Amina Yuguda: Why Nigeria wants to remove police roadblocks

Nigeria's police chief Ibrahim Idris has ordered the immediate removal of all police roadblocks.

2018 World Cup: Burkina Faso drop Malo for ‘mistakes’

Burkina Faso coach Paolo Duarte has dropped Patrick Malo from his latest squad to face South Africa for "making too many mistakes".

BA investigates anti-Nigerian rant

The woman mocked accents and made lewd remarks about Nigerian people in a video shared on the app.

Diamond-Lesedi La Rona sold for £39m to London Jeweller

The 1,111-carat stone is the largest gem-quality rough diamond found in more than a century.

Why has US expanded travel ban to Chad?

Chad helps fight Boko Haram militants, while Sudan is on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Seven arrested in Egypt after raising rainbow flag at concert

They were reportedly detained on Monday for "promoting sexual deviancy" at a concert in Cairo.

Seven arrested in Egypt after raising rainbow flag at concert

They were reportedly detained on Monday for "promoting sexual deviancy" at a concert in Cairo.

2018 World Cup: No changes to Nigeria squad to face Zambia

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr names an unchanged 23-man squad for their game against Zambia that could see them qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Our mismatched family

Mohamed lost count of how many people he had killed when a commander's wife persuaded him to escape.

Why is Africa building a Great Green Wall?

Eleven countries are planting a wall of trees from east to west across Africa in order to push back the desert - and in Senegal it's already working.