Watch: Why is the UK reviewing its Chagos Islands deal?
The UK is reviewing its deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, the defence secretary has said, after…
South Sudan’s president dissolves government ahead of country’s first elections
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has dissolved the transitional government, three months before the country’s first election since its independence…
Nigerian football enduring ‘worst time in history’ – Odegbami
Yet, alongside the failure to reach the past two men’s World Cups, concerns over deteriorating infrastructure and inadequate investment have…
How Ceuta, football and Israel are shaping Morocco’s election
Disillusioned young voters in Morocco were courted with viral football slogans, promises of one million jobs and anti-Israel rallying calls…
Top South African policeman charged with sexual offences
One of South Africa’s highest ranking police officers has been charged with sexual offences at a brief appearance at a…
‘I have never felt heat like that’ – a survivor on watching 33 cellmates die in Nigeria
Usman Muhammad pauses by the entrance to a tiny Nigerian prison cell and leans his forehead against the wall unable…
Veteran BBC Africa correspondent Mark Doyle dies aged 67
British journalist Mark Doyle, best known for his reporting on conflicts in Africa in the 1990s and 2000s, has died…
Doctor in court to face Rwanda genocide charges in UK first
A 65-year-old doctor has appeared in court, the first person in the UK to be charged over the genocide in…
‘I lost my love for swimming’ – Smith comes out of retirement
Having made her decision to come out of retirement, Smith now wants to freshen things up and “try something new”.…
First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide
A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with…