in Kenya as part of her new role as an environmental champion for the UN.

SA’s Steinhoff share price collapses

The boss of Steinhoff, which owns Poundland and Harveys, quits amid probe into accounting irregularities.

Little Foot skeleton unveiled in South Africa

One of the oldest and most complete skeletons of our ancestors is unveiled in South Africa.

DR Congo displacement crisis ‘worse than Middle East’

Conflict has forced some 1.7 million people to flee their homes this year, aid agencies say.

Unwrapping the past

An intact mummy, excavated a century ago, is the first to be scanned by an advanced X-ray system.

Shouting to be heard

Instead of shouting to be heard, Nigerian soldiers are being told to learn more languages.

Kenya widows fight sexual ‘cleansing’ practice

The ritual forces women to have sex for three days, often with strangers, after their husbands die.