Five things you might not know about Africa

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Africa Day is 25 May, it marks the creation of the Organisation of African Unity, now called the African Union.

Atsu, Wakaso, left out of Ghana squad

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Christian Atsu and Mubarak Wakaso are left out of Ghana's squad for next month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia.

Senegal hopes take a knock with US loss

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Senegal's hopes of qualifying for the second round of the Fifa Under-20 World Cup take a knock after 1-0 defeat to the United States.

Baxter wants ‘warriors’ for Nigeria tie

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New South Africa coach Stuart Baxter says he is looking for "warriors" for next month's opening Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Nigeria.

Waiting for take-off

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Flying between the West African capitals of Freetown and Banjul should take about an hour. But as the BBC's Umaru Fofana found out, it can be quicker and easier to fly via Morocco or even Belgium.

Sexual slavery

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Last year Salama Ali uncovered a secret - that the al-Shabab militant group was seizing Kenyan woman and turning them into sex slaves.

The women saving Somalia’s animals from drought

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Somali women vets have been deployed across the country to keep animals alive amid a devastating drought.

New Sierra Leone coach springs Kamara surprise

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New Sierra Leone coach John Keister calls up Alhaji Kamara, a player once diagnosed with a serious heart condition.

Migrant crisis: Mediterranean rescue as 34 drown

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Rescuers tell of a frantic mission to save about 200 people who fell from a packed boat off Libya.

Democracy on trial?

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The BBC's Karen Allen asks whether the treason charges faced by Zambia's opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema are a sign that Zambia's reputation as a bastion of democracy is under threat.