Former captain Asamoah Gyan returns to Ghana club football

Former national captain Asamoah Gyan, 34, joins Ghanaian club Legon Cities in a move hoped to boost the local league.

Photography: Kenyan-born Polly Irungu on being a black woman photographer

Polly Irungu wants to empower black women photographers to be able to tell their own stories.

Algeria referendum: A vote ‘to end years of deviousness’

The referendum is to cement democratic reforms but some activists say real change is not being made.

How the controversial Nile dam might fix Sudan’s floods

Egypt and Ethiopia are at loggerheads over the mega dam, with Sudan literally stuck in the middle.

Niger: American hostage rescued by US special forces

Philip Walton, an American citizen, was abducted from a village in Niger by armed men on Monday.

Tanzania elections: Main opposition parties demand fresh vote

Opposition calls for mass protests after denouncing last week's presidential election as fraudulent.

US Elections: Athletes of African heritage are hoping to inspire their fans to vote

Athletes of African heritage based in the United States, are hoping to inspire their fans to vote in the US elections.

Ivory Coast elections: Voters go to the polls amid opposition boycott

President Alassane Ouattara is running for a third term which his opponents say is illegal.

Tanzania elections: President Magufuli in landslide win amid fraud claims

John Magufuli is re-elected by a landslide - but the opposition has dismissed the results.

Cameroonian asylum seeker in US denied reprieve

The Cameroonian refugee was about to be deported when he was granted a rare shot at Canadian asylum.