EU plans new Africa alliance

The European Commission chief uses his address to call for more solidarity in tackling migration.

Libya’s Tripoli airport diverts flights after rocket attack

Flights are diverted from the Libyan capital's sole working airport, which had only just reopened.

Libya’s Tripoli airport diverts flights after rocket attack

Flights are diverted from the Libyan capital's sole working airport, which had only just reopened.

Ethiopia’s World Laughter Master Belachew Girma

Ethiopian Belachew Girma can laugh for hours on end and is encouraging others to join him.

Ethiopia’s World Laughter Master Belachew Girma

Ethiopian Belachew Girma can laugh for hours on end and is encouraging others to join him.

Letter from Africa: Zimbabwe’s ‘enemy of the people’ returns home

Journalist Wilf Mbanga reflects on his return home 15 years after going into exile fearing for his life.

Birth device made in Gwynedd ‘may save thousands of lives’ in Uganda

The BabySaver can help to resuscitate babies at birth and is being hailed as a "game changer".

Liberia president Weah plays friendly against Nigeria – at 51

Liberia president George Weah - the former Fifa World Player of the Year - played in an international friendly at the age of 51.

Liberia president Weah plays friendly against Nigeria – at 51

Liberia president George Weah - the former Fifa World Player of the Year - played in an international friendly at the age of 51.

V&A Dundee launches

Scotland’s first design museum, V&A Dundee, is set to open its doors as the centrepiece of a £1 billion transformation of Dundee’s waterfront