Nigeria’s border crisis fuelled by rice

Nigeria has closed its borders bringing checkpoints to a standstill and affecting West African trade.

Liberia’s child soldiers: ‘I know I killed people’

Miatta says she was forced to fight when she was 14 and can't remember how many people she's killed.

Boeing ‘doesn’t understand our grief’

Zipporah Kuria's father Joseph Waithaka was one of 157 people killed when a Boeing 737 Max crashed in March.

Tanzania billionaire Mohammed Dewji told kidnapper to shoot him

Tanzanian businessman Mohammed Dewji talks about last year's abduction for the first time.

Rugby World Cup final: Siya Kolisi, South Africa’s first black captain & legacy of 1995

South African success in Saturday's World Cup final would see their first black captain Siya Kolisi lift the trophy in a landmark moment.

Rugby World Cup final: Siya Kolisi, South Africa’s first black captain & legacy of 1995

South African success in Saturday's World Cup final would see their first black captain Siya Kolisi lift the trophy in a landmark moment.

Nice refuse to release Cameroon’s Ignatius Ganago for Under-23 Afcon

French side Nice will not release forward Ignatius Ganago for Cameroon's squad at the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations.

Ghana include seven new faces for Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers

Ghana call-up seven new players for its upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as the FA launches a #BringBackTheLove campaign.

FA Cup: Haringey Borough make anti-racism stand in replayed Yeovil Town match

Haringey fans come out in force as their side lose their re-arranged FA Cup tie to Yeovil Town, 10 days after it was abandoned over racism allegations.

How Algerians who fought for France faced persecution

When Algeria won independence from France in 1962, thousands of "Harkis" who had fought for the French, faced brutal persecution.