Kenya’s tech hub: Meeting the DIY coders and gurus of the future

Meeting the mentors who want to develop home-grown talent by teaching children robotics.

Women with hijab found to face bias in Egypt

Visiting restaurants or buying homes can be problems for headscarf wearers, BBC News Arabic finds.

Ethiopia’s Tigray war: Tedros Ghebreyesus unable to send money to ‘starving’ family

Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus says he does not even know who in his family is dead or alive amid the war.

Liberia’s President Weah makes stadium gesture to Sierra Leone

Liberia's President George Weah allows Sierra Leone and its clubs to use the Samuel Kanyon Doe (SKD) sports complex free of charge.

Angola election: Ruling MPLA party looks set to hold off Unita challenge

Nearly complete results show the MPLA has won elections but Unita is likely to contest the results.

Phophi Ramathuba: South African official’s hospital rant at Zimbabwean goes viral

A video shows a local official chastising a Zimbabwean patient for crossing the border for treatment.

Nigeria squad’s ‘horrible experience’ returning from Under-20 Women’s World Cup

Players and officials from Nigeria are seething after "horrible experience" travelling back from the Under-20 Women's World Cup.

Trichotillomania: “Friends asked if I was crazy, I’m just sick”

Moroccan singer, Abir, has trichotillomania, a mental health disorder which causes the urge to pull hair out.

Ethiopia civil war: Why has fighting returned to northern Ethiopia?

BBC's Kalkidan Yibeltal explains what lies behind the renewed violence in northern Ethiopia.

Ons Jabeur: Tunisian on death threats after playing Israeli opponents

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur is setting new landmarks for African and Arab tennis players, but once received death threats for playing Israeli opponents.