Nigeria school kidnappers abduct man delivering ransom

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Criminals kidnap an elderly man who was sent to pay a ransom for the release of 136 school children.

Tunisia’s Hafnaoui wins shock swimming gold

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Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui takes a shock gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle on Sunday.

Nigeria’s hipster herders – the funky Fulanis

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Fulani herders are usually found in forests herding cattle but when they go to cities, they dress in style.

British and Irish Lions: Lions fight back to clinch series opener

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The British and Irish Lions draw first blood in the Test series against world champions South Africa after fighting back from nine points down at the break.

Tokyo Olympics: Tunisia’s Jendoubi wins Africa’s first medal of Tokyo Games

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Tunisia's Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi wins Africa's first medal of the 2020 Olympics when taking silver in the men's taekwondo (58kg).

Tokyo Olympics: Zambia’s Banda claims her second hat-trick of Games

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Zambia striker Barbra Banda becomes first woman to score back-to-back hat-tricks at the same Olympics in 4-4 Group F draw with China.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: What’s stopping aid getting in?

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A renewed surge in fighting has made it ever more difficult for aid to reach areas in desperate need.

DRC volcano: Reuniting children with families after the eruption

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Two months after a volcano erupted near the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, aid organisations are still trying to reunite children separated from their families.

British and Irish Lions 2021: Emotionally-charged South Africa pose huge challenge

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The British and Irish Lions prepare to face a South Africa side driven to provide hope for their country.

Algerian pulls out of Olympics over draw with Israeli

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Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine is suspended and will be sent home from Tokyo 2020 after he withdrew from the competition to avoid a potential meeting with an Israeli opponent.