Egypt mass trial sees hundreds imprisoned over 2013 protests

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Egypt has sentenced hundreds of people to jail - 43 of them for life - in its latest mass trial.

Migrant crisis: Panorama finds women swallowing dollars

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Nigerian women paying to be smuggled to Europe say there is only one way to keep their cash safe.

Irishman Ibrahim Halawa acquitted over Egypt protests

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Ibrahim Halawa, 21, has spent four years in jail since being arrested during a siege at a Cairo mosque.

Captain Mina

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Egyptian police officer and fitness guru Mina Samir says it is his duty to help cyberstalked women.

BBC Afaan Oromo service receives traditional blessing

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An elder in the Ethiopian region gives a special blessing as the BBC’s Afaan Oromo service launches.

Nigeria’s Boko Haram crisis: Zannah Mustapha wins UN award

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Zannah Mustapha helped to negotiate the Chibok girls' release and runs a free school for displaced children.

Rhino horn smuggled as jewellery

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Rhino horn is being processed into bangles, beads and bracelets, a charity's investigation reveals.

BBC launches services for Ethiopia and Eritrea

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The BBC World Service launches websites in three new languages as part of its biggest expansion since the 1940s.

BBC launches services for Ethiopia and Eritrea

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The BBC World Service launches websites in three new languages as part of its biggest expansion since the 1940s.

Aubameyang scores twice as Dortmund go top

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Borussia Dortmund move top of the Bundesliga by thrashing Cologne, who suffer the German top-flight's worst start since the 1962-63 season.