Africa Cup of Nations: Sessegnon named in Benin squad

Stephane Sessegnon is in Benin's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations despite being suspended for their opening game in Egypt.

How Nigeria and its president are being held to ransom

Tackling kidnapping is Muhammadu Buhari's biggest challenge as he is sworn in for another four years.

How Nigeria and its president are being held to ransom

Tackling kidnapping is Muhammadu Buhari's biggest challenge as he is sworn in for another four years.

Buhari’s Nigeria: ‘Lack of jobs is making us going hungry’

Nigerians decry rising unemployment as President Muhammadu Buhari starts a second term in office.

Buhari’s Nigeria: ‘Lack of jobs is making us going hungry’

Nigerians decry rising unemployment as President Muhammadu Buhari starts a second term in office.

‘We come with volunteer medics’

Safari Doctors is a group bringing much-needed healthcare to Kenya's Lamu archipelago.

Ottis Gibson: South Africa coach ‘happy to be talked of’ as Trevor Bayliss replacement

South Africa coach Ottis Gibson says he is happy to be talked about as a replacement for England's Trevor Bayliss.

Lake Mai-Ndombe disaster: ‘Older boats’ to be banned

The move comes after an accident in which hundreds are feared to have drowned at the weekend.

Togo and Getafe defender Djene Dakonam relishes facing Messi

Togo and Getafe defender Djene Dakonam relishes facing the likes Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann in Spain's La Liga

‘You don’t have to look over your shoulder’

Hundreds of British teenagers are being sent by their parents to East Africa to avoid knife crime in the UK, the BBC is told.