Ghana security forces rescue Canadian women hostages

The women, aged 19 and 20, were working as volunteers for a Toronto-based charity.

Caster Semenya: Olympic 800m champion says she won’t take take drugs to compete

Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya says she will not take testosterone-reducing drugs in order to compete and will instead target other events.

Caster Semenya: Olympic 800m champion says she won’t take take drugs to compete

Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya says she will not take testosterone-reducing drugs in order to compete and will instead target other events.

Brighton’s Nigerian footballers on why they miss their home comforts

Brighton and Hove Albion's Leon Balogun and Ini-Abasi Umotong play table football and have a chat.

In pictures: Sci-fi shoulders wow African fashionistas

The fashion world has been parading through Senegal's capital, with futuristic designs the talk of Dakar Fashion week.

Stateless in Africa: Why 700,000 have their ‘dreams ended’

Sixteen-year-old Peter is a stateless citizen, which means he won't be able to finish his schooling.

Caster Semenya wins 2,000m at the Meeting de Montreui

Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya cruises to victory at 2,000m at the Meeting de Montreui - her first race since filing an appeal against the IAAF's ruling to restrict testosterone levels in female runners.

DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Child in Uganda dies of virus

A five-year-old boy is the first death confirmed in Uganda, after hundreds died in DR Congo.

Sudan talks to resume soon as opposition halts strikes, says mediator

Protest and military leaders will return to the negotiating table soon, an Ethiopian mediator says.

More than 100 villagers safe despite Mali attack

The 108 people are sheltering in a school after attackers killed 95 people in central Mali.