Angola’s ‘suitcase traders’

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The entrepreneurial Angolan women travelling to Rio de Janerio and Sao Paulo in search of Brazilian clothes to bring home and sell.

Putting a price on a ‘good reputation’

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The BBC's Lerato Mbele looks at how African companies protect their brands.

Rwanda genocide: France keeps 1990s archives secret

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A new ruling thwarts a researcher who suspects a French role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

KPMG clears out South African bosses amid Gupta scandal

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The global accountancy firm removes top bosses at its South African arm over the Gupta scandal.

Africa’s top shots

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans this week.

The firm making animals out of rubbish

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Using recycled glass, one company in Swaziland has been making ornaments for 30 years.

Tunisian women free to marry non-Muslims

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A presidential spokeswoman congratulated women on gaining "the freedom to choose one's spouse".

Sierra Leone mudslide: Freetown man lost eight family members

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Thomas Benson lost eight family members in the mudslide that hit Sierra Leone's capital a month ago.

Wild land

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Uganda took in more refugees than any other country last year and provided them all with land. But they have to clear it and build a home themselves.

Libya-IRA reparations fund call rejected

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A group of MPs wanted a fund for victims of IRA attacks in which Libyan-supplied weapons were used.