Footballers ‘scared’ of returning to action in Ghana

Players and coaches in the Ghanaian Premier League are concerned about the proposed return of football.

‘We wanted to create a label for young people’

Def Jam Africa tells the BBC how the record label is expanding to discover more talent in wider genres.

Tanzanite: Tanzanian miner earns millions after second rare find

Saniniu Laizer sells a Tanzanite stone for $2 million (£1.5m), months after a similar find.

Shoprite: Africa’s biggest supermarket considers pulling out of Nigeria

Shoprite is the latest high-profile South African retailer to struggle in the Nigerian market.

NDDC: ‘Every time I get an email from school, my heart skips a beat’

Students Nneoma and Andrew are on a scheme set up by the Niger Delta Development Commission.

‘We’re hoping that things will change for black women’

Domestic violence cases, like Sistah's, have increased by 20% since the beginning of the lockdown.

Nigerians’ double blow: Currency woes and Covid-19

Three business owners explain how they are weathering the economic fallout.

Americans in Africa: Why we left America to live in Africa

Three African Americans have been explaining why they left the US to find a better life in Africa.

Americans in Africa: Why we left America to live in Africa

Three African Americans have been explaining why they left the US to find a better life in Africa.

Nigeria Boko Haram: Governor says battle against militants being sabotaged

A governor in north-east Nigeria suggests soldiers were behind gunfire that forced his convoy to flee.