Nigerian porn star arrested ‘for filming’ at sacred Osun Osogbo ground

Nigerian Tobiloba Jolaosho was detained for recording at his country's revered Osun-Osogbo grove.

Egypt’s organ traffickers: ‘I woke up screaming’

BBC Panorama talks to a crime gang that organises 20-30 illegal operations a week.

Ugandan carrying child’s severed head arrested outside parliament

He was stopped trying to enter parliament, but it is not clear what he was doing there.

Paul Rusesabagina: Hotel Rwanda hero charged with terrorism

Paul Rusesabagina declined to enter any pleas in court but his lawyers denied the charges against him.

Mercy Baguma: Ugandan family want answers from UK

She was found next to her crying child, sparking calls for reforms to the UK asylum system.

Khalifa Haftar’s rival Libya government resigns after Benghazi protests

The headquarters of strongman Khalifa Haftar's government are torched in his eastern base of Benghazi.

Nigeria’s slave descendants prevented from marrying who they want

Campaigners fight to overturn customs and a caste system that discriminates against some Igbo people.

Nigeria’s slave descendants prevented from marrying who they want

Campaigners fight to overturn customs and a caste system that discriminates against some Igbo people.

Uganda and Tanzania sign $3.5bn oil pipeline deal

East Africa's first major oil pipeline is expected to create tens of thousands of jobs.

Migrants allowed off Maersk tanker after 40 days at sea

The migrants land in Sicily after what the UN called "a diplomatic game of pass the parcel".