Uganda elections 2021: What you need to know

Five things you need to know about Uganda's divisive election.

Ivory Coast’s Bamba being treated for cancer

Cardiff City defender Sol Bamba is undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer, the Championship club has announced

Uganda elections 2021: Facebook shuts government-linked accounts

The government accuses the social media giant of bias days before hotly contested elections.

Ugandans warned not to eat dead fish washed ashore

This comes after a large-scale death of fish was reported on Lake Victoria and the River Nile.

Beny Steinmetz: Mining tycoon in Swiss trial over Guinea deal

Billionaire Beny Steinmetz denies alleged corruption over a huge iron ore deal in Guinea.

Amad Diallo: Why Man Utd signing bears comparison with Cristiano Ronaldo transfer

A technically gifted teenage winger with bags of ability but a bit lightweight - Amad Diallo is not the first Manchester United signing to fit that description.

Uganda elections 2021: Who is Bobi Wine?

Uganda's Bobi Wine is aiming to unseat President Yoweri Museveni after 35 years in power.

Six rangers killed in DR Congo’s Virunga National Park

Mai-Mai militia group is being blamed for the ambush at a famous park where endangered gorillas live.

Uganda elections 2021: How ex-rebel Yoweri Museveni has stayed in power for 35 years

Uganda's Yoweri Museveni is running for a sixth elected term in office, against 10 challengers.

How South African police are tackling pangolin smugglers

The pangolin is said to be the world's most trafficked mammal. The BBC filmed a rescue operation.