Nigeria kidnapping: Mahuta children rescued after gun battle

Police say vigilantes helped rescue 84 children after Nigeria's second mass kidnapping in eight days.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: ‘How we survived when Mekelle was shelled’

Ethiopia's prime minister says no civilians were killed in the Tigray conflict. Three witnesses say otherwise.

Uganda election: False claims about Joe Biden and others

Claims about the US president-elect are among misinformation being widely shared during an election.

François Bozizé: CAR accuses former president of ‘attempted coup’

The Central African Republic says forces loyal to François Bozizé plan to march on the capital Bangui.

Hot air ballooning: Joyce Beckwith flies over Maasai Mara in Kenya

Captain Joyce Beckwith married into a ballooning family and has since become Kenya's first female pilot.

Covid: The countries worried they won’t get the vaccine

Countries such as Zimbabwe, Mexico and Pakistan are likely to have to wait for the coronavirus vaccine.

Coronavirus in South Africa: Unravelling the mystery

Antibody tests show that up to a third of South Africans may have contracted coronavirus during the first wave.

Nigeria school attack: Hundreds of boys return home after kidnap ordeal

Pictures show the schoolboys arriving in Katsina city, a week after they were kidnapped by militants.

Nigeria school attack: Was it really Boko Haram?

Hundreds of boys kidnapped from a school in northern Nigeria have been released - but questions remain about rising militant violence.

Libya’s Gen Haftar frees Italy fishermen held for months

Italy's PM wins the release of 18 fishermen based in Sicily who have been detained since September.