South Sudan Minister: ‘You can party in Juba’

South Sudan's petroleum minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth says the country is now 80 per cent peaceful.

Ancient Egyptian necropolis contains ‘message from afterlife’

The newly discovered site, south of Cairo, is over 2,000 years old and will take years to excavate.

Beauty queen tries to reduce suicide rate

How one former beauty queen made it her mission to reduce the rate of female suicide in her country.

Nigeria’s Dapchi school abduction: Father’s plea to find daughter

Extra troops search for 110 Nigerian schoolgirls believed to have been seized by Boko Haram jihadists.

Italian election dominated by immigration debate

Fascist party Casa Pound may be small, but its anti-immigrant rhetoric is being echoed more widely.

The American who fled ‘gay conversion’ in Africa

A midnight taxi; an emergency flight home; a new life in New York. An ex-Muslim tells his story.

The blind MMA champion helping others defend themselves

When Ronald Dlamini went blind it ended his sporting career, but now he's training other blind people to protect themselves.

DR Congo protests: Protester killed in Kinshasa demonstration

Security forces used live bullets to disperse a demonstration by church groups.

A white wedding during Ethiopia’s Red Terror

Aynalem and Genet married each other during one of the bloodiest times in the country's history.

Wydad Casablanca are crowned Caf Super Cup champions

Wydad Casablanca of Morocco are the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Super Cup champions after beating TP Mazembe of DR Congo.