Saving Zanzibar

A group of local artisans is trying to preserve their island's buildings.

‘An extraordinary woman’

Salome Karwah was a Time magazine person of the year - but died after hospital neglect, her husband says.

‘Nigerians not all criminals’

Nigerian shop-owner Emmeka Uhanna tells the BBC that he is worried following recent xenophobic attacks in parts of Johannesburg.

Alastair Leithead: Doing aid differently

How charities working in Kenya are experimenting with cash transfers instead of more traditional forms of aid.