Nobel winner Wole Soyinka’s journey with prostate cancer

Nigerian author and Nobel prize winner Prof Wole Soyinka was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014.

DR Congo crowd burns UN base and Beni town hall

Protesters vent their fury after troops fail to prevent a rebel attack in Beni in eastern DR Congo.

Egyptian woman ‘wins court battle’ over unequal inheritance laws

Christian Huda Nasrallah says she will receive the same as her brothers, counter to Islamic law.

Sani Emmanuel: Onazi pays for ex-Nigeria U-17 star’s surgery

Nigeria international Ogenyi Onazi steps in to help pay the medical costs for Sani Emmanuel, the joint top scorer at the 2009 Under-17 World Cup.

DR Congo palm-oil firm Feronia accused of abuses

Feronia, 38% owned by the UK government’s development bank, is accused of dumping toxic waste into the rivers used for drinking water, says Human Rights Watch.

DR Congo palm-oil firm Feronia accused of abuses

Feronia, 38% owned by the UK government’s development bank, is accused of dumping toxic waste into the rivers used for drinking water, says Human Rights Watch.

Could Victoria Falls dry up?

The effects of severe drought and climate change are having an impact on Victoria Falls.

DR Congo workers for Feronia made impotent by pesticides – HRW

A UK government-funded firm is accused of not doing enough to protect workers in DR Congo.

Nigerian league get tough on player attacks on referees

Nasarawa United's Paul Seun Komolafe gets one year-ban while the club's equipment manager is banned for life assault on match officials.

Nigerian league get tough on player attacks on referees

Nasarawa United's Paul Seun Komolafe gets one year-ban while the club's equipment manager is banned for life assault on match officials.