Nigerian outrage at brazen bandit attacks

The shooting down of a military jet shows how organised crime is becoming more daring by the day.

Afrobeats in Japan: British-Nigerian hip hop dancer teaching children how to dance

Yinka Oshiletu, a British-Nigerian hip hop dancer is bringing Afrobeats sounds to Japan's young dancers.

Nigeria school kidnappers abduct man delivering ransom

Criminals kidnap an elderly man who was sent to pay a ransom for the release of 136 school children.

Tunisia’s Hafnaoui wins shock swimming gold

Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui takes a shock gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle on Sunday.

Nigeria’s hipster herders – the funky Fulanis

Fulani herders are usually found in forests herding cattle but when they go to cities, they dress in style.

British and Irish Lions: Lions fight back to clinch series opener

The British and Irish Lions draw first blood in the Test series against world champions South Africa after fighting back from nine points down at the break.

Tokyo Olympics: Tunisia’s Jendoubi wins Africa’s first medal of Tokyo Games

Tunisia's Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi wins Africa's first medal of the 2020 Olympics when taking silver in the men's taekwondo (58kg).

Tokyo Olympics: Zambia’s Banda claims her second hat-trick of Games

Zambia striker Barbra Banda becomes first woman to score back-to-back hat-tricks at the same Olympics in 4-4 Group F draw with China.

Ethiopia conflict: Is aid flowing again into Tigray?

The government's claim that aid is already flowing into Tigray has been disputed by rebel groups and others.

DRC volcano: Reuniting children with families after the eruption

Two months after a volcano erupted near the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, aid organisations are still trying to reunite children separated from their families.