Said Bouteflika: Brother of deposed Algerian leader goes on trial

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Said Bouteflika and two former secret service chiefs are accused of conspiring against the state.

Cameroon’s new coaching team admit there are challenges ahead

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Cameroon's new coaching team of Toni Conceicao and Francois Omam-Biyik admit there are challenges ahead.

Aston Villa’s Marvelous Nakamba wants to promote Zimbabwe

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Marvelous Nakamba wants to use his time at English club Aston Villa to promote a better image of Zimbabwe and inspire a new generation of players.

Algeria set to play friendly in France after 11 years

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Algeria will play a friendly in France for the first time in 11 years when they take on Colombia in Lille on 15 October.

At least seven dead after Kenyan classroom collapses

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The wooden structure collapsed just minutes after the start of the school day on Monday.

Kenya school collapse: Seven dead and dozens injured in Nairobi

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Dozens more were injured when the wooden structure collapsed at the start of the school day.

Meghan: I’m in South Africa as your sister

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Work to protect women from violence needed "more than ever", duchess says on African tour.

The country that wants refugees

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Uganda - with more than a million refugees - is renowned for the way it welcomes those fleeing violence.

The Rwandan radio show which brought children back from the dead

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How the BBC helped to find thousands of children who got lost during the Rwandan genocide.

BBC Gahuza reunited families who had fled Rwanda in 1994

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Families were split fleeing the fighting in Rwandan in 1994. BBC Gahuza's lifeline service reunited many of them.