Alaa Abdel Fattah: Jailed British-Egyptian activist escalates hunger strike

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Alaa Abdel Fattah's family fear for his life after he starts consuming only water in prison in Egypt.

Davido’s young son drowns: Nigerian police question staff

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Nigerian police investigate the death of the three-year-old son of the Afrobeats star.

Women’s African Champions League: Holders Mamelodi Sundowns start on winning note

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Mamelodi Sundowns make a winning start to their Women's African Champions League title defence, beating Nigeria's Bayelsa Queens.

Victor Osimhen: First Serie A hat-trick leaves Nigeria striker hungry for more

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Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen hopes he can continue his fine form after scoring his first Serie A hat-trick.

Women’s African Champions League: Green Buffaloes seal big win in opener

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Zambia's Green Buffaloes lay down an early marker with a 4-0 win over Determine Girls of Liberia in the opening match of the Women's African Champions League in Morocco.

Nigeria floods: ‘I have nowhere to go’

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More than a million people are homeless after some of the worst flooding the country has ever seen.

Somalia Mogadishu bombings: Twin blasts kill 100 in capital

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The president blames al-Shabab militants for being behind what he describes as a cowardly attack.

Muhoozi Kainerugaba – Uganda’s ambitious tweeting general

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The son of Uganda's president has gained notoriety for his incendiary tweets and political ambitions.

The Nigerian woman cleaning up a land soaked in oil

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Eucharia Nwaichi takes on saboteurs and companies to detoxify one of the most polluted areas on Earth.

UK museums willing to return skulls to Zimbabwe

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Several Zimbabwean skulls were found in archives but none belong to Zimbabwe's anti-colonial heroes.