Kadaria Ahmed: How my home town became a bloodbath

The brewing crisis in Nigeria's Zamfara State has the potential to become as deadly as the Boko Haram conflict.

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on fighting corruption

Nigeria's former Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala wants people to speak out about corruption.

‘I know all about AK-47s – and now apples!’

Errol April is a soldier-turned-apple farmer who believes in redistributing land in South Africa.

Italian side AS Roma adopts Nigeria for World Cup

With Italy failing to qualify for the World Cup Serie A side AS Roma adopt Nigeria as their team at the World Cup in Russia

‘We do custom artwork on our skateboards’

Former professional skateboarder Kent Lingeveldt has turned his sport into a business.

What happened to Cape Town’s ‘Day Zero’?

Cape Town's "Day Zero" when taps would run dry, has been postponed - but drought problems remain.

Ahmed Kashi: Charlton Athletic in contract talks with Algerian midfielder

Charlton Athletic are in talks with Ahmed Kashi about extending his contract after the midfielder's deal expired.

Kwadwo Asamoah admits ‘difficult’ choice to leave Juventus

Ghana's Kwadwo Asamoah says it is not possible to explain how 'difficult' it was to turn down a new contract with Italian champions Juventus.

The African athletes ‘missing’ in Australia

Australia says it has received asylum applications, but the number of missing athletes is still unknown.

The innocent kids growing up behind bars

Some of these children have never even seen life outside prison but one woman is trying to help.