Algerian singer Hamid Cheriet – Idir – dies in France at 70

The president of Algeria pays tribute by calling the Berber singer an icon of Algerian art.

Coronavirus: South Africans exercise the freedom to jog

South Africans take to the streets and beachfronts as lockdown restrictions are slightly eased.

Coronavirus: Boxing and jogging as South Africa loosens lockdown

South Africans take to the streets and beachfronts as tough restrictions are slightly eased.

Coronavirus lockdown hair tips: How to maintain your dreadlocks

Chibuzo is learning online how to maintain his dreadlocks whilst in lockdown.

Coronavirus lockdown hair tips: How to maintain your dreadlocks

Chibuzo is learning online how to maintain his dreadlocks whilst in lockdown.

Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation (FGM)

An amendment to the law states anyone who performs FGM faces three years' imprisonment and a fine.

Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation (FGM)

An amendment to the law states anyone who performs FGM faces three years' imprisonment and a fine.

Coronavirus: Black African deaths three times higher than white Britons – study

A study says the higher risk to some ethnic groups cannot be explained by location or age.

Tony Allen: ‘World’s greatest drummer’ and afrobeat pioneer dies

The Nigerian musician created afrobeat with Fela Kuti and gave it its distinctive rhythms.