Angola’s Isabel dos Santos: Africa’s richest woman eyes presidency

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Isabel Dos Santos, the daughter of Angola's former leader, is embroiled in a $1bn financial scandal.

The club from Reunion causing a stir in France

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They are minnows located 6,000 miles from France but former Blackpool player Elliot Grandin hopes his Reunion side can continue their run in the French Cup.

Grieving Kenyan grandmother calls for better road safety

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Kenyan Mary Wambui's daughter and grandson died after being hit crossing a major highway.

Hip-hop artist: ‘I’m called Satan when I rap’

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"Mina the Veiled" is a Senegalese hip-hop artist who is often mocked because of her passion for rap.

2021 Africa Cup of Nations moved to January, Cameroon FA announces

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The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will start on 9 January after its dates were moved, hosts Cameroon have announced.

Biafra 50 years on: A grandmother’s perspective on the war

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Caroline talks to her granddaughter about living through the Biafran conflict, 50 years on.

Remembering Nigeria’s Biafra war that many prefer to forget

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Fifty years from the end of Nigeria's civil war three people on the losing side reflect on its impact.

Swansea charity worker who fled DR Congo wins asylum fight

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Thousands signed a petition to stop Otis Bolamu from being deported in December 2018.

Sudan army quells Khartoum mutiny by pro-Bashir troops

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The government quells a revolt by former elite troops loyal to ousted leader Omar al-Bashir.

Mustafa Kassem: Egyptian-American dies on hunger strike in Egypt

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Mustafa Kassem was arrested in Egypt in 2013 on accusations of being a spy.