Author Archive for: BBC News - Africa

Sierra Leone's Augustus Kargbo on leaving his mum and home at 13 to playing football in Italy.

Len Johnson beat the best Britain had to offer but was denied his place as national champion because of the colour of his skin.

In Tanzania, efforts to put out the blaze on Kilimanjaro are hampered by strong winds.

Thousands have been waiting in camps to be allowed to settle in Israel for years.

A whistle-blower comes face-to-face with the consequences of his actions in a Zimbabwean high-security prison.