Binyavanga Wainaina: Kenyan author and gay rights activist dies

Prize-winning writer and critic Binyavanga Wainaina dies at the age of 48 in Nairobi.

Sudan crisis: Ayman Maw, the rapper who joined the protests

Rapper Ayman Maw joined Sudan's pro-democracy protesters after returning from exile in the US.

Being black in Nazi Germany

A new film explores the little-known story of Germany's mixed-race population in the 1930s and 1940s.

Being black in Nazi Germany

A new film explores the little-known story of Germany's mixed-race population in the 1930s and 1940s.

Virginia Uber driver was Somali war criminal – jury

Thirty-one years after he was left for dead, one of the taxi-driver's victims has his day in court.

Libya crisis: UN warns battle for Tripoli is ‘start of a bloody war’

The UN envoy says that unless the flow of arms to Libya stops there could be a descent into chaos.

Libya crisis: UN warns battle for Tripoli is ‘start of a bloody war’

The UN envoy says that unless the flow of arms to Libya stops there could be a descent into chaos.

Cosafa Cup: Angola withdrawal weakens tournament further

Angola become the second Africa Cup of Nations-bound sides, with Madagascar, to withdraw from southern Africa's Cosafa Cup.

Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa wait on passports for players

South Africa coach Stuart Baxter is waiting on passports for two players to join up with his 30-man provisional squad.

Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa wait on passports for players

South Africa coach Stuart Baxter is waiting on passports for two players to join up with his 30-man provisional squad.