Libyan government says militias to leave Tripoli

Armed groups controlling the capital for years have struck a deal to quit, after a series of deadly clashes.

Family share memories of Kenya’s marathon legend

Kelvin Kiptum is to be buried in his village in Kenya where his family remember what made him special.

The sacrifices key to Kenya’s late marathon legend

Kelvin Kiptum is to be buried in his village in Kenyan where his family remember what made him special.

South Africa boosts welfare grants ahead of May poll

The governing ANC is expected to face its toughest election since it took power 30 years ago.

The awful conditions that cattle are kept in on ships

The stench from a vessel loaded with cattle which engulfed Cape Town has drawn attention to a wider issue.

The awful conditions that cattle are kept in on ships

The stench from a vessel loaded with cattle which engulfed Cape Town has drawn attention to a wider issue.

Ship blamed for Cape Town stink leaves for Iraq

South African authorities say conditions on board the livestock vessel from Brazil are "abhorrent".

The Ethiopian schoolchildren surviving on wild berries

About 400 people are thought to have starved to death in six months in Tigray and Amhara regions.

Ethiopia hunger: ‘We are surviving on wild berries’

About 400 people are thought to have starved to death in six months in Tigray and Amhara regions.

Nigerian woman gives birth at Lagos bus stop

Scenes of jubilation broke out after the woman gave birth to a "bouncing" baby boy, medics say.