Parliamentary punch-ups in Uganda… and elsewhere

Ugandan MPs have been brawling in parliament - but they're not the only ones.

Nigerian toddler run over by Boko Haram walks again

Ali Ahmadu had spinal cord surgery in Dubai, three years after being attacked in north-east Nigeria.

Cameroon ‘has forcibly returned 100,000 Nigerian refugees’

Cameroonian soldiers are "punishing" Nigerian refugees for Boko Haram attacks, a rights group says.

Dutch tourists attacked in South Africa return home

The elderly tourists were robbed shortly after arriving in Johannesburg by men posing as police.

Meet the Ivorian man who learned ballet using online videos

Yos Clark taught himself ballet online and has been awarded a scholarship to study dance in England.

2018 World Cup: Ghana axe Ayew brothers for Uganda tie

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah drops both Andre and Jordan Ayew from his squad to play Uganda in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in October.

2018 World Cup: Ghana axe Ayew brothers for Uganda tie

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah drops both Andre and Jordan Ayew from his squad to play Uganda in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in October.

‘Painful truth’

Six out of 10 young people in the world are failing to reach basic levels of proficiency in learning, warns the United Nations.

Togo protester ‘attacked by police’

A Togolese demonstrator says that police beat him so badly that he feared for his life.

Uganda MPs brawl during presidential age-limit debate

MPs scuffled and threw chairs over a motion that could let President Museveni run again in 2021.