Sudan: Protesters take to streets

Opponents of Sudan's transition to democracy demonstrate in Khartoum, urging the army to take control.

How a massacre of Algerians in Paris was covered up

French police killed up to 300 people in 1961, throwing some of them into the River Seine to drown them.

Sudan: Protesters demand military coup as crisis deepens

The protests come as tensions rise between civilian and military rulers.

Mohamed Salah: Egyptian breaks Premier League goals record for Africa

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah becomes the top-scoring African in Premier League history, as he goes three clear of Didier Drogba's record of 104 goals.

Salah equals African Premier League goal record

Roberto Firmino nets a hat-trick and Mohamed Salah scores another wonderful goal as Liverpool spoil Claudio Ranieri's first game as Watford boss.

Africa Covid recovery role for UK’s Hancock withdrawn

His appointment to the UN's economic commission for Africa was announced earlier this week.

Viewpoint: Why Ethiopia’s Tigray region is starving, but no famine declared

Despite mass starvation in northern Ethiopia, aid officials are not calling the situation a famine.

Life at 50C: Fleeing Sahara’s shifting sands

Rising temperatures and desertification are forcing many Mauritanians to leave their ancestral homes in search of a better life.

UK university to return looted cockerel to Nigeria

The Benin bronze, known as an "okukor", was given to Jesus College in Cambridge in 1905.

Kenyan stars pay tribute to the late Agnes Tirop

Several Kenyan stars, including Julius Yego, pay tribute to the late Agnes Tirop, who was found dead on Wednesday.