Burkina Faso: Four police among five dead in IED blast

Five people including four officers die in an IED attack on a road in the eastern region.

Africa lags behind in Fifa development funding

Nineteen African football associations have failed to access funds from the Fifa Forward Development Programme that was launched in May 2016.

Zanzibar teenager on playing taarab music on the violin

Zanzibari teenager Neema Florence Surrie explains why she loves to play traditional taarab music.

US-Somali Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar on hijabs in Congress

US-Somali Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar wants a law change to allow the wearing of hijabs in Congress.

Namibia’s success in the fight against HIV

Namibia's data-driven approach to HIV has helped it become successful in tackling its spread.

TEDWomen: Vibrations offer new way to track elephants

A technique used to study earthquakes have been adapted to track elephants in the wild.