South Africa announces gems found are not diamonds

Thousands of people rushed to KwaHlathi village after a man found what turns out to be quartz.

Birmingham Classic: Ons Jabeur beats Daria Kasatkina to win first title

Tunisian second seed Ons Jabeur beats Russia's Daria Kasatkina to win her first singles title at the Birmingham Classic.

Tokyo Olympics: Inside the athletes’ village

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes takes a look at how the athletes' village hopes to mitigate the risk of Covid.

Tokyo Olympics: Ugandan tests positive for Covid in Japan

The Ugandan was part of a nine-member squad who were fully vaccinated, reports say.

Ethiopia elections: The misinformation circulating online

As Ethiopians prepare to go to the polls, false and misleading content has been spreading online.

Ethiopia elections: The misinformation circulating online

As Ethiopians prepare to go to the polls, false and misleading content has been spreading online.

‘War on Terror’: Are big military deployments over?

Twenty years on from the "War on Terror", is it the end of big military deployments to warzones?

Why Ethiopia’s ‘alphabet generation’ feel betrayed by Abiy

PM Abiy Ahmed swept to power after mass protests, but his Oromo community still feel like outsiders.

Nic Dlamini is set to be first black South African at Tour de France

Nic Dlamini is set to be the first black South African to compete in cycling's Tour de France as he is named on Team Qhubeka Assos.

Alieu Kosiah: Liberian convicted of war crimes in Swiss court

Alieu Kosiah is the first Liberian to be convicted for acts committed during the country's civil war.