Nigeria’s President Buhari vows to punish killers of local chief in Imo state

President Muhammadu Buhari says the gunmen in Imo state will face the "full wrath of the law".

South Sudan: The human cost of floods in South Sudan

The BBC's Mercy Juma travelled to South Sudan where hundreds of villages have been affected by the floods.

World Cup 2022: Cameroon’s Bryan Mbeumo awaits ‘crazy’ emotions in Qatar

France-born forward Bryan Mbeumo is relishing the chance to play for Cameroon, the country of his father, at the World Cup in Qatar.

Somalia drought: One boy’s fight to save his family from starvation

Dahir's brother died of hunger. Now two of his sisters are fighting sickness and malnutrition in Somalia.

Ukraine war: Zambia demands answers for death of student Lemekhani Nyirenda

Lemekhani Nyirenda was serving a nine-year prison sentence when he went off to fight for Russia.

Alaa Abdel Fattah: Family say jailed British-Egyptian activist is alive

Alaa Abdel Fattah tells his family in a letter from prison that he has resumed drinking water.

UK withdraws troops from Mali early blaming political instability

British soldiers were operating in the country as part of a UN mission countering Islamist extremism.

World Cup 2022: Jojo Wollacott ruled out of Ghana squad after finger injury

Goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott is ruled out of Ghana's World Cup squad after suffering a late finger injury with club side Charlton.

Women’s Champions League: AS FAR savour first crown after beating Sundowns in final

Ibtissam Jraidi scores a hat-trick as AS FAR beat nine-woman Mamelodi Sundowns 4-0 to win the Women's African Champions League title in Morocco.

World Cup 2022: Wahbi Khazri confident Tunisia can reach last 16

Captain Wahbi Khazri believes Tunisia can finally reach the knockout stage of a World Cup, at the sixth attempt.