Zimbabwe flooding: Nine rescued from Kadoma mine shaft

Hope had faded for dozens trapped underground after a dam burst nearby.

Anger and frustration after poll delay

Disbelief turned to outrage as news of the one-week delay in the presidential vote began to spread.

Nigeria election 2019: Poll halted in last-minute drama

The country's electoral commission announces the move just hours before voting was due to begin.

Nigeria elections postponed for a week

The country's electoral commission announces the move just hours before voting is due to begin.

Eskom crisis: Why the lights keep going out in South Africa

How did Africa's most-industrialised country end up running out of electricity?

Vitiligo: Skin condition bought Kenyan friends closer together

Kenyan friends Julie Asuju and Wangui Njee talk about their experiences of living with Vitiligo.

Gene-edited animal plan to relieve poverty in Africa

Researchers in Edinburgh develop gene-edited farm animals for poor farmers in Africa.

Gene-edited animal plan to relieve poverty in Africa

Researchers in Edinburgh develop gene-edited farm animals for poor farmers in Africa.

Hong Kong seizes $1m worth of rhino horn at airport

Two men carrying at least 24 severed rhino horns have been arrested at Hong Kong airport's customs.

Dozens of bodies found in north-west Nigeria

Police find the bodes of 66 people, including 22 children and 12 women, killed in villages.