Plastic pollution: Green light for ‘historic’ treaty

Nearly 200 countries agree to start negotiations on a global treaty to tackle the plastic "crisis".

Olembe Stadium crush: Compensation of $17,000 ‘can’t replace my father’

A relative of one of those killed in the Olembe Stadium crush says compensation his family have received can never make up for their loss.

Tanzania: Ukrainian tourists stranded in Zanzibar want to return home

Around 1,000 Ukrainian tourists are stranded in Tanzania's semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar.

Sierra Leone: Two-year stadium closure hits international and domestic football

Sierra Leone will have to play their home matches at neutral venues for the next two years after the Siaka Stevens Stadium is closed.

Nigerian student in Ukraine: ‘They said black people should walk’

Nigerian student Jessica Orakpo tells the BBC about the racism she faced trying to flee Ukraine.

Cameroon legend named Indomitable Lions boss

Former Liverpool defender Rigobert Song is named Cameroon head coach on the orders of the country's president.

The Nigerians hoping to check out of their country

Frustration among the middles-class is pushing many to want to leave, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.