Axel Tuanzebe: ‘My parents left DR Congo to give me a better life’

Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe talks about leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo as a child to build a new life in the UK.

Coronavirus in Kenya: The doctor who helped children to smile

Dr Ashraf Emarah is one of 14 doctors to have died from coronavirus in Kenya, prompting a strike call.

Going undercover in the schools that chain boys

Reporter Fateh Al-Rahman Al-Hamdani writes about his experience of secretly filming inside Sudan's Islamic boarding schools to expose abuse, and reveals why the investigation was so personal to him.

Going undercover in the schools that chain boys

Reporter Fateh Al-Rahman Al-Hamdani writes about his experience of secretly filming inside Sudan's Islamic boarding schools to expose abuse, and reveals why the investigation was so personal to him.

South Africa: Farmers battle locusts to save the country’s food crops

South Africa's farmers are fighting ongoing locust swarms to preserve the country's food security.

Ghana’s election: Six things you should know

More than 17 million Ghanaians were eligible to vote in Monday's poll to elect a new president and parliament.

Kibiwott Kandie smashes half marathon world record in Valencia

Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie sets a new world record for the half marathon - in a race where the top four finishers all beat the previous record.

Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis: Why Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed sent his troops to battle

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed has found himself in a conflict less than a year after winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mali’s Malick Diaw to head National Transition Council

Col Malick Diaw becomes head of the interim legislative body, the National Transition Council.

Pape Bouba Diop: Senegal mourns football hero

President Sall leads tributes to the player who scored the goal that beat France in the 2002 World Cup.